This week we met the 10 selected students for the new edition of Future Frames, who will be presented at the Karlovy Vary Festival in July. This is a project by European Film Promotion, aimed at promoting young emerging talent in European cinema, selected from among students and graduates of the most … Read more
Festival segments and niches are increasingly important. When we start with the distribution of our film, we always tend to begin with the most general festivals, such as Class A festivals, and leave niche festivals aside, giving them less importance. But you cannot forget that thousands of films move each year and … Read more
One of the most important tasks when we start distributing films, whether short films or feature films, is understanding festival programming, which is why I have been reviewing the short film programming at Tribeca these past few days, which took place last week and closed on Thursday, April 30. Sometimes we may … Read more
Last weekend, the Short Film Week and the Distribution Meeting concluded, which took place in a great atmosphere and from which we learned a lot. Now it’s time to get back to work and start preparing the short film distribution strategy, especially at an international level. When we start planning the calendar, … Read more
Everything is ready, tomorrow the third Short Film Distribution Meeting will take place, within the Professional Forum of the Madrid Community Short Film Week, which we have been preparing for several months and which has been very successful during these weeks. The Short Film Distribution Meeting has several parts. On the one … Read more
In September of last year, I already spoke about virtual reality festivals. Since I published that post, I have observed how there are more and more virtual reality documentary festivals, a segment where VR and immersive cinema are developing significantly. New virtual reality and interactive cinema technologies can have a long way … Read more
Between this April and next May, two of the most important festivals take place in Madrid for discovering new short-film production. After Málaga and Medina, it is now time to focus on the Semana del Cortometraje de la Comunidad de Madrid and Documenta Madrid. Between both competitions, a total of 42 Spanish … Read more
Last Thursday, April 13, the selection for the two competitive sections of the Cannes Film Festival was published, comprising the Official Competition and Un Certain Regard. This year, the world’s most important festival celebrates its 70th anniversary. The Cannes Film Festival is essential for the distribution of both selected feature films and … Read more
Film festivals are increasingly becoming spaces dedicated to project development and not just to film exhibition. The organization of pitching forums is a clear example of this. It must be acknowledged that it makes perfect sense for festivals to foster film creation and become spaces for the training of young filmmakers. In … Read more
In recent days I have been reviewing fantasy film festivals that still have submissions open; among them I have selected five festivals that will be closing submissions soon. Within the segment of these festivals there are several niches or subsegments, such as horror or science fiction. Although most festivals usually cover them all, … Read more