One of our top festivals open for submissions on FFL, Filmfest Dresden, recently just wrapped with its prize-giving ceremony. To celebrate, we’ll be taking a look at some of the filmmakers that won accolades as part of our new “Stars of Dresden” series. Our latest star filmmaker profile is Oliver Kusio. He scooped up a Golden Horsemen […]
A-List film festivals you must submit to now
June will soon be here, with a number of unmissable deadlines for your film festival career. Now it’s the perfect time to start preparing the international distribution strategy for your short film. From Ismael Martin’s blog – May 02, 2017 When you begin planning your festival career, one of the first references is always the A-list festivals […]
Don’t miss out! Adelaide Film Festival is calling for your films.
The Adelaide Film Festival celebrates the moving image in all its glorious forms. This year, ADL Film Fest goes punk, in merriment of the punk movement’s 40th year. Over 11 days, the Adelaide Film Festival festival fills the city and surrounds with feature films, documentaries, shorts, animation, and new media works. In cinemas, galleries and on […]
Stars of Dresden: Veljko Popovic
One of our top festivals open for submissions on FFL, Filmfest Dresden, recently just wrapped with its prize-giving ceremony. To celebrate, we’ll be taking a look at some of the filmmakers that won accolades as part of our new “Stars of Dresden” series. Veljko Popovic uses animated film as a method for exploring the modern world and all […]
Stars of Dresden: Michael Nathansky
One of our top festivals open for submissions on FFL, Filmfest Dresden, recently just wrapped with its prize-giving ceremony. To celebrate, we’ll be taking a look at some of the filmmakers that won accolades as part of our new “Stars of Dresden” series. That’s what we call a German splash. After premiering his short GABI at the Berlinale, […]
8 Tips For Creating The Perfect Film Website
Finding making your film website a bit tricky? Check out our media partner Ismael Martin’s article on 8 essentials that you should include in your film website. From Ismael Martin’s blog – Feb. 16, 2017 For filmmakers, having a film website is essential – not only for having a presence on the Internet, but to support the viewing of your movie. A […]
Meet Zofia Kowalewska: the new star of Polish cinema
Young, bold and prolific, Zofia Kowalewska shows promise as the next talent in the Polish cinema. Her last short film, “Close Ties” – shortlisted among the ten films competing for an Academy Award nomination for Best Short Documentary in 2016 – had a terrific festival run, enchanting festival programmers and audiences all over the world. […]
Here are the newbie film festivals on the Oscar qualifying list
The ballots have been sent out and the Academy are casting their votes. Now it’s time to start thinking about your route to the Oscars. Take a look at the latest list of Academy Award Qualifying Festivals for inspiration. From our official media partner – Ismael Martin’s Blog: In total there are 9 new festivals […]
Don’t miss the 64th annual Sydney Film Festival open for submissions till Feb 24th!
The 64th annual Sydney Film Festival welcomes the world’s best new films to Australia for 12 days and nights of inspiring and entertaining premieres, talks and parties. Each year, the festival takes over cinemas across Sydney to screen more than 200 brand new features, documentaries, Australian films, restored classics and short films you won’t usually […]
Meet Jacqueline Lentzou: unravelling dreams at the Berlinale
The Berlinale has officially taken over our home city of Berlin. Our FFL filmmaker Jacqueline Lentzou is screening in the Berlinale Shorts section with her sublime short HIWA (Wound). Find out about her film – described as a “trippy journey in Athens’ cityscape” – and how she made it to one of the world’s best […]
Meet Diogo Costa Amarante: the lawyer turned Berlinale Shorts filmmaker
“Reframing the image” is the name of this year’s Berlinale Shorts program – something FFL filmmaker Diogo Costa Amarante certainly does with his film CIDADE PIQUENA (“Small Town”). We spoke to him about his film and his filmmaking career, including which 2017 Oscar nominee lives up to the classics. Read on to find out. Diogo’s first filmmaking steps Back […]
Hollyshorts announced as an Academy Award Qualifying Film Festival
Your submission on FFL might just launch your short into La La Land, as our fantastic partner festivals Hollyshorts has been announced as an Academy Award-accredited festival. The awards season is in full swing. Did you also know we have many Academy accredited festivals on FFL? Alongside festivals such as Sydney and the soon-to-open Cork and Encounters, […]
FFL films amongst the winners at Flickerfest ’17
Another great year at Flickerfest has closed, with many FFL winners winning accolades. Congrats to all! The Academy-Award accredited festival gave out 30,000AUD in prize money to a wide-range of films, from Australian to international, to films made by primary school kids! The message? There’s great film everywhere – made by all types of filmmaker. Keep reading to find […]
What’s new at the NYC Independent Film Festival 2017
The 8th Annual NYC Independent Film Festival is the annual celebration of the true independent filmmaker. From Mary 2-7, 2017, the Festival take will place in the historic center of NYC, Times Square – the perfect home for an event geared toward creating incredible opportunities for independent voices. #NYCIndieFF provides a showcase for the best […]
Meet Paul Heary and his “Neolithic Patchwork Quilt”
What exactly is a neolithic patchwork quilt? We’re stumped too. The man to ask is Paul Heary, a short filmmaker coming from Dublin. That’s because Neolithic Patchwork Quilt – which screened recently at the Cork Film Festival – is his second short film. He’s interested in breaking with conventional filmmaking practices and has some tips to share […]