It sounded like an afterthought, when in fact it's 40-plus panels and workshops over the course of a week. So (Independent Film Week was created) to begin giving it its own year-round opportunities for promotion and position it as more of a destination for filmmakers throughout the country. Michelle Byrd
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![I don't think there's been [an event] where all these venues have come together. We haven't done a lot of [work] directly targeting the consumer [but] we had the idea bout a month ago, and put it together pretty quickly. We already had [much of] the infrastructure in place to pull off a marketing campaign like this. - Michelle Byrd Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=SSBkb24ndCB0aGluayB0aGVyZSdzIGJlZW4gW2FuIGV2ZW50XSB3aGVyZSBhbGwgdGhlc2UgdmVudWVzIGhhdmUgY29tZSB0b2dldGhlci4gV2UgaGF2ZW4ndCBkb25lIGEgbG90IG9mIFt3b3JrXSBkaXJlY3RseSB0YXJnZXRpbmcgdGhlIGNvbnN1bWVyIFtidXRdIHdlIGhhZCB0aGUgaWRlYSBib3V0IGEgbW9udGggYWdvLCBhbmQgcHV0IGl0IHRvZ2V0aGVyIHByZXR0eSBxdWlja2x5LiBXZSBhbHJlYWR5IGhhZCBbbXVjaCBvZl0gdGhlIGluZnJhc3RydWN0dXJlIGluIHBsYWNlIHRvIHB1bGwgb2ZmIGEgbWFya2V0aW5nIGNhbXBhaWduIGxpa2UgdGhpcy4g&author=ICBNaWNoZWxsZSBCeXJkICAgIA==&num=8 "I don't think there's been [an event] where all these venues have come together. We haven't done a lot of [work] directly targeting the consumer [but] we had the idea bout a month ago, and put it together pretty quickly. We already had [much of] the infrastructure in place to pull off a marketing campaign like this. - Michelle Byrd Quotes")
![Independent film [as a whole] doesn't brand itself the way Broadway or other industries do. When marketing in tandem, one can get more official support than possible [individually]. - Michelle Byrd Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=SW5kZXBlbmRlbnQgZmlsbSBbYXMgYSB3aG9sZV0gZG9lc24ndCBicmFuZCBpdHNlbGYgdGhlIHdheSBCcm9hZHdheSBvciBvdGhlciBpbmR1c3RyaWVzIGRvLiBXaGVuIG1hcmtldGluZyBpbiB0YW5kZW0sIG9uZSBjYW4gZ2V0IG1vcmUgb2ZmaWNpYWwgc3VwcG9ydCB0aGFuIHBvc3NpYmxlIFtpbmRpdmlkdWFsbHldLiA=&author=ICBNaWNoZWxsZSBCeXJkICAgIA==&num=8 "Independent film [as a whole] doesn't brand itself the way Broadway or other industries do. When marketing in tandem, one can get more official support than possible [individually]. - Michelle Byrd Quotes")
![The market participants will notice the added component in their materials. [But] the market will remain exactly what it is [and] the only people involved with it are professionals. - Michelle Byrd Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=VGhlIG1hcmtldCBwYXJ0aWNpcGFudHMgd2lsbCBub3RpY2UgdGhlIGFkZGVkIGNvbXBvbmVudCBpbiB0aGVpciBtYXRlcmlhbHMuIFtCdXRdIHRoZSBtYXJrZXQgd2lsbCByZW1haW4gZXhhY3RseSB3aGF0IGl0IGlzIFthbmRdIHRoZSBvbmx5IHBlb3BsZSBpbnZvbHZlZCB3aXRoIGl0IGFyZSBwcm9mZXNzaW9uYWxzLiA=&author=ICBNaWNoZWxsZSBCeXJkICAgIA==&num=9 "The market participants will notice the added component in their materials. [But] the market will remain exactly what it is [and] the only people involved with it are professionals. - Michelle Byrd Quotes")
![Independent film is about diversity and independent voices. So it's not unusual that [the LMEC] would invite someone like me, who is running an organization dedicated to supporting independent films. We also have a number of diversity programs of our own, - Michelle Byrd Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=SW5kZXBlbmRlbnQgZmlsbSBpcyBhYm91dCBkaXZlcnNpdHkgYW5kIGluZGVwZW5kZW50IHZvaWNlcy4gU28gaXQncyBub3QgdW51c3VhbCB0aGF0IFt0aGUgTE1FQ10gd291bGQgaW52aXRlIHNvbWVvbmUgbGlrZSBtZSwgd2hvIGlzIHJ1bm5pbmcgYW4gb3JnYW5pemF0aW9uIGRlZGljYXRlZCB0byBzdXBwb3J0aW5nIGluZGVwZW5kZW50IGZpbG1zLiBXZSBhbHNvIGhhdmUgYSBudW1iZXIgb2YgZGl2ZXJzaXR5IHByb2dyYW1zIG9mIG91ciBvd24sIA==&author=ICBNaWNoZWxsZSBCeXJkICAgIA==&num=9 "Independent film is about diversity and independent voices. So it's not unusual that [the LMEC] would invite someone like me, who is running an organization dedicated to supporting independent films. We also have a number of diversity programs of our own, - Michelle Byrd Quotes")