We met with James Mullighan to find out more about the festival and what you should do to ensure your film gets selected for the big Irish party. What did he have for us? A stunning new screening location for 2016, tons of submission tips and a couple of nifty anecdotes, one including a rather epic […]
Andrew Wilkin
Andrew Wilkin is the Client and Community Support Coordinator at FFL. His editorial background has involved working at unlike. His film experience has included a position at moviepilot. Reach him at andrew@filmfestivallife.com
Encounters Widens The Lens For Its 22nd Edition
New stories. New perspectives. New viewpoints. Encounters is widening the lens in 2016. Located in the attractive Watershed complex in one of Britain’s cooles city Bristol, the festival begun as the one-off Short Encounters in 1995. Except it wasn’t quite the one-off – Short Encounters became Encounters and has kept growing and growing ever since. Still a showcase for […]
Daniel Sol from Hollyshorts, ‘The film festival environment cannot be matched online’
Hollyshorts is 12 years old and continues to offer a great experience to short filmmakers from all around the globe. We spoke with the festival back in 2014, when they were talking about entering into VOD. Since then, it’s been full steam ahead and the short film festival has gone from strength to strength. Here’s what […]
NYC Independent Film Festival: 100% Indie
New York City is undeniably one of the world’s most iconic cities. And we all know that it’s cinematic repertoire backs that up. The NYC Independent Film Festival is in the middle of this scene. Now approaching its 7th edition, the FFL partner festival has always kept its focus squarely on the freshest filmmaking talent, […]
Meet David Jansen, director of DÄWIT
An interview with David Jansen telling us the journey of DÄWIT, from the Berlinale to the FFL Agency. It’s been almost one year since DÄWIT premiered in the Berlinale Shorts. What a way to start! Since then it’s been onwards and upwards for the animated short, directed by David Jansen, which has screened in festivals as diverse as […]
Deadlines FilmFestivalLife – Jan 2016
The hunt is on. If you haven’t noticed, we have our very own Open Call. The FFL Agency represents boutique short films and manages their entire festival career – from strategy to cross-platform submissions, waivers and print logistics. Submit here before January 31st. Otherwise, as always, there’s plenty of great festivals with deadlines in the first month of […]
ARTEMIS WOMEN IN ACTION FILM FESTIVAL, 2nd Edition
Let’s be honest here. The representation of women in film is still far far below acceptable levels, that’s why we’re already excited to see the return of the Artemis Women in Action Film Festival after their successful first edition. There’s an understanding among film buffs that sequels don’t always go so well. With film festivals, […]
Deadlines on FilmFestivalLife – Dec 2015
Have you heard about the FFL Plan and Pro Accounts? We’ve made some big changes to the way you submit your film over at FFL. Everything you need to know is >>here>>. ——— We are into the last month of the year and whether you’re at the beginning or the end of your films festival run, […]
Deadline on FilmFestivalLife – Nov 2015
Have you heard about the FFL Plan and Pro Accounts? We’ve made some big changes to the way you submit your film over at FFL. Everything you need to know is >>here>>. ——— Do you know the Guns N’ Roses song ‘November Rain’? It’s a song you’ll be singing this month – as it’s literally raining […]
Deadlines on FilmFestivalLife – Oct 2015
We’re going to keep the introductions short and get straight to the nitty-gritty this month! After all, you’ve got submissions to do… Here’s three biggies. It’s your final chance to submit to the Portland International Film Festival – situated in arguably the coolest city in the United States, it’s an equally impressive film festival. And it’s the last chance […]
GREEN ME Film Festival, an interview on eco issues
Launched nearly a decade ago, the GreenMe Film Festival is aiming to make a real change in the world. You guessed it – it’s ecological issues that these guys are interested in. And it’s based in our home city of Berlin. So, we felt it was high-time for us to go and chat with the Festival Director Nic Niemann and […]
FLICKERFEST, Sensational Shorts, Surfing and A Unique Vibe
Filmmakers dream of seeing their films screened in OMG-I-CAN’T-BELIEVE-I’M-HERE settings. And settings don’t get much cooler than Flickerfest. Situated smack-bang on the Bondi Beach in the middle of the Australian Summer, Flickerfest really offers up that dreamy Summer in Oz vibe. Particularly for us Europeans in the middle of rainy January. The Academy-qualifying festival has gone […]
Small But Fascinating: Why You Should Submit To Lake Champlain International Film Festival
Looking for a niche film festival? Part of the beauty of FilmFestivalLife is the fact our community can interact with festivals both big and small, emerging and established. Here’s an emerging one for you: the Lake Champlain International Film Festival. It’s a great small U.S. festival that has excellent filmmaking at its core and is proof that the […]
Deadline on FilmFestivalLife – Sep 2015
There’s a big month of deadlines ahead! Buckle up filmmakers and welcome to September. ‘We’re interested in ‘crossover’ films – films that aren’t too commercial and not too art-house.’ That’s a submission tip from Alexander Mouret, the Artistic Director of the Leiden International Film Festival, from when we caught up with him in Cannes. Check […]
TAOS SHORTZ on Drones, LGBT Filmmaking and the Hunt for the Extraordinary
We had a chat with their Festival Director Anna Cosentine about the festival, finding out about their Drones section, the current trends in filmmaking and why you should make your film as out-of-the-ordinary as possible… It’s an easy mistake categorising New Mexico as a sparsely populated land of UFO’s, hispanic culture and sweeping desert. Because there’s more […]