It is easy to say, but this August we have already surpassed 15,000 selections in festival distribution in 13 years. In the totals, I include all catalogs and films, from the summer of 2003 to 2016. The exact figure at this moment is 15,127 (changing every day) with an average number of … Read more
The last Monday of August brings news; after several days of testing, the new blog design is now published. This marks the third design change in four years. Since I changed the template in May, I have been more focused on content and publishing regularly every week. With this first objective accomplished, … Read more
Short film distribution has developed significantly in recent years. We have gone from just a few distributors little more than 10 years ago to around 20 active projects at present. One of the main changes has been the need to distribute a short film. When I started in distribution at the end … Read more
A first feature film is very important for a new director, as a film career can depend heavily on the success of the first film. In this regard, it should be borne in mind that there are specific ICAA grants for new directors and a whole international circuit of debut-feature festivals, so … Read more
Now that we are already well into August, and even if we are on vacation, there are some festivals that have their call for entries open with an early deadline. As I mentioned in the previous post, 5 strategies for submitting to festivals with entry fees, it’s a good time to take … Read more
Maria del Puy and Tamara from Malvalanda asked me a few weeks ago for a guest post for their new blog on the website malvalanda.com, which was published this morning. In the post I offer a brief reflection on festivals dedicated to women’s cinema, but which only consider direction, leaving production aside. … Read more
Now that we are starting to register short films with the Film Academy, we are once again talking a lot about the age rating license and the certificate of nationality. These are documents that most short film directors and producers do not usually have unless they decide to submit to the Goya … Read more
Update 2016-09-01 The call for entries is now open and updated on the Clermont-Ferrand Market website, where you can download the registration form: http://www.clermont-filmfest.com/index.php?m=46 and send it with all documentation to the email ismael@madridencorto.es Last week, we confirmed our country’s participation for another year in the international co-production forum of the Clermont-Ferrand … Read more
In May 2012, I published one of the first posts on this blog about the end of 35 mm in festival distribution. Four years later, 35 mm is a distant memory; it truly feels like much more time has passed since its disappearance. Lately, I have been thinking a lot about this … Read more
It had been a long time since I published any article related to subtitles, so it’s not bad to review some tools for embedding them in videos, which is still necessary for festival distribution. When we begin distribution, it is very important to have all materials well prepared. In the case of … Read more