Top Takeaways from IFP's Amy Dotson's Catalyst 'Anti-Keynote': 'You Are Not a Filmmaker'

Amy Dotson, Deputy Director and Head of Programming for the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), delivered the SIFF Catalyst Keynote on May 30 at the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF). In her keynote, which she dubbed "the anti-keynote," she urged filmmakers not to limit themselves by boxing themselves into the traditional term "filmmaker." Filmmaker Magazine published her talk in its entirety, but below are highlights from the keynote: READ MORE: Seattle Film Fest Programs 6 American Indies in Catalyst Lineup You are not a filmmaker. "What makes that thing – and its creator – important is how others perceive it," said Dotson. In this age where...

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