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Will festivals have to downsize and “re-invent” themselves in 2010

Yes, the economic reality makes it impossible not to.
Yes, even if the economy were OK, events need to evolve and a model is always in flux.
Each region is different, and some will have more drastic changes then others.
There will be less festivals.
Festivals may change but their importance in the exhibition realm will increase.
Aside from a scattering of individual changes, most attendees won't notice much difference.
Read & React: A New World Order? Looking at AFI and Doha Tribeca Fests

Read & React: A New World Order? Looking at AFI and Doha Tribeca Fests

I traveled to two festivals on opposite ends of the globe last week and saw two vastly different approaches to adapting large film events to the new economic realities. My flight from New York to Doha, the capital of Qatar, was clearly a flight of choice for many attending the inaugural Doha Tribeca Film Festival, with Tribeca Film Festival co-founders Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff on board, along with “Amelia” director Mira Nair - whose film “Amelia” opened the festival - Patricia Clarkson and director Ruba Nadda from “Cairo Time,” which closed the festival, as well as a number of other … more »


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