A couple of weeks ago I discussed the copies required for screening in festival distribution, for both short and feature films—that is, when our film has already been selected. Now it is time to address the copies required for submission. We must bear in mind that these copies are the programmers’ first … Read more
In recent years, submission fees at European festivals have been increasing and have become one of the most significant changes in festival distribution. This is a trend coming from the United States that is timidly being adopted, but in a very heterogeneous manner, depending on the countries and categories of these festivals. … Read more
This week we are presenting the 12th edition of Madrid en corto and today we have launched the new website with the 2016 selection: www.madridencorto.es Madrid en corto is the short film distribution catalog of the Community of Madrid, which was established in 2005. Short films that have received a project grant … Read more
Last week I came across two very interesting posts by directors discussing their experience at the Cannes Short Film Corner, one of them by Tesín Marquez, a Spanish director who published in Revista Sala 1: Cannes, Texas or the survival guide for first-timers at the Cannes Short Film Corner (part 1) http://revistasala1.com/?p=7960 … Read more
It has been a while since I last discussed video formats for screenings. After a few years of changes, everything seems much clearer now, but what do we really need to screen a film, whether a short or feature film, at festivals? First of all, we need to have a video file … Read more
The development of submission platforms has continued over the last two years, with changes in design and pricing, making this a good time to analyse the different pricing models that have gradually become established—”pricing”—from the filmmaker’s point of view (director or producer). The first thing we find is a clear difference between … Read more
Documenta Madrid closed two weeks ago, and I still needed to publish some notes from the programmers’ meeting that took place on Saturday, May 30, in collaboration with Acción Cultural. The guests were: Dr. Grit Lemke, programming director of DOK-Leipzig (Germany), Elena Fortes, co-founder and general director of the Ambulante Festival (Mexico), … Read more
Next Monday, the Short Film Week begins, which grows a little more each year, and this year it comes packed with many activities, as can be seen on the newly launched website: http://www.madrid.org/semanadelcortometraje/cortos2016/index.html. Among the activities we are preparing is the 2nd Distribution Meeting, this year with several new features, the most … Read more
In 2015 there were many changes to submission platforms, which I already discussed two years ago in the post https://ismaelmartin.com/plataformas-de-distribucion-de-cortometrajes/. New versions were released, pricing policies changed, sites were redesigned, etc., consolidating the trend of many festivals continuing to use these platforms to manage their submissions. Changes to platforms are always welcome, … Read more
With 2016 just underway, and as I published in 2014, it is now time to take stock of 2015 with the global figures for the catalogs we distribute: Madrid en corto, OFF ECAM, and the ECAM short films. In general terms, this year has been the best for selections, with an impressive … Read more