business of documentaries and short films @ film festivals and through distribution

Documentary & Short FilmsFilm Festivals Distribution

Film Festivals

Cultural Aspect

Business Aspect

Business & Culture at Film Festival

“Outside In”

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Do Festivals work for SF & Docs?

ORecognition

OVisibility leading to Revenues

Film Festival Basics

OImportant festivals in the

world.

OHow to reach out to them?

OCriteria for acceptance of your

film.

Important FestivalsShort Film Festivals :

O Sundance Film FestivalO Cannes Film FestivalO Palms Springs International Film Festival

of Short FilmsO Clermont Ferrand International Short Film

FestivalO Aspen Short FestO Berlin Film FestivalO Raindance Film Festival

Important FestivalsDocumentary Festivals :

O Sundance Film FestivalO International Documentary Film

Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)O DOK LeipzigO Toronto International Film FestivalO Hot Docs

Submitting Your FilmO Festival’s own websiteO Offline Submissions via snail mail O Facilitating websites like :

O www.withoutabox.comO www.shortfilmdepot.com O www.clickforfestivals.com

Criteria for Acceptability

OTargeting the right festivalsO Major FestivalsO Genre Based Festivals

OTimelinesOProgrammer / Consultant

Film MarketsO Important Film Markets

O Cannes Film Festival – Marche Du Film (Short Film Corner)

O Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival

O Berlin Film FestivalO Sundance Film FestivalO IDFAO AFM (American Film Market)O Hong Kong Film Mart

Distribution

O Theatrical

O Television / Satellite / Cable

O DVD

O Other – inflight, educational distribution,

etc.

Distribution

O Digital or Online & Mobile

O AVOD / SVOD / TVOD

O Democratic and Economical

O Crowd sourcing and Social Media

Case Study

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