Certain Quote by Haile Gerima

I think once you have films in certain festivals you begin to have name recognition, and there are possibilities. Especially for independent filmmakers, it's…

— Haile Gerima

I've always been against the idea of dividing films between festival titles and popular movies. I think you can make films that are both.

— Michel Hazanavicius

Oftentimes, when you have a huge studio film and you have big names attached, they like to keep attaching big names.

— Taraji P. Henson

Film festivals are important, as they often provide an opportunity to look at a film from a fresh perspective.

— Farhan Akhtar

From the perspective of being a filmmaker, you're just really grateful for festivals. A lot of movies won't even be seen if they're not…

— Kelly Reichardt

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

A "name" no longer carries a film. People used to go to the cinema to see a "John Wayne film." And you don't have…

— Elizabeth Taylor

I'm extremely grateful that a lot of my films are presented at festivals.

— Stacy Martin

I think that film festivals, we're very often given to understand, are about filmmakers and about films and about the industry of filmmaking. I…

— Tilda Swinton

You can't make movies without known names, and unknowns can't become known, because they can't get work.

— Debra Granik

It's not a big deal to send a film to the festivals, but yes, winning an award is huge. When you send a film…

— Karan Wahi

Unlike with any other art form, filmmakers have this unique web of festivals. There are hundreds. It is a democratic system in which you…

— Jason Reitman