With great sadness we’re announcing today that on February 15th, 2021 FilmFestivalLife is going to stop collecting film submissions. This is the first step before a total platform shutdown a month later. Timetable: Until February 14th, 2021: We’ll still collect submissions as usual. February 15th, 2021: All open calls will be automatically closed. Filmmakers will […]
Berlinale dispatch: 5 Filmmaking Tips from Oscar nominees Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata (Negative Space)
Online submission platforms have done a lot to make the whole submitting process easier. But there’s much more to it. That’s why we got in touch with some of the our favorite filmmakers on FFL at this year’s Berlinale, all of whom are killing it on the festival circuit. 5 tips from each filmmaker, all […]
Filmmaker Story: Reka Bucsi at the Berlinale
Reka Bucsi is one of our brightest filmmaking talents. The Hungarian animator has built quite a festival repertoire over the last few years, with particular success at the Berlinale where we caught her new flick SOLAR WALK this year. She also won the Audi Short Film Award for her virtuous, surreal film. We caught up […]
Short Films at the European Film Awards: Who Will Win?
Awards season is inching itself into full swing. Whilst the eyes of mainstream media is on the likes of the Golden Globes and the Oscars, the European Film Awards deserves more attention for heralding the brightest European lights in filmmaking. Alongside the lineup of auteur smashes in the main award, the likes of Cannes […]
Short Waves: the concise, but cool, festival
A film may be short, but can still have great impact. That’s the mantra of the fantastic Short Waves, which focuses on shorts and has an open-minded and dynamic approach to its filmmaking. After their big 10th edition, they are preparing for their 11th – a new start into the decade. We spoke with both Emilia […]
The Best Festival Docs To Stream Online Right Now
In advance of the upcoming deadlines for a bunch of great doc fests, from American Documentary to DokumentART, we decided to compile some of the best documentaries you can screen online right now. All of whom were submitted on FFL. Time to get inspired. “In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God […]
5 Top Shorts To Stream Right Now
Once a short’s career is over it heads to the land of eternity: the world wide web. We picked some of the most successful shorts submitted on FFL in the last few years, incorporating award-winners from the likes of Sydney, Doclisboa, Hollyshorts, Zubroffka, and Filmfest Dresden. Here’s the best award-winner shorts to stream right now. […]
Message to Man: Russia’s Documentary Festival With A Personal Edge
Message to Man is Russia’s most prominent showcase for documentary cinema. At the 2018 Berlinale, we met with their charming, affable, and endlessly passionate Director Alexei Medvedev to see how his festival is going and to catch up prior to Message to Man’s 2018 edition. We found out about his highlights from previous years – […]
Doclisboa: “a place for films that question themselves, not just what they portray”
The documentary genre continues to evolve and develop, and Doclisboa remains at the forefront of that. We spoke to their Program Coordinator Miguel Ribeiro regarding the festival, finding out about their collaboration with on demand platforms, his hot tip regarding submitting, and his favorite docs from last year. Andrew Wilkin: What were your most special […]
Berlinale Shorts: 5 Filmmakers To Keep An Eye On
We love shorts. We love the Berlinale. Why not get a head start and find out more about the short filmmakers screening this year? Here in Berlin we are extremely excited about the upcoming Berlinale. And there’s much more on offer than he new offerings from heavyweights such as Wes Anderson or Gus Van Sant. […]
The Oscar Shorts Semi-Finalists Have Been Announced, Including Many FFL Filmmakers
The Academy have whittled down the short film categories for Live Action, Animation and Documentary to a select 10 Shortlist each. It’s not without some notable omissions – former winner Don Hertzfeld’s WORLD OF TOMORROW: PART TWO is surprisingly absent in the animation list – but includes some of the most hyped shorts of the […]
OPEN CALL: Lexus Australia Short Film Fellowship Submissions 2018
Calling all Australian talents around the world! You have until January 29th 2018 to submit your CV and work to the Lexus Australia Short Film Fellowship, the largest and most generous cash fellowship ($200,000) for short film in Australia. The Fellowship, launched in 2015, provides a launching pad for the careers of emerging Australian talent, many of […]
Spotlight: The Antalya Film Forum
On our trip to the Antalya Film Festival, we took a look at the expanding Antalya Film Forum. A great showcase for Turkish films, it’s a film forum that’s one of the most prominent in the region. The Antalya Film Festival went by the mantra “less is more”, but the Antalya Film Forum was a […]
The NYC Independent Film Festival is a celebration of the true independent filmmaker
The NYC Independent Film Festival will host a variety of events: Panels with industry professionals on topics such as Distribution, Film Finance, Music Licensing, and Women In Film, after parties and networking events, live shows, discussion groups, and a VR experience. In 2018, the NYC Independent Film Festival will award over $10,000 USD in prizes […]
VIS Vienna Shorts: 15 Years Of Provocative Shorts
VIS Vienna Shorts has been providing Austria’s cinephiles with innovative short filmmaking for 15 years. On their Crystal Anniversary, we talked with Daniel Ebner, the Artistic Director of the festival regarding the festival, why you should submit, and how they’ve made it a “close family experience”. And we found out a bit more about their […]