When we face the distribution of a film, whether for festivals or any other exploitation window, it is surprising to see how few tools we have at our disposal. In other phases of filmmaking and production there are several options, such as script editors, programs for storyboards like storyboarder and storyboard quick, … Read more
This past weekend I was invited to the Professional Short Film Conference at Laboral Cinemateca in Gijón, where we analyzed several topics regarding the distribution and development of short films. Among them, we discussed festival submission fees and the possibility of distributing without costs, working exclusively with free festivals. An option that … Read more
This week has been marked by the entry into force of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will be mandatory from next Friday, May 25. This new regulation is European-wide, and the two-year period for adaptation is now ending for all companies and websites that process personal data of European … Read more
Last week the Documenta Madrid Festival took place, which closed on Saturday and is celebrating its 15th edition this year. Over all these years it has become one of the most important documentary festivals in Spain. The award for Best Short Film in the International Section went to Saule Marceau, by Juliette … Read more
Over these months of April and May, we have completed the festival distribution process for some short films I had been working on for just over a year. Several directors have also written to me, asking what the best strategies are to continue distributing a film after a year on the festival … Read more
The premiere strategy is essential when we start moving a film through festivals. Throughout several posts I have discussed different premiere strategies, as well as the difference between selective and intensive strategy. But I had not yet dedicated a post to reviewing the different types of premieres. Premieres are also very important … Read more
In recent days, one of the best pieces of news for Spanish cinema in the last year has emerged: Arantxa Echevarría’s debut feature, Carmen y Lola, has been selected for the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes. Shortly afterwards, the awards were announced at the Málaga Spanish Film Festival, where the awards for Best … Read more
Last Friday we held the Distribution Meeting of Short Film Week, where we had professional presentations and talks with programmers from Sundance, Berlinale, Interfilm, Next and Timishort (Romania). Everything went very well; we are very happy with the audience response. All the feedback has been very positive. One of the projects we … Read more
This April I am celebrating—it has been six years since the first blog post. It seems like yesterday when I decided to create, almost by chance, a personal website. It all started following a presentation I gave at the Madrid Community Film Festival Meetings in December 2011 on digital formats. We were … Read more
Do you have a documentary pending its festival premiere? Now is a good time to start planning distribution. Some of the most important documentary festivals on the circuit are currently open for submissions. In documentary distribution, it is increasingly important to plan premieres properly, as many festivals require or value an international … Read more