A new update of these lists is now available, which can be very useful if you are starting to distribute your short film at festivals. The lists published by the Academy of Hollywood which you can download at this link are sorted alphabetically with only the name and website; although this format … Read more
In the end it was not to be, and Madre fell just short of winning the first Oscar for a Spanish short film. The Best Live Action Short Film went to Skin, by Guy Nattiv, Jaime Ray Newman, and Sharon Maymon. In any case, being nominated is the best prize, and we … 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
A few weeks ago we learned about some of the new accredited festivals for the Short Film Academy Awards, although they were not yet updated on the official website listings. Finally, after my return from Clermont-Ferrand, I verified that they were now available and was able to update the listings. In total … Read more
Since I published the list of Fiction and Animation festivals ordered by deadline during the first week of this month, I have been meaning to do the same for the Documentary Academy Awards. Over the past few weeks, I have finished completing this list, with the same characteristics as the previous one, … Read more
To get 2017 off to a good start, this first post comes with a gift included. The lists of Oscar-qualifying festivals available on the official Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences website are organized alphabetically, including the website and the qualifying awards for each festival. This information is essential, but in … Read more