Discussion with Available Light Film Festival Artistic Director Andrew Connors How YFS does their programming and outreach from the perspective of a festival. Have you asked yourself, which festivals would be a good fit for my film? Have you researched their past programs? How to reach out to festivals. Connecting audiences with filmmakers, engaging audiences.

Andrew Connors

Andrew Connors is the Artistic Director of the Yukon Film Society and Co-founder of the Available Light Film Festival. He is the producer of the NFB co-produced environmental feature documentary, Sovereign Soil, the environmental portrait doc The Ballad of Caveman Bill and the silent-film and theatre feature The Grubstake Remix with filmmaker and composer, Daniel Janke. Over his 25+ year filmmaking career, Andrew has directed and written short and medium length film and television productions that have broadcast internationally and at film festivals around the world. Andrew’s own passion for the Canadian North informs the heart of his work.

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