This comes as quite a surprise, given that the festival just celebrated its 2nd year in New York City, after a move from Miami, where it had been up until last year’s edition. No specific reasons have been given – at least not in the press release I received today; but I assume festival founder Jeff Friday will probably address it publicly eventually – even if it’s at next year’s event, during his annual opening night speech.
Maybe the popular phrase, "get in where you fit in," is applicable here. New York is teeming with film festivals of all kinds, and there’s so much else (beyond film festivals) to compete with in such a bustling, large city. Making the festival more of a…
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