Film Festival Secrets
Film Festival Secrets

Author: Christopher Holland

Publisher:

Published: 2008-10

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 9780971835610

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Every year thousands of filmmakers like you unleash their newly completed movies upon the film festival circuit. Whether you're a first-timer with a comedy short or a seasoned veteran with a documentary feature, you all face the same set of problems. You all ask the same questions. You all want the pleasure of seeing your film play before a festival audience and gain the recognition it deserves. This is your book. Film Festival secrets will help you select the right festivals for your film, prepare your festival screener, save money on festival fees, create marketing collateral, and craft a screening sell out plan. And that's just the beginning.

The Variety Guide to Film Festivals
The Variety Guide to Film Festivals

Author: Steven Gaydos

Publisher: Perigee Trade

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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The essential festival guide for filmmakers, producers, journalists, festival pros, and fans--from "Variety", the preeminent trade journal for the movie business.

The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide
The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide

Author: Chris Gore

Publisher: Lone Eagle Publishing Company, LLC

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13:

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Chris Gore reveals to filmmakers how to successfully market and sell their films at over 700 film festivals worldwide, how get a film accepted and what to do after acceptance. Completely updated and revised. Photos.

The Film Festival Guide
The Film Festival Guide

Author: Adam Langer

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13:

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To garner the attention and recognition that will get a film distributed, entering film festivals is a must. With more than 500 festivals worldwide, each listing features detailed information, including contact names, addresses, Web sites, entry materials, entry deadlines, and fees. Insider information for each festival is also included, such as what types of features are shown most frequently, festival reputations, noteworthy celebrity sightings, location details, and more than a dozen interviews with festival industry professionals. It includes a listing of the 16 best festivals including the hugely diverse Berlin International Film Festival, the revamped and vastly improved Chicago International Film Festival, and the Valladolid International Film Festival, where A Clockwork Orange premiered. This book also includes a handy guide for film buffs who want to plan a vacation around an interesting festival in a marvelous setting, as well as film house listings for a great escape into the dark for a movie fix.

Short Film Distribution
Short Film Distribution

Author: Jason Moore

Publisher: Stylus Publishing, LLC

Published: 2011-07-15

Total Pages: 586

ISBN-13: 1936420759

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Designed for aspiring filmmakers or for a course in short film distribution, this book teaches the fundamentals of promoting and distributing short films and videos. Chapters cover the elements of utilizing social networking to self-promote, entering film festivals, negotiating with broadcast distributors, understanding the various outlets, and distributing alternative work such as Webisodes, demo reels, music videos, and commercials. Readers will follow a five-step distribution plan to maximize the potential of their projects and advance their careers as directors, cinematographers, or editors. The book includes a companion DVD with important contracts, forms, memos, top festivals, and short film buyers. Solutions to exercises and PowerPoint slides are available to instructors.

Coming Soon to a Festival Near You
Coming Soon to a Festival Near You

Author: Jeffrey Ruoff

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 9781908437037

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This is an outstanding anthology of work on film-festival programming. Combining theoretical and historical overviews with detailed studies of individual festivals and personal testimonies from experts long associated with film festivals, the book makes a thorough, wide-ranging

The Complete Filmmaker's Guide to Film Festivals
The Complete Filmmaker's Guide to Film Festivals

Author: Rona Edwards

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781615930883

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The first step-by-step "How To" guide to film festivals, offering filmmakers a bird's eye view of what it takes to have a successful festival experience. Practical, hands-on information with examples and exercises to help the filmmaker include: Targeting the right festivals; Creating a press kit; Promoting and branding your film; Promoting and branding yourself; Filling out entry forms; Creating a logline; And much more.