The complete filmmaker's guide to film festivals : your all access pass to launching your film on the festival circuit / Rona Edwards & Monika Skerbelis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edwards, Rona, 1956-

Contributor:

Skerbelis, Monika, 1959-

Hiram G. Haney Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Film festivals.

Motion pictures--Marketing.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Distribution.

Made-for-TV movies--Marketing.

Made-for-TV movies.

Film festivals--Directories.

Marketing.

Genre:

Directories.

Physical Description:

xxi, 285 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Guide to film festivals

Place of Publication:

Studio City, CA : Michael Wiese Productions, [2012]

Summary:

Here it is! Your fast-pass to success on the film festival circuit! Loaded with examples and inspiring yet pragmatic information, this step-by-step guide to film festivals offers filmmakers a bird's eye view of what it takes to have a successful festival experience.

Includes:

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, much more! Book jacket.

Contents:

A brief history of film fesivals : "Before there was Sundance, there was Venice ..."

Doing the research : "Someone's got to be analytical even if you are the creative type!"

Submitting to film festivals : "Target shooting"

You've been accepted into a film festival ... now what? : "Yikes ... what do I do now?"

Making the festival circuit work for you : "Confidence goes a long way (or is that experience?)"

Film markets : "How do you say 'buy my film' in five languages?"

Producers rep vs. sales agent : "Rep, agent, company what's the diff?"

Deliverables and suggestions for distribution in our modern world : "You mean making the film isn't enough?"

Following up after the festival : "Keeping the dream alive!"

Q & A with distributors, producers, acquisitions, and reps : "If ya gotta learn, learn from the best"

Advice from filmmakers who've gone the festival route : "A deal, a deal! A kingdom for a deal!"

Creating a film festival? a primer : "Does your hometown have one?"

That's a wrap! : "That wasn't so hard, was it? Now let's do it all over again next year!"

Resources : "Here's your safety net!"

Film festival listings.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hiram G. Haney Fund.

ISBN:

9781615930883

1615930884

OCLC:

755698579

Publisher Number:

99968397235