"Tale of Two Fests"
Adam Dawtrey has an interesting story on festival funding that is foreign to stateside events. The UK's biggest fests - London and Edinburgh - rely on gov sponsored lottery cash to complete their budgets.
This year, the UK Film Council passed out a big sum to Edinburgh, impressed with their pitch to be the "Sundance of Europe."
But they sent London's proposal back, saying "think bigger."
Read it here.
This year, the UK Film Council passed out a big sum to Edinburgh, impressed with their pitch to be the "Sundance of Europe."
But they sent London's proposal back, saying "think bigger."
Read it here.
Michael Jones is the film festival editor at Variety.com. 
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