Despite the media saturation at an event like the Sundance Film Festival, it is easy for a film and/or its maker to disappear. One solution is to hire a publicist, but how many low-budget filmmakers cannot afford these services? Are there other options? How can filmmakers keep from getting lost in the crowd? What can festivals do, and what is advantageous for the press? Experienced publicist Laura Kim, mPRm and Sundance Institute, leads a discussion with publicist Susan Norget, Susan Norget Film PR; documentary filmmaker Judith Helfand (A Healthy Baby Girl, Blue Vinyl); festival director Ally Derks, IDFA/Amsterdam; and, schedule permitting, leading press Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times and David Ansen, Newsweek.
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| Susan Norget
Panelist | Judith Helfand
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| Kenny Turan
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