General questions, the backstory is I just found out that The Brutalist was at the Savannah Film Festival, and I feel like I really missed out on both seeing it and seeing the panels with the actors. I don’t really know how to follow these things though, so as a fairly newby into the film world, what is the best way to follow events?
How do I know that there is a premier near me, or what they’re showing? Not saying I want to go to everything, but it’d be nice to know if there are things going on that I would like to attend. Is there a way to do this at a larger/national scale? It’s incredibly frustrating, I google something like “Brutalist Film Festivals” and the results are all celebrity rags about past events, how do I find out where they’re going to be next?
Same as following musicians or authors: subscribe to communications.
Film festivals tend to be annual; the successful ones, at least. Get on the mailing lists for the festivals that show the sorts of films you’re interested in so you get their schedule next year before the festival starts.
Follow content creators who follow the film festivals and films you tend to like. YouTube, blogs, podcasts, whatever. Even the festivals themselves often have social media accounts you can follow.
Thanks, I’m new to this so didn’t know where to start. I subscribed to my local film festival, but I’ve never heard of them getting anything large, still will check them out. If you have any youtubers or blogs you like in that sphere, I’m starting from scratch so I appreciate anything.