Why independent film? Why not do a festival that is built on mainstream product?
BFF: Why the focus on independent films? What’s most important to us is supporting independent film and the filmmakers who create them. This is where original thoughts and talent are coming from, not Hollywood. The major studio releases are predominantly bland and predictable. They’re formulaic. Just look at all the remakes they crank out. Or all the junk geared for mall focus groups instead of real film fans. Do we really need any more TV shows made into movies? I don’t think so. To find true creativity, to experience an independent point of view, you have to look to the indie writers, directors and producers. They are the ones willing to go beyond the generic and formulaic to give us something more personal, and certainly more interesting. GTM: Where do you see the Festival in five years? BFF: Long-term, it’s too early to tell. We have discussed the idea of bringing this event to other towns, perhaps as a kind of traveling Connecticut Film Festival that has a different host city each
