tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5242690213881108403.post1318072048367449488..comments2023-08-19T02:34:27.678-07:00Comments on Film Alert 101: Why are all these film festivals cluttering up our consciousness and our cinemas? Because they can and for other reasons...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5242690213881108403.post-319036760974615312017-05-06T20:29:58.855-07:002017-05-06T20:29:58.855-07:00As host to several of this kind of programming in ...As host to several of this kind of programming in Vancouver, many would seem to be programmed with government funding and hence de facto (and sometimes literal) censorship. Many titles are picked with an eye for export, naive as that may be. I also help to curate an Italian film festival in Vancouver, very popular with the local Italian community, and not much helped by Italian distributors and European sales agents, who charge unreasonable licensing fees if they respond at all to our overtures. Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17592076484500395986noreply@blogger.com