Venice, Sundance, and the New Film Festival Hierarchy

Matt is joined by prominent independent film producer Christine Vachon to discuss the general state and health of the independent film market. She discusses her newest film, Materialists; how her company, Killer Films, has lasted 30 years; the challenge of getting challenging films made; where money is coming from in the indie space; and the current film festival hierarchy (02:15). Matt finishes the show with a prediction about the upcoming Darren Aronofsky film Caught Stealing (25:58).

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Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Christine Vachon
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo