Playing in film festivals can be an effective way of progressing your career as a filmmaker. In this video I break down a possible film festival strategy for how you might approach the film festival landscape as a filmmaker or producer. The video focuses on the European film festival environment but these concepts can also be applied to other regions.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
1:34 Summary of the strategy
3:54 Important concept: The industry weight of festivals
5:09 The reality of submitting to major film festivals
5:42 Small and local film festivals
6:13 The film festival 'sweet spot' for building your career
6:55 Film selections related to major film festivals
8:05 Targeting mid tier film festivals
9:09 A great European film festival list for short films
10:16 Don't forget your film's niche!
11:01 Outro
MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO
Short Film Network (European Film Academy): [ Ссылка ]
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"Cold" by @Seth_Walker
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Using Film Festivals to Build Your Career - A Realistic Film Festival Strategy
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