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Podcast: IndieWire: Screen Talk
Episode: "Why Do We Care About Film Festivals?"
Description: On Monday night, Screen Talk co-hosts Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson gathered with a packed room at the New York Film Festival to record this week's episode and started out with a question: "Why are we here?" Over the course of the episode, which also included a lively audience Q&A, they offered some answers. Special thanks to the Film Society of Lincoln Center for hosting this week's episode at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices