The production date is one of the most important festival requirements, along with others such as runtime limits. Although at first you may think it is an objective piece of information, in reality, when preparing your distribution strategy it is relative and may be subject to changes. The most prominent festivals, and … Read more
When we plan festival distribution, especially in the United States and at European festivals, we always take the Oscar lists, the Goyas, and many other institutions as a reference, such as FIAPF, Mélies, Cartoon, etc. It is a correct and necessary strategy, especially given the number of festivals worldwide. But you must … Read more
Submission fees continue to rise, both in our country and across Europe—a slow but steady trend, with no turning back. In recent months, I have come across some new developments around this process. A review of the submission-fee situation The Gijón Festival opened its call for entries a few days ago with … Read more
Most filmmakers starting their careers aim to make a feature film. Despite the rise of short films and other formats, the audiovisual industry continues to be built on films longer than 70 minutes. The need to make feature films and the democratization of production tools has led to a very curious situation. … 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
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
Last Saturday, March 10, on the same day as my birthday, I was invited as an attendee to the Spa Conversations, which usually take place every year at the Medina del Campo Film Week. The round table focused on short film distribution today and featured speakers from several sub-sectors within distribution, such … Read more