We talked to Benjamin about his intention to make a film about stuttering, why he joined the FFL Agency and how he feels about potentially becoming an Academy Award winner… ‘It’s been a damn good month,’ Benjamin Cleary smiles. The Irish filmmaker is absolutely right. The great news for STUTTERER keeps on rolling in. Most notably, STUTTERER, his […]
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Deadlines on FilmFestivalLife – April 2015
Springtime usually heralds a spot of cleaning but instead maybe it’s time to get submitting? Big this month includes the renowned Bosnia and Herzegovina festival International Film Festival Kratkofil Plus. We had a chat with Program Director Vladan Petkovic last year about the festival, which pioneered bringing short films to Bosnia & Herzegovina and why festivals are important […]
Deadlines on FilmFestivalLife – March 2015
Happy March, filmmakers! FEST – New Directors|New Films Festival has a big deadline coming up first of all. It’s a great chance to submit to a festival that’s more than a festival, a training ground for new filmmakers based on the Portuguese coast. We had a chat with them last year which you should definitely check […]
Deadlines filmFestivalLife – Feb 2015
The first month of the year is done, and now we’re deep into film festival season. Here in Berlin, we’re getting ready for the Berlin International Film Festival. Yet, all around the world there’s many a film festival to submit to. So, what’s big this month? The Academy-qualifying Sydney Film Festival goes without saying that you […]
Deadlines on FilmFestivallife – April 2014
It’s the end of March and we can truly say that the sun is shining and Spring is here at FilmFestivalLife HQ in Berlin. And that’s not all. The start of Spring also heralds a ton of brand-new deadline dates for all filmmakers. It’s April Deadline List time! Big this month is Edmonton International Film […]
4 Tips for Short Filmmakers to get into DC SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL
‘This year we are having a big focus on Spanish films,’ begins Jon Gann, Festival Director of the 11th DC Shorts Film Festival. Turns out having a Spanish short film is a good way to get into the largest shorts festival on the US east coast. But of course that isn’t the only type of […]