When you're at a film festival, you have a rapt and enthused audience and if you can point them to a Kickstarter campaign, that's a great way to leverage that enthusiasm. Even if you don't need finishing funds, it's a… — Thom Powers Copy Share Image
It's a reality of film festivals that you can't see everything. You're dividing your time between seeing films and utilizing that unique space to… — Thom Powers Copy Share Image
When you're at a film festival, you have a rapt and enthused audience and if you can point them to a Kickstarter campaign, that's… — Thom Powers Copy Share Image
For some reason at Sundance, more than other festivals that I'm aware of, you find filmmakers rushing to screen works that sometimes aren't completed. In my seven years of programming at Toronto, I'm not aware of any documentaries that went back for serious editing after their premiere - other than those presented as works-in-progress. But at Sundance every year there… — Thom Powers Copy Share
In an old model, the way a film would imprint itself on the public's consciousness is to get a theatrical run. But now there… — Thom Powers Copy Share Image
I think certain filmmakers going into Sundance or other big festivals should consider screening more for press and tastemakers before the festival. The traditional… — Thom Powers Copy Share Image
I think for a film that has real theatrical potential a sales agent is key. For a film that may find it tougher in… — Thom Powers Copy Share Image
You can start a documentary with just a camera, as opposed to a fiction film where you need actors, a crew, a script, a… — Thom Powers Copy Share Image
