“Film festivals are 80 years old — but we should not act like we’re 80 years old.” These words from TIFF artistic director and co-head Cameron Bailey set the tone for Friday’s industry conference p…
“Film festivals are 80 years old — but we should not act like we’re 80 years old.”set the tone for Friday’s industry conference panel exploring how new creative leaders at four top festivals are evolving creative mandates while balancing relationships with filmmakers and the biz.
“People have a natural desire to want to see something of their own life reflected on the big screen,” said Bailey, citing Toronto-screening “Hala,” the feature bow of first-time helmer Minhal Baig which was snapped up by Apple after its Sundance premiere, to illustrate the emerging role of festivals in this new era of streamers and self-curated entertainment.
“Metropolitan festivals like Toronto or Berlin have different potential and horizons, whereas Cannes is a heavy professional base, so for me the tradition of taking risks and cultivating new filmmakers and new film languages is what we can do at Fortnight,” Moretti said.
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