Waiting for the wave – film festivals between shutdown and hope
Since mid-March at the latest, cultural life, insofar as it is based on human encounters, has been at a standstill. Organizers of film festivals that were planned for the… Read More
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News International My Darling Quarantine Short Film Festival
The online magazine Talking Shorts is responding spontaneously to the pandemic with an online festival: starting on 16 March, Talking Shorts will present a weekly programme of seven short films… Read More
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News More and more festivals cancelled because of Corona virus
Spring is the high season for (short) film festivals in addition to the autumn months. Due to the Corona pandemic, more and more festivals are now being cancelled or postponed…. Read More
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Topic Short film festivals and video-on-demand Part 2: Collaborations with VoD providers
Video-on-demand is a viable option for film festivals that want to extend their reach by offering users anytime, anywhere access to films on the internet. In this second part of… Read More
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News Odense Festival Streams Short Film Programmes to Cinemas in Neighbouring Cities
Today at the Odense Film Festival in Denmark is the so-called “OFF-Dag”, a day on on which the festival broadcasts short film programmes and a television programme live in cinemas… Read More
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News German film festivals found festival association
© Anja Köhne, Kassel At their first meeting on 4 July in Kassel, Germany, more than 60 German film festivals (list below) joined forces to found a film festival… Read More
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Topic Short film festivals and video-on-demand Part 1: VoD initiatives launched by festivals
Video-on-Demand pioneer: Sundance Film Festival © Screenshot SundanceTV, 17/06/2019 Video-on-demand still makes up only a small share of the audio-visual market compared to other distribution channels such as television,… Read More
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Report Film Festivals for Web Series – Tentative First Steps
German audiences love series. Regardless of their distribution channel, on television or streamed on the internet, they are right on the top of the rankings, directly behind sports events. And… Read More
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News 12 German short films in Palm Springs
The Palm Springs International ShortFest celebrates its 25th anniversary this year – the festival in California has become the most important short film festival in North America. Palm Springs is also an important industry meeting point with its affiliated sections ShortFest Forum and ShortFest Market.
Traditionally Palm Springs is also a good place for German short films – every year a number of German short films are invited to the competitions. Read More
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News More short films at IDFA 2019
The IDFA – the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam – takes place annually in November and is one of the most important festivals for documentary film worldwide. With 3400 trade… Read More
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News Short films at the 72nd Festival de Cannes – Palmes d’or for Greek-French production
For the official Cannes Competition, the 2019 Selection Commission has selected eleven short films from 4240 submissions with a running time between 7 and 15 minutes. These included nine… Read More
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News Relaunch: HAFFxKLIK Animation Festival (NL) – Call for Entries Open
In January 2018 the Holland Animation Filmfestival Utrecht (HAFF) announced that the board of the HAFF Foundation had decided to fundamentally reform the festival and that the previous director, Gerben… Read More
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Topic New Festival Types Exploiting Deluge of Films
The first two articles on the subject of film festivals focused on rip-off, pseudo festivals, as well as on a new type of festival being held in city-centre cinemas. The third part of the series is exploring the consequences of this development for the existing film and festival landscape, which is characterised by a deluge of films and a glut of festivals. Conclusions must be drawn from this that challenge all those involved to find new approaches: The filmmakers, festival organisers and cinema operators, as well as those on the film funding and support policy level. Read More
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Awards Awards July 2018
Durban International Film Festival (ZA) || 29.07.2018 Best South African Short Film: STILLBORN, Jahmil X. T. Qubeka, ZA Best African Short Film: AYA, Moufida Fedhila, Tunesia Best Short Film: LA… Read More
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Analysis Film Festivals in Cinema Programmes of Major Cities – A New Global Business Model
The first part of the research focused on scam festival calls for entries, as well as on pseudo festivals that are held beyond the public sphere. In connection with… Read More
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Awards April 2018
Busan International Short Film Festival (South Korea) || 30.04.2018 Grand Prix: SCAR, Choi Jungyeon, Republik Korea Excellence Award: SEMI-BASEMENT, Min Hyunki, Republik Korea Cinephile Award: SCAR, Choi Jungyeon, Republik Korea… Read More
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Topic Laurels for Greenbacks – Making Money with Short Films in a Thriving Festival Scene
A few years ago, I already reported on a ‘film festival’ that was never held, but for which an anonymous festival organiser pocketed the film submission fees. At that… Read More
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practical advice Checklist for Online Festival Submissions
Many online submission platforms are now teeming with film festivals – but often these are not genuine festivals as such and the film festival designation is amiss here. In these… Read More
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Magazine Topic Programming and curating short-film screenings
Part 1: Short film in a festival programmeDue to their length, short films are always screened as part of a programme comprising several films. Compiling a good programme is a creative challenge that requires a professional approach…. Read More
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News Walker Arts Center: Internet Cat Video Festival auf Abschiedstour
Sorry, no English version available! Walker Art Center YouTube-Playlist catvidest 2015: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list… Festival-Website: http://www.walkerart.org/internet-cat-video-festival Read More
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Report CPH:DOX fällt 2016 aus – Fusionen und Festivalverschiebungen in Kopenhagen
Das Kinderfilmfestival BUSTER und das Festival CPH PIX haben bekannt gegeben, dass sie dieses Jahr fusionieren. BUSTER wurde vor fünfzehn Jahren gegründet und ist inzwischen das größte Filmfestival für Kinder… Read More