Art Quote by Jason Reitman

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

Film festivals are a great vehicle for gaining an audience for your film, for exposure for the talent in the film and for the…

— Jamie Hector

The film festival is in a town in Arkansas, a quintessentially American town with a little town square. It's to champion women and diversity…

— Geena Davis

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

Film festivals is a great way to display good cinema.

— Ravi Kishan

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

We seek festivals for two reasons - either to create buzz because it is a small film or to find unexplored markets outside India.

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

I want my movies to play in movie theaters. While festivals can fulfill a part of that, there's nothing like getting a week-long run…

— Robert Greene

I'd be fine if there weren't film festivals, and you just made your films and didn't have to do anything from that point on.…

— Richard Linklater

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

Primarily, a festival is a platform to sell films that are not meant for the mainstream audience. Cultural exchange is also important aspect of…

— Vetrimaaran

People who go to festivals to watch films are usually a little more eager to enjoy them. It's exciting, because it's like you're going…

— Dito Montiel