I totally agree. Organizers of most festivals and events tell me that one of the main challenges they face is unpredictability. You need to be able to budget for events in 2021, 2022 and beyond. At the moment, if you're yo-yoing around with budgets in different programs, it's certainly not beneficial.
I imagine that Mr. Mitchell agrees with me. His festival is a FAME member, and we had the opportunity to talk about it. We met a few years ago in Edmonton.
I assure you that predictability is a must in our industry. We need to settle this once and for all and have three-year agreements. There's a lot that can be done administratively.