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Podcast: Filmmaker's Stories - Evan Kidd

Updated: Jul 24, 2021


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This Episode’s Guest - Evan Kidd, Director of ‘Panda

Bear It’.


Evan Kidd is a director, cinematographer and editor from North

Carolina, creating narrative and documentary films.


In this episode Evan talks about:


• The importance of establishing and maintaining your own personal

network of industry connections.

• Reaching out to press and keeping up with potential collaborators and

supporters when thinking about distribution and festivals.

• Not getting bogged down with time requirements for your feature film.

• Dealing with rejection.

• Key factors to consider for each stage of production.

• The importance of submitting to regional as well as major

international festivals.

• Using YouTube to your advantage.

• Why you need to truly know your audience .

• Releasing BTS footage of your production process.


You can find Evan Kidd on -

Instagram: @ mrevankidd

Twitter:  @MrEvanKidd

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About a Podcast Host:

Podcast provided by: JB Audio Post Production



Find out about ‘Panda Bear It' on:


Watch the ‘Panda Bear It' Trailer on YouTube: 





Must watch films recommended by Evan Kidd



Before Sunrise - http://bitly.ws/9JWo


City of God -  http://bitly.ws/9JWn


The Lord of the Rings -  http://bitly.ws/9JWr


Lost in Translation -  http://bitly.ws/9JWw


Short Term 12 -  http://bitly.ws/9JWy



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