There are promotional materials that are essential to start getting a film out there, especially those related to the director: such as a photograph, a copy of your ID card (or passport), your filmography and your biofilmography. Sometimes it seems that biofilmography is not given much importance, and it is confused with … Read more
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival closed on July 8, with the Best Documentary Award going to Lots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle, by Gustavo Salmerón. This award represents a great start on the documentary festival circuit, serving as the film’s international, world, and European premiere. This took place at … Read more
At the end of June, an article on the situation of Spanish cinema compared to French cinema was published in the digital edition of El Confidencial. This article compares macro production figures and the budgets allocated to film institutes in both countries. In these cases, I like to focus especially on the … Read more
This past weekend I was at Donosskino, the new Donosti Short Film Festival, created this year by the Kristonkino collective. On Saturday, I gave a workshop on distribution at Tabakalera, and among the topics we discussed were festival entry fees and how to manage them. Fees are one of the most significant … Read more
These past months mark one year of festival distribution for the animated short film Made in Spain, by Coke Rioboó, which we have distributed as part of the Madrid en corto 2016 catalog. During this year it has surpassed one hundred selections, reaching 123 to date. Reviewing the trajectory of short films … Read more
Next week, the Festival International de Cinéma de Marseilla begins, taking place from July 11 to 17. It is one of the most prestigious festivals in the world, with one of the most carefully curated programs in the festival circuit. Marseille is part of a small group of festivals where durations are … Read more
Festivals are also a source of funding for short film projects; they don’t just help with their exhibition and promotion. Since their inception, they have been fundamental to the viability of many short films. It makes perfect sense, and I believe it is increasingly important for festivals to collaborate in the funding … Read more
This week we are in the midst of celebrating World Pride in Madrid, the global LGBT pride celebration taking place from June 23 to July 2. It is an excellent time to review LGBT festivals and their calls for entries over the coming months. The LGBT festival circuit is one of the … Read more
The evolution of short film distribution has allowed for significant cost savings when submitting a film, such as eliminating mailing costs and copies on DVD, Betacam, or 35 mm. However, it has also generated new expenses that did not exist before, primarily derived from submission platforms and festival fees. Some time ago, … Read more
These days we have been preparing the submissions for the Clermont-Ferrand Festival, making it a good time to review similar French festivals. The festival structure in France is very diverse and well-established. There are many international festivals, although some of them specialize only in European or Latin American short films or have … Read more