The film festival history and its twisty-turny past are filled with notable incidents and tie in with some of the most integral political and historical events of the last century. We’ve dived into this melange, to give you a crash-course in the film festival history, the lifeblood of FilmFestivalLife. Here’s our essential six major events you should […]
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List of Turkish Film Festivals worth a submission!
Here’s a list of fundamental Turkish Film Festivals you might what to keep an eye on! Turkey is a beautiful country that despite the recent political and social turmoils has managed to keep culturally flourishing with film festivals that are definitely worth a submission in your film festival career. #1 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival The […]
Rafael Balulu • INTERVIEWED
[decoline][details] [item title=”Age”]31[/item] [item title=”Country”]Israel[/item] [item title=”City”]Afula[/item] [item title=”Profession”]Director and screen writer[/item] [item title=”Website”]rafaelbalulu.tumblr.com[/item] [item title=”Latest”] BATMAN AT THE CHECKPOINT [/item][/details] [decoline] Today is the last day of the Berlinale Talent Campus! Israeli director Rafael Balulu won the Berlin Today Award, the prestigious Talent Campus prize for upcoming filmmakers! The short film, BATMAN AT THE […]
DEADLINES • NOV 2011 / #1
We don’t want you to miss any important submission festival deadlines. In the following two weeks lots of noteworthy festivals are having their upcoming deadlines: the True/False Film Fest is actually offering filmmakers, behind schedule, the last chance to submit their films; the Berlinale is requesting shortfilmmakers to submit their works; the Seattle International Film Festival […]
How To Make the Best of Your Film Festival Run
When filmmakers finish their projects the very same question always arises: how to build a festival career for this specific film? Besides the many question marks one has regarding the realities of the continuously changing festival circuit, the digital age with its additional opportunities complicates this stage perhaps even more. After thorough research, we conclude […]
The Documentary Film Festival List
Documentary film festival: the genre in which authenticity and controversy play the main role. For FilmFestivalLife’s new list we tried to cover all continents and as many regions as possible. As usual, we have created handy shortlists for the must have festivals, the important ones and those you should keep on the radar In addition […]
The Digital Age Of The Film Festival
The modern world of cinema is changing in every way, and that also extends to the world of film festivals. In a timeframe of just a few weeks two important film festivals announced initiatives demonstrating their embracement of digital technology. Firstly, the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen introduced Oberhausen Films Online, which is a new […]