Are Film Festivals Worth It?

In this video Greg talks about his experience as a first-time filmmaker trying to promote his short film on Filmfreeway. This video might be helpful to independent filmmakers out there wondering how much they should spend on film festivals and if it's even worth the expense.
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00:00 - My experience with Filmfreeway
02:28 - Why submit to film festivals at all?
04:24 - Festivals won't get you views
05:19 - Online festivals are useless
06:49 - Winning or losing a film festival is meaningless
08:56 - The takeaway. How to do Filmfreeway the right way?
10:50 - Outro
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