Film Festivals with the most exposure

[RyanMKincaid]

I'm wondering which film festivals give indies the most exposure to Hollywood execs and distribution companies?

Of course there's the obvious ones:

Canne, Sundance, TriBeCa, Toronto & SXSW

But I'm thinking like Slamdance maybe? The New York Film Festival, Hampton Film Festival, Black & Latino, Urbanworld? I read another post that said there's 10 prominant ones, I can think of 5, 6 if you count Slamdance.

 

[randomname]

Venice and Berlin come to mind

 

[kylevant]

One thing to keep in mind is that even at these festivals, the chances of getting any distribution deals are slim. I'm not sure of the numbers, but I know that a significant portion of films that screen at Sundance don't get anything. Big time distribution deals shouldn't be your main reason for submitting to festivals.