The Risk of Playing in Virtual Festivals [with Paul Osborne]

I met Paul Osborne on the set of FAVOR, his first narrative directing effort. It was part of A YEAR WITHOUT RENT and the film went on to conquer the iTunes indie horror charts. He followed that up with CRUEL HEARTS, currently available on Amazon Prime.

But you may know him as the director of OFFICIAL REJECTION, the highly-acclaimed documentary about the politics of film festival submissions.

In this episode of "I Really Should Be Working", we talk about film festivals and what you should consider when deciding whether to submit to a festival that's going virtual or sit on the film until things get closer to normal. And, more importantly, how that could impact your distribution.

We also talk about the potential risks in hiring a cinematographer, why it's better to cast actors who are also directors, why he killed Blayne Weaver, and so much more.

You can follow Paul on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulMakesMovies

FAVOR is available for free on Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/286045/favor

CRUEL HEARTS (featuring Melora Hardin from THE OFFICE) is on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Cruel-Hearts-Patrick-Day/dp/B084CT3SKT

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