Yesterday the shortlist with the 15 selected short films competing for Oscar nominations was finally published. Among them is Distancias by Susan Béjar, which we are distributing from Selected Films Distribution. This is great news for the short film. Distancias reaches the shortlist after a year and a half on the festival … Read more
Updated post. First published on November 21, 2018. Although we have been working with DCP for a long time, I still encounter directors or producers who are not entirely clear on what a DCP is, and above all, many questions arise regarding distribution. The DCP is the digital format that replaces 35mm. … Read more
It has been more than a year since the lockdown and the start of the COVID-19 pandemic; at that time, it seemed like everything was coming to a standstill, many festivals were canceled, and others began to change their dates. In the midst of the pandemic, just a few months after the … Read more
Post updated. First published on September 26, 2016. A Class festivals are fundamental to the short film distribution strategy. Selection at Cannes, Berlin, Locarno, or Venice has significant impact on other festivals and they are among the first options for international and world premieres. When we speak of A Class festivals, we … Read more
Post updated. First published on November 7, 2013. Submission platforms for short film distribution are based on a very simple, yet highly effective concept: creating a single film entry that can be submitted to multiple festivals simultaneously, without having to create a separate entry for each one. This way, the filmmaker, producer, … Read more
Without an audience, there are no film festivals. There are no cinemas, no films, nothing. Knowing your audience is a fundamental part of your work, whether you are a film director, a producer, or a festival director. At festivals, defining audience types also helps define activities and programming tailored to each segment, … Read more
So far, I have talked a lot about the expenses derived from festival distribution: fees, shipping copies, subtitles, DCP, platform costs, travel, etc. But there is also income you can obtain during this process. Yes, indeed, there are also sources of income during distribution, and they are different from the sales you … Read more
A new update of these lists is now available, which can be very useful if you are starting to distribute your short film at festivals. The lists published by the Academy of Hollywood which you can download at this link are sorted alphabetically with only the name and website; although this format … Read more
The submission fees are slowly being implemented in all types of festivals. More and more festivals are incorporating fees into the submission process. This process entails a radical shift in the entire festival distribution process. Now, it is necessary to manage payments, negotiate discounts, and gain a better understanding of each festival’s … Read more
In the end it was not to be, and Madre fell just short of winning the first Oscar for a Spanish short film. The Best Live Action Short Film went to Skin, by Guy Nattiv, Jaime Ray Newman, and Sharon Maymon. In any case, being nominated is the best prize, and we … Read more