How to release a Low Budget film - Theatrical and Streaming with Gabriel Foster Prior

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This week on the podcast I talk to writer/director Gabriel Foster Prior about his debut feature 'The Bystanders' starring comedians Sean Walsh and Nick Helm.
I spoke to Gabriel about how he funded the film, how he managed to release the film theatrically and the advantages of doing so. I chatted to Gabriel while he was in Cannes so also managed to catch up about this year's film festival and sales market.

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1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. What is the film about? (00:00:36)

3. Is comedy / Sci Fi a hard sell? Hard to get funded and sold? (00:02:41)

4. How was the film funded? (00:06:07)

5. Releasing the film theatrically - how did that work? (00:08:15)

6. Film festivals - tips and advice for filmmakers (00:11:14)

7. Schmoozing at film festivals - plan to make the most of them (00:13:48)

8. Cannes 2024 - aims for the festival and market (00:15:35)

9. Advice for attending Cannes - the sizzle reel (00:17:36)

10. Takeaways from Cannes 2024 - themes (00:21:01)

11. The rise of AI - how it will effect the industry (00:22:58)

12. Cannes parties - advice for getting into them (00:24:52)

13. Where can people watch 'The Bystanders'? (00:27:42)

14. Sean Walsh acting (00:28:48)