Between 2007 and 2017, I submitted as the[video]Flâneu® a lot of video works very often (offline, with regular Post) worldwide not just to film festivals but to a huge spectrum of film/video/art events, with or without competition and some of those works was about 400 times accepted and even some of my works got some small prizes. (estimate 20% acceptance)
Some of those events was small and independent some not, some still existing some not anymore. I never accepted that I have to pay to let my works be screen and seen. If the event had a budget for my tickets and hosting I went there, if not, not. (You can check the names and events „at a glance“ or „chronological“ by following the next two links: https://sites.google.com/site/videoflaneur2/at-a-glance https://sites.google.com/site/videoflaneur2/chronological/filmmediaart-festivals ) In between I am loving to stroll with real people (and let them paying me if they can) and not anymore just with my Camera on the purpose to create a work, but even that way I am still producing video[strolling] works and submit them, this time online -but still to events with no entry fees. Warmest Wishes, K. https://konstantinosantoniosgoutos.art.blog/ Στις Τετ 27 Αυγ 2025 στις 03:30 ο χρήστης Sandy McLennan < [email protected]> έγραψε: > This is an oft-seen reply: “too many submissions”. What to do? Will > festivals cut off the number? They can’t possibly watch all submissions. > Will a deadline be reliably administered? Here seems like a good forum for > such a discussion, if only from the submitters side (best if festival reps > would comment, too). > > Hats off to Celluloid Now (Chicago), for example, who limit in one manner > by requiring proof that a submitter already has a physical film ready to > screen (although maybe they get “too many” also). I realize this is not a > solution, just an example I happen to know of. > > At the very least, whether you paid (and that certainly adds up, even if > low amounts per) a submission fee or not, we wish for our work to be seen > and considered. Can’t tell if this always happens. > > Sandy > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM Dominic Angerame < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Over the past three years I have created a large volume of work and have >> been spending a major fortune entering various film festivals around the >> world, both large and small. Unfortunately the rejection notices amount to >> more than 200. What I am told constantly is that the volume of work entered >> had been incredibly large and many films had to be turned down. What I >> figured out is that the average chance of being shown at a film festival is >> about 5%. One major festival I know about had thousands of films entered. >> Yet the amount of films that were shown were less than 1% of the entries. >> With entry fees averaging about $30-$40 per film it appears that many of >> the Festivals have just become pyramid schemes whose only purpose is to pay >> for administrative costs and the return to the filmmakers financially is >> minimal. >> >> I have better chances of winning money on a scratch off lottery ticket >> than to get accepted into a film festival. The only power filmmakers have >> is to boycott those festivals that charge such high entry fees. There is no >> need for them and no pay back for the filmmakers. >> >> Now the only festivals I entered offer no entry fees or those less than >> $15. When asked to enter film festivals charging more than this fee, I send >> the film festival a rejection letter. It may not have much effect however >> it feels great to reject a film festival than receiving a rejection from >> them. >> >> Thanks for reading this. >> >> Dominic >> -- >> Frameworks mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org >> > -- > Frameworks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org >
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