In its 10th anniversary achtung berlin – new berlin film award has grown into a place for networking and mingling with the Berlin-Brandenburg film industry. Attending last edition’s opening night, we experienced first hand why this festival is so popular for filmmakers. ‘It is very hard to get your first film financed and this is […]
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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 […]
5 Tips for Short Filmmakers Applying to the LANDSHUT SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
We had a chat with Michael Orth, Festival Director of the 15th Landshut Short Film Festival. He gave us five useful tips for short filmmakers at submission time. 1. Think international Next year our animation award is open internationally. Previously the short film and animation awards were only for German and Austrian films. The […]
DOCUMENTARY EDGE FESTIVAL
Today we spoke to Dan Shanan, Festival Director of the 9th Documentary Edge Festival DEADLINE • 15 November 2013 For its 9th edition, Documentary Edge Festival are going to concentrate on films made for youth and children. This is an ongoing interest that we find for our audience for films. Alongside feature and short film […]
FilmFestivalLife’s Submitter: What it means for filmmakers right now
Without-a-clue about the needs of the industry, the online monopolists have sat back and reclined on average technology, building an empire with so much potential but never really fulfilling it. Remember when online submissions became possible? We do. It was celebrated with flexible-keyboard-ready hands, praising a new online way: one upload, unlimited submissions, […]