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Exhibition:Festivals

Research Objective:

Part 7

Exhibition: Online

streaming, forumsand reviewsResearch Objective:

Part 7 (continued

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Film Network’s festival guide:

Raindance’s World’s Top Short

Film Festival

Edinburgh !nternational FilmFestival

"undance Film Festival

#ambridge Film Festival Festival $e #annes

%ondon Film Festival Palm "&rings !nternational FilmFestival

Encounters Film Festival

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Edinburgh !nternational Film Festival:

'hat is the submission Process

•  )here are sim&le ste&s that *ou have tofollow to submit *our short +lm

")EP -:

")EP .:

")EP /:

")EP 0:

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Edinburgh !nternational Film Festival:

!s the festival com&etitive

• 1es it is, each *ear E!FF welcomes over-,022 industr* delegates, +lmma3ersand members of the &ress to ta3e &art

'hat are the rewards for winners• 4wards include 5est !nternational

Feature Film, 5est !nternational

$ocumentar* Feature, the 6ichaelPowell 4ward for 5est 5ritish FeatureFilm, the "tudent #ritics ur* 4ward andthe 4udience 4ward

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#ambridge Film Festival:'hat is the submission &rocess

!s the festival com&etitive

•  1es, it attracts big names, however, it is stillintimate and a&&roachable

'hat are the rewards for winners• 4udience awards for the 5est Feature ()he

8olden Punt 4ward, 5est documentar* ("ilverPunt 4ward, and 5est "hort Film (#r*stal Punt4ward

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%ondon Film Festival:'hat is the submission &rocess

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%ondon Film Festival:!s the festival com&etitive

•

 1es, it is the largest &ublic festival of its 3indand is visited b* thousands of +lm enthusiastswho get to view over /22 +lms, documentariesand shorts from all over the world

'hat are the rewards for winners• 5est Film 4ward for the most original,

imaginative and creative motion &icture 5est

5ritish 9ewcomer 4ward for emerging 5ritish

talents )he "utherland )ro&h*, named after8eorge "utherland%everson8ower, ;th $u3e of

"utherland, for the most original +lm and +nall*, )he 8rierson 4ward for the best documentar*

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Encounter Film Festival:'hat is the submission &rocess

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Encounter Film Festival:!s the festival com&etitive

•

 1es, most li3el* because it is one of the o<cialgatewa*s to the 54F)4s, Euro&ean Film 4wardsand #artoon d=Or and a >ualif*ing festival for )he 4cadem* 4wards

'hat are the rewards for winners• 5rief and 4nimated 8rand Prix which ma3e the

winning +lm eligible for 4cadem* 4ward9omination and receives ?.,;22 5rief and

4nimated @'E Euro&ean 9ew )alent 4ward(?-,222 5rief and 4nimated 5est of 5ritish4ward (A-,222 and is also eligible for the#ritics= #ircle 5ritish "hort Film of the 1ear

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"undance Film Festival:'hat is the submission &rocess

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"undance Film Festival:!s the festival com&etitive

•  1es, because of the number of attendee=sand how it &la*s a vital role in identif*ingemerging international talent andconnecting them with audiences andindustr* in the @nited "tates

'hat are the rewards for winners

• 4wards to be won such as the 8rand ur*

PriBe $irecting 4ward #inematogra&h*4ward Editing 4ward 'aldo "alt"creenwriting 4ward and the "&ecial ur*

PriBe for #ollaborative Cision

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Festival $e #annes:'hat is the submission &rocess

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Festival $e #annes:!s the festival com&etitive

•  1es, #annes Film Festival is 3nown tobe one of the most &restige festivalsand is most well 3nown b* numerous

&eo&le'hat are the rewards for winners

• Feature +lmsD Palme d=Or, 8rand Prix,

4ward for 5est $irector, 4ward for5est "creen&la*, 4ward for 5est4ctress Exae>uo, 4ward for 5est4ctor, ur* PriBe

• =

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Palm "&rings !nternational Film Festival:

'hat is the submission &rocess

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Palm "&rings !nternational Film Festival:

!s the festival com&etitive

•  1es, it is one of the most acclaimedshort +lm showcases in the world !tshowcases //2 short +lms from ;-

countries'hat are the rewards for winners

• 4udience 4wards, ur* 4wards, ur*

#ategor* 4wards and "tudent#ategories

c are ea ure m es va s a ave

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c are ea ure m es va s a aveim&ortant shorts sections and which arefestivals dedicated exclusivel* to the short

form•  )he festivals that have feature +lmand im&ortant short sections are%ondon Film Festival, Edinburgh Film

Festival and %eeds !nternational FilmFestival

•  )he festivals that are dedicated

exclusivel* to the short form areEncounters Film Festival, "oho "hortsFilm Festival and %ondon "horts Film

Festival

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ow do these festivals mar3et and&romote themselves

•

 )he* mar3et and &romote themselveson various social media sites as the*3now that this is the new generationwho will 3ee& their +lm festivals alivein the future *ears to come )he* alsohave s&onsorshi&s and &artnershi&swith other com&anies who hel& to

fund and &romote them

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'h* is it im&ortant to be screened at one

• !t is im&ortant for short +lms in

&articular to be screened at festivalsas it gives them more media attentionand brings in a wider audience )he

awards that the* receive can also givethem a wa* into more well 3nownaward ceremonies such as the 5ritish

4cadem* of Film and )elevision 4rts(54F)4

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'ho attends themGG 'ho su&&orts them

• 4 range of &eo&le attend them such as

celebrities who act in the +lms or shorts,+lmma3ers, universit* students and mediastudents, talent scouts and executives, +lm

 journalists and man* more &eo&le

• 6an* +lm festivals have s&onsors and&artnershi&s who hel& fund themEncounters Film Festival has funding from

 )he 9ational %otter* and is s&onsored b* thewell 3nown !6$5 which is available onvarious &latforms )heir main &artners are'atershed and 4rnol+ni One of %eeds

!nternational Film Festivals leading &artners

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'hat have *ou noticed about thestructureGst*le of the sites

• 9eutral colours

• "im&listic la*out

• Extremel* informational

• 4 lot of lin3s to other websites

•

"o&histicated

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Ke Nationalfestivals forshort !lms:

Ke"nternationalfestivals for

short !lms:

National#"nternational student!lm festivals:

#ornwall FilmFestival

'imbledon!nternational "hortFilm Festival

Hoom !nternational 1outh Film Festival

 )he !nto FilmFestival

 )he 'althamstow

!nternational FilmFestival

 )he "tudent 6ediaFestival of 'ales

Fo*le FilmFestival

6anchester!nternational "hortFilm Festival

9ational FilmFestival for

 )alented 1outh

#olchester FilmFestival

8lasgow 1outh FilmFestival

%eeds 1oung FilmFestival

"creentest )he

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'hat advantagesGdisadvantages do such festivals havewhen com&ared to their traditional theatrical counter&arts

• One of the advantages of these festivals, such asFuture "horts, is that it has the abilit* to changethe wa* we engage with cinema which will

generate a wider understanding, 3nowledge andinterest )he growth of technolog* has enabledthese festivals to reach to new levels and caterfor wider audiences

• owever, there are still disadvantages, one ofthem being that some &eo&le will &refer to go toactual festival because of the authenticit* to itand being able to meet other consumers li3ethemselves face to face

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Part 7 (continued:

'h* do *ou thin3 it is so di<cult for short

+lms to get a theatrical screening• ! thin3 it is hard because the* often loo3ed

over or dismissed as I&ractise before a real+lm= "ome &eo&le do not see the &oint in

ex&eriencing what a short +lm has to oJer#an *ou +nd other instances of shorts being

given theatrical release

•

%ong distance !nformation• 6an !n Fear

• 4 8un For 8eorge

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9etKix, 4maBon=s PrimeG!nstant video service:

'hat sort of short +lms are available to watch

• ! could not +nd an* short +lms, however there were

inde&endent +lms such as "hift*, Fish )an3, %oc3e, alf9elson and $onnie $ar3o From this list ! can see thatthe* are the more well 3nown 5ritish +lms

'hat can we gleam about the 3inds of &eo&le who

consume shorts there• ! get the im&ression that the t*&e of &eo&le who

consume these are ones that usuall* would choosefeature +lms, however, the* are o&en to watching newcontent 4n exam&le of the t*&e of &erson ma* be 4

level media students stud*ing 5ritish +lms because the*are in the age demogra&hic of these websites howeverthe* need to stud* 5ritish +lms for their wor3

ow is information about +lms shared

•  )he* have useful tools such as a recommended sectionbecause of the +lms that the* watch )his means that

6 bi

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6ubi:ow is the site structured

'hat sort of short +lms are available to watch

•  )here are more inde&endentGindie +lms that can be viewedon there, rather then mainstreamGoll*wood action +lms

'hat can we gleam about the site=s users

• ! believe that the t*&e sites users would either be from the

older generation who enjo* +lms because the* see them inan anal*tical wa*, or the users could &ossible be universit*student or media students

ow is the information about +lms shared

• !t is sharedG been made aware of through diJerent

categories and through social media sites

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 $ouTu%e "'()

ow do these two sitesdiJer from one another

• 1ou)ube is more well3nown•!t has a larger databasebecause of the amount ofusers

•9ot used b* a massamount of &eo&le•Peo&le are more li3el* touse it for inde&endentshort +lms who wantserious reviews

'hat sorts of viewers arethe sites catering for andwhat do the sites oJer

• 1ou)ube caters for &eo&leof all ages who want alldiJerent t*&es ofentertainment

• 1ou)ube oJers a widersearch

•#aters for ever*one butmore s&eci+call* &eo&lewho want to learn inde&th about the art of

ma3ing short +lms•OJers more 3nowledgeand serious o&inions oncontent

'ho might u&load a short+lm at one of these sites

and wh*

•"omeone who wantsmore views and for

entertainment &ur&osesbecause of the* will gainmore ac3nowledgement

•"omeone who is moreinterested in ex&ressing

and showing their wor3 ina serious mannerbecause the* want seriousres&onses

ow is information about+lms shared at the sites

•"hared through socialmedia and other users incomment sections and

diJerent &ages

• )hrough social media andother users

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The Short'ovie*hannel

Short of theWeek 

Film of the'onth

The FilmNetwork 

'hat are the3e* diJerences

between thesesites and theaboveresearchedsites

•"im&listicla*out• 6ainl* to dowith shorts•as a sectionfor !)unes

•"im&listicla*out•9eutralcolours•9ot as well3nown•as a sectionfor

submissions

•6ainl* to dowith

submitting ashort +lm in acom&etition

• )o do with the55# Film

9etwor3•$edicated togetting *ourshort +lmsnoticed

'hat sort of+lm visitors arethese two sitescatering forand what arethe* oJering

•6ore general+lm viewerswho want toex&lore moreinto short+lms•OJers accessto diJerentchannels

• Peo&le whowant to gettheir short+lms noticed

•Peo&le whowould li3e togo to +lmevents anddiscover othershort +lm

creators

•OJers hel& todevelo& *ourcareer orbusiness andreach out towider

audiences

ow far is thestructure ofthe sites suited

to shortsscreening

•!t broadcastsshort +lms•as a wider

audience from!)unes

•as diJerentchannels fordiJerent

genres of short+lms to watch

•#an viewdiJerent short+lms from a

Irecent +lms=section of from

•as achannelssection•

as a +lmsection where

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