The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with good friend Patricia Chica, filmmaker and Super Connector, and Dr. Rebekah Louisa Smith, The Film Festival Doctor. We chat about the state of Film Festivals currently and what they see as the path forward in light of a changing world. There were a lot of great ideas and thoughts not he subject. Have a listen and we hope you enjoy this as much as we did.
About Dr. Rebekah Louisa Smith
The Film Festival Doctor works within the area of film distribution. We can help you get your film seen at international Film Festivals and create an award winning strategy. So far, we have helped filmmakers win over 700 awards at international film festivals. Our service also extends to helping you find the right sales agent for your film & promoting your film at festivals We help you both save money and make money as a filmmaker.
About Patricia Chica
A graduate from the Film Production department at Concordia University (with distinction), she specializes in high-quality character-driven content that depicts strong emotions, thought-provoking stories and a profound message. Patricia Chica is an alumna of the TIFF Filmmaker Lab, CMPA Pre-Sales Pitches in L.A. program, Málaga MAFIZ Lab, SODEC_LAB in Cannes, as well as a recipient of the Temerty Family Fellowship – Share Her Journey Program.
Besides her personal independent film work, Chica has also directed and/or worked as a producer on world-class primetime broadcast content for networks such as National Geographic, Showcase, Bravo!, MTV, Oxygen, ARTV, CBC, CBS, UniMás, and El Rey Network just to name a few. She is perfectly fluent in English, Spanish and French and has built a loyal social media fan base and connections in those three markets.
In our second segment, Ben talks about the Universe of Gail Z. Martin and specifically about the book, Deadly Curiosities. We also highlight recent articles posted to tggeeks.com in the past week. As always we have our birthdays and we have the ever-popular feedback segment.
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Show Notes / Links:
- TG Geeks Episode 267
- Ben’s “Gay” Book Breakdown | Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing is a murder mystery in true Agatha Christie fashion, but with werewolves!
- Ben’s “Gay” Book Breakdown | Deadly Curiosities – The amazing paranormal world of Gail Z. Martin
- Gini Koch | Binging My Life Away | Doom Patrol
- Dr. Zombie – Monster Family Physician #94
- Nicole Conn’s More Beautiful for Having Been Broken Gets Worldwide Distribution with Vision Films
- Andrea’s Angle | Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always is Emotional with Nuanced Performances
- Hamish Downie’s Five Questions with Leslie Taylor of The Human Element
- Focus Features Kicks Off “Movie Mondays” with Free Facebook Live Streams of Classic Focus Titles
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