‘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 […]
Focus festivals
4 Tips for Filmmakers Applying to the GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL
‘Be Different’ is the theme of the 44th Giffoni Film Festival – an event aimed at showing new and fresh films. The festival is dedicated to children and teenagers. Standing in front of a full packed cinema with an international, young and very honest audience is the kind of challenge you will face as a filmmaker […]
6 Points Filmmakers should know about GLOBAL VISIONS FESTIVAL
‘Our goal is to become the premiere documentary film festival for Western Canada,’ begins Guy Lavallee, Program Director of the 31st Global Visions Festival. Expanding from a 3 day to a 8 day festival, Global Visions declares itself as a growing force in this years’ festival circuit. This mean more opportunities for filmmakers to have […]
The Importance of Short Film Festivals with SHORTS THAT ARE NOT PANTS
‘I think that short filmmakers don’t always get enough opportunities to show their work in front of an audience‘ was the belief behind Toronto film blogger, James McNally, starting Short That Art Not Pants. First he showed a program of shorts in his apartment to a small group of friends. Since the beginning of 2012 […]
5 Ways into Brazil’s Film Industry with OLHAR DE CINEMA
At least since Fernando Meirelles’ CITY OF GOD we know Brazil’s film industry is a melting pot for inspiration and a treasure trove for good films. Only in its 3rd edition Olhar de Cinema – Curitiba International Film Festival tries to bring more international films to the rapidly expanding Brazilian market. Artistic Director and programmer […]
Hollywood, New Mexico and Green Chilli: A ‘Shortz’ Chat with TAOS SHORTZ FILM FEST
‘We want to show just the best, the cutting edge.’ As the the only short film festival in New Mexico, Taos Shortz Film Fest‘s Executive Director Anna Cosentine has a very clear idea about what kind of films they want for their next years program. From a one day festival in the beginning to now a […]
SHORT FILM FESTIVAL WINTERTHUR
Today we spoke to John Canciani, Artistic Director of the 17th INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL WINTERTHUR DEADLINE • 31 July 2013 This is my first year as Artistic Director. It is a pretty democratic situation we have in Winterthur so everyone in the program is part of the strategy in which films are interesting for our festival […]
SilverDocs Film Festival
Today we spoke to Sky Sitney, Artistic Director of the 11th SILVERDOCS DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL DEADLINE • 15 March 2013 Every time we launch our call for submissions – rather than approach it with an agenda, scouring through it hoping to see things that will match that agenda – we try to stay open and allow the […]