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Published on Jun 26, 2023

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Lisa Tervo

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1 Wakeman, G. (2025, Feb. 25). How to Navigate Festival Rejections. FilmFreeway. Retrieved May 15, 2025.

2 (n.d)(2023, n.d.). Windrider Summit & The Sundance Film Festival Experience Windrider Institute. Retrieved May 19, 2023.

Approved by the digital film chair for the College of Arts and Media on May 22, 2023.

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author’s and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Grand Canyon University. Any sources cited were accurate as of the publish date.

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