Beyond Fake Festivals: Analyzing Pseudo-Festivals

Last November, I published an article about fake festivals. In that post, I differentiated between fake festivals and others that, while sharing some of their characteristics, were not fake in the strictest sense. This second group possesses characteristics typical of other festivals and adopts their form, but fundamentally, they are not festivals. … Read more

How to Avoid Fake Festivals

A few weeks ago, I was discussing the proliferation of fake festivals with Chema Garcia Ibarra and Álex Montoya. Both have extensive experience distributing their own films and are well-acquainted with the film festival circuit. They were concerned about the number of such “festivals” that have recently emerged. I have been observing … Read more