A first feature film is very important for a new director, as a film career can depend heavily on the success of the first film. In this regard, it should be borne in mind that there are specific ICAA grants for new directors and a whole international circuit of debut-feature festivals, so … Read more
Now that we are already well into August, and even if we are on vacation, there are some festivals that have their call for entries open with an early deadline. As I mentioned in the previous post, 5 strategies for submitting to festivals with entry fees, it’s a good time to take … Read more
These last few weeks have been very intense in terms of festival updates, and in this process I come across some cases that really catch my attention. These are festivals that clearly state in their regulations that they are free, but require submission through a paid platform, that is, they do charge … Read more
A week after the publication of the new Goya Awards rules, and following the post on the national premiere strategy that I published last Monday, I have been reviewing the impact of the new rules on the national festival strategy for a fiction short film. This is particularly relevant if you have … Read more
Following the publication of the Goya Awards rules, I have been asked several times this week about the submission process. Although it involves several steps, it is not complicated if we have all the materials ready. First, we must review the rules to see if we meet the necessary conditions. You can … Read more
These days I am already starting to design the festival strategy for the latest graduation short films from ECAM. These shorts began filming in February and are all now in the final phase of post-production. The first consideration we must take into account is the national premiere, which we safeguard throughout this … Read more
– Update 06/25/2016 – Yesterday Friday, one week after the publication of this post, the Film Academy published a new corrected list of festivals. The new list includes international documentary festivals and adds the Mostra de Cine Latinoaméricano de Lleida to the list of Spanish festivals, increasing from 31 to 32 festivals. … Read more
In recent years, submission fees at European festivals have been increasing and have become one of the most significant changes in festival distribution. This is a trend coming from the United States that is timidly being adopted, but in a very heterogeneous manner, depending on the countries and categories of these festivals. … Read more
This week we are presenting the 12th edition of Madrid en corto and today we have launched the new website with the 2016 selection: www.madridencorto.es Madrid en corto is the short film distribution catalog of the Community of Madrid, which was established in 2005. Short films that have received a project grant … Read more
Last week I came across two very interesting posts by directors discussing their experience at the Cannes Short Film Corner, one of them by Tesín Marquez, a Spanish director who published in Revista Sala 1: Cannes, Texas or the survival guide for first-timers at the Cannes Short Film Corner (part 1) http://revistasala1.com/?p=7960 … Read more