I have begun to lose interest in festivals. I could be wrong but I have the
feeling there are too many festivals, but no progress for filmmaking. It
almost feels like funding has been diverted to platforms and access to
funding for production feels as difficult as ever. Maybe i am just out of
the l
I increasingly feel that everytime I see "innovative" in a call for works what
is really meant is "like the 1960s" rather than "new."
The Bergman quote on the home page is a give away that this festival doesn't
want innovations or experimental work. As the email announcement suggests, I
don't t
Well said it is just almost impossible to find a festival that puts the
filmmakers’ need for exposure as the number one goal. Most Festivals are
concerned with promoting the Festival itself and not the filmmakers.
"Suppose they had a film festival and no filmmakers entered?”
To bring back a de
Well, there are festivals of all kinds, it all depends on the overall
release strategy for a particular film.
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I am beginning to believe that Film Festivals are no longer viable in this day
and age. They all have become pyramid schemes with very little rewards to us
filmmakers. So few cash prizes, far too many entries. Everyone is now a
filmmaker if you own a cell phone. Every town in the US now has a fi
Hi. My name is Kevin from Malta Europe. If you're interested for film festival
you can enter on Google write Malta Cine Circle and we organise the Golden
Knight International Short Film Festival. On Facebook go on Golden Knight Film
Festival. You can send me an email on kevinlungaromif...@yahoo.
Hello, hello,
I currently try to research film festivals worldwide that show experimental
film. A friend of mine forwarded your contact and told me you might be able to
help me with some suggestions!
I’d be really happy about any tip! My background is rather that of a visual
artist and I’m tryi
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Of Ken Paul Rosenthal
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 8:36 AM
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Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Film Festivals in General
While volumes can be written on the logistical, psychological, bu
While volumes can be written on the logistical, psychological, bureaucratic,
nepotistic, and economic challenges and limitations of entering film festivals
in this day and age, I'd like to share one personal motivation and one anecdote.
I began entering festivals on the cusp of a time when sendi
Something that hasn't come up in this discussion yet is how the whole state of
film festivals thing impacts junior faculty teaching 'filmmaking'. A few
schools will demand actual publishing from these folks as a prereq for tenure,
but at this point most will be looking to an exhibition record as
I have ignored the festival circuit (and the ego gratification that comes
with being at screenings of my own work) for most of my time making movies.
I have no idea if this has helped me or simply hindered my ability to make
connections with other, like minded film makers. There is a community
aspe
I have a great solution. Everyone send me $35 entry fee to my paypal
account and I will determine what films will be shown in Cuba, lets avoid
the middlemen. If your film is shown, you will not be paid, nor offered to
present the work.
I will set aside a whole weekend 75 hours to preview the work
PS. In a consumer society the only power the consumer has is to boycott
purchasing. In France general strikes shut down governments. The same can
happen in the underground filmmaking community. Boycott those organizations
that do not really help filmmakers as a whole community.
Dominic
On Wed, M
Well articulated.
Dominic
On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 5:35 PM, chris bravo wrote:
> This is an interesting topic, maybe a few points to add, maybe not totally
> thought out, but I am currently doing festivals with a film so I have been
> spending a lot of time thinking about these issues, particul
This is an interesting topic, maybe a few points to add, maybe not totally
thought out, but I am currently doing festivals with a film so I have been
spending a lot of time thinking about these issues, particularly as they
pertain to documentary festivals.
- Yes, I wish festivals didn't charge fee
Now tell me something I do not know. I a know of someone who was asked to
enter the Ann Arbor one year without entry fee and guess what this fm won
the top award. I wrote something nasty to the Festival about never even
receiving a rejection letter, and now they no longer communicate with me.
The
This article by Sean Farnel is relevant to what you're saying:
http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/towards-a-filmmaker-bill-of-rights-for-festivals
A few more thoughts:
1) This is just in my opinion of course, but you shouldn't ever pay a
festival entry fee. Send an email directly to the program
An off the cuff remark about a certain trend appearing in Film Festivals in
the States. I am hearing more and more film festivals stating that they are
receiving more entries than the festival can show at their venues. I
suggest that rather than punish filmmakers for the increased in entries,
that
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