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Outfest starts this week. What are film festivals like during the pandemic?

LA hosts a ton of film festivals every year, from the biggest of the bunch, Outfest, to more modest events, like the Santa Monica Film Festival.

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KCRW placeholderBy Jarrett Hill • Aug 19, 2020 • 9m Listen

LA hosts a ton of film festivals every year, from the biggest of the bunch, Outfest, to more modest events, like the Santa Monica Film Festival. But with movie theaters closed during the pandemic, festivals are doing what so many people and businesses are doing right now. They’re getting creative and re-thinking the model.

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    Jarrett Hill

    journalist

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    Christian Bordal

    Managing Producer, Greater LA

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    Rebecca Mooney

    Producer, The Treatment

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    Damien Navarro

    Executive director of Outfest

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    David Katz

    Founder, Santa Monica Film Festival

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