At the Helm of the L.A. Film Festival
Producer Rebecca Yeldham fights the good film fight
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But where Yeldham’s Sundance experience coincided with the boom years for independent filmmakers and specialized distributors, she returns to the festival world at a time that finds the health and well-being of Indiewood in permanent flux, with the factors of production, distribution and exhibition changing on an almost daily basis. “So many filmmakers need assistance even wrapping their heads around how their films could be positioned and brought to market,” she says, citing as an example her own recent experience self-distributing Anvil! with director Sacha Gervasi, “If they don’t have that experience or those instincts, then why not pair them with people who do and with resources to be able to find a way. I would love to think that the festival could be part of that.”
Yeldham takes a moment to glance over the 2009 LAFF catalogue, then adds, “I love that it’s big and small, it’s challenging and accessible. I have to give credit to Rachel and Doug, because it’s so diverse and it’s not just about what’s palatable. I think there’s some really challenging work in there. People sometimes ask: ‘What is the identity of the festival?’ I think L.A. Film Festival is L.A.”
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