MultiHub Forum

I'm planning my first trip to a major international film festival this year, and I'm trying to strategize how to navigate the massive film festival lineups to make the most of my limited time and ticket budget. The program is a mix of highly anticipated premieres, obscure international cinema, and midnight genre films, which is exciting but paralyzing. For seasoned festival-goers, what's your process for selecting films from the lineup before the schedule drops? Do you prioritize seeing world premieres with potential Oscar buzz, seek out smaller films that may never get a wide release, or simply follow specific directors you admire, and how do you balance a rigid schedule with the spontaneity of discovering something unexpected?