This past week we have already learned the short-list for the 2018 Goya Awards. In total, 35 short films have been selected: 10 animation and documentary, and 15 fiction. As in recent years, there are several selected short films that I am distributing, so that has been good news on that front. … Read more
As you may have noticed, last week I did not publish any post. It was for a good reason, and that is that this past week I have received one of the best possible pieces of news. I have become the father of a baby girl. They have been days full of … Read more
Last November, I published an article about fake festivals. In that post, I differentiated between fake festivals and others that, while sharing some of their characteristics, were not fake in the strictest sense. This second group possesses characteristics typical of other festivals and adopts their form, but fundamentally, they are not festivals. … Read more
Every week I talk to directors or producers who are starting to distribute their films, and who write to me through the blog to discuss their doubts and the mistakes they believe they are making in festival distribution. Some of these mistakes tend to be repeated over and over again, even if … Read more
The fantasy film festival segment is one of the most important on the circuit; most of them are generalist in nature, as I discussed in this other post, but there are others specialising in sub-segments within the same genre, such as science fiction and horror festivals. Along these lines, we can find … Read more
In recent days, I have received several messages from blog followers asking me about the best short film distribution strategy to start promoting a short film. Taking advantage of these messages, I have compiled some of the most visited posts, although many of them are generalist in nature and not specialized in … Read more
These past few weeks, I haven’t stopped hearing good news for debut features and films by new directors. Alongside the theatrical success of Summer 1993, by Carla Simón, and the announcement of the Netflix premiere of Amar: With You, by Esteban Crespo at the end of August, we have learned of the … Read more
The month of August has started with good news. Yesterday, the international premiere in Toronto of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s short film Madre was announced, which we are distributing as part of the Madrid en corto 2017 catalog. This month is somewhat contradictory; on one hand, it’s vacation time and the work pace slows … Read more
This week saw the first program preview of the Toronto International Film Festival, with 25 world premieres and special presentations. This festival can sometimes be confused with a Class A festival, but it must be clear that Toronto has a different category than Cannes, Berlin, Venice, or San Sebastian. Class A festivals … Read more
This past weekend I was invited to the Elche International Independent Film Festival, where last Friday I gave a presentation on distribution. Among the topics we covered were the festival submission processes, with a special focus on platforms and the different payment models in festivals. These processes have evolved significantly with the … Read more