HAPPY NEW YEAR YOU ALL YOU LOVELY LISTENERS OUT THERE- We were to release this episode at the end of 2023- but we are a very small team running this podcast independently, and so we mugged it up. But, also this year we have decided to go out with a begging bowl and look for some funding support for our podcast- we also got inspired from this episode to do that.So, any of you would like to sponsor us, fund us, support us in some way- even a small amount goes a long way in supporting and increasing the production quality of the show and reaching you with some great content. And, if you want a bigger association, we can mention your name and support as a patron on the podcast. Please connect with us. You can also join our insta handle that we have regularly started posting on- the.artistspodcast.And back to the episode with our wonderful guests- Dr. Pushpinder Chowdhry and Rita Meher. Did you know that the representation of Asians and South Asians is under 5 and 3 percent in the main stream film industry?And, it's an arduous task to run a film festival?But, more importantly, why should you submit your film to a specific festival? And why should the audience go to a specific festival?Pushpinder Chowdhry is the founder of the longest running Asian film festival in the UK- The UKAFF, and Rita Meher is the founder of a prominent South Asian film festival in the U.S, Tasveer South Asian film festival. Enjoy. FOLLOW OUR FRESHLY BREWED INSTA HANDLE: THE.ARTISTSPODCAST Email id: [email protected]/  You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at [email protected]   DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on all the shows produced and distributed by Ep.Log Media are personal to the host and the guest of the shows respectively and with no intention to harm the sentiments of any individual/organization.The said content is not obscene or blasphemous or defamatory of any event and/or person deceased or alive or in contempt of court or breach of contract or breach of privilege, or in violation of any provisions of the statute, nor hurt the sentiments of any religious groups/ person/government/non-government authorities and/or breach or be against any declared public policy of any nation or state. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.