Whether you’ve produced one or several films, the aim is to promote and market your production. There is no better way to achieve this than via film festivals. The trouble is, it’s not an easy path to tread and is challenging and expensive. This book has one aim, to provide you with insight and strategy to help you improve your film’s potential for success when submitting to festivals.
Making a film takes a great deal of investment in both time and money. Beyond that, there are further costs needed to promote and distribute your movie. Being accepted into film festivals is an independent filmmakers dream come true. It represents the best way of gaining acclaim and recognition for your work.
Inside, you will find valuable information about preparing your film for festivals, how festivals work and what they look for. You will also learn how to best packaging your film. Also, there are details on the different platform you can submit to. At the moment, I would suggest paying particular attention to the world-leading platform FilmFreeway.
Times have changed through the Novel Coronavirus, but creativity and desire have not. Festivals and filmmakers have had and will evolve. World economics are changing. How we live is changing. This has to be taken into consideration.
As a filmmaker and film festival director, I now understand the many mistakes I have made in the past. Regardless of your experience, this book will help you improve your success rate.