This July, work with festivals intensifies. There are many calls for entries, and new submissions need to be organized, updated, and prepared, in addition to making time for a few weeks of vacation. Many of these calls for entries are currently open and are for festivals held between October and November. These … Read more
The festivals for children and youth are increasingly important, and represent a great opportunity for festival distribution. Within this festival segment’s circuit, we could differentiate two types of competitions: those festivals exclusively dedicated to children and youth audiences, and other more generalist festivals that have sections dedicated to these audiences. These latter … Read more
In Spain, there are hundreds of film festivals held every year; there are even cities with many different types of festivals, such as Madrid, Barcelona, or San Sebastián. There is often talk of a certain saturation of festivals, although, no matter how many festivals there are, I never believe there are too … Read more
Over the past year, the number of film submissions to festivals—many of them in Spain—has increased again. In recent months I have spoken with festival directors, who have seen how the number of films submitted has doubled and even tripled in just one year. This is an issue that has been widely … Read more
Sometimes the concept of non-profit is confused with free. Every year I speak with festival directors who tell me they cannot generate income because the projects they manage are non-profit. When we talk about non-profit entities, associations, or foundations, it means that income must be allocated to the organization’s objectives, and that … Read more
Maria del Puy and Tamara from Malvalanda asked me a few weeks ago for a guest post for their new blog on the website malvalanda.com, which was published this morning. In the post I offer a brief reflection on festivals dedicated to women’s cinema, but which only consider direction, leaving production aside. … Read more
Update 2016-09-01 The call for entries is now open and updated on the Clermont-Ferrand Market website, where you can download the registration form: http://www.clermont-filmfest.com/index.php?m=46 and send it with all documentation to the email ismael@madridencorto.es Last week, we confirmed our country’s participation for another year in the international co-production forum of the Clermont-Ferrand … Read more
Documenta Madrid closed two weeks ago, and I still needed to publish some notes from the programmers’ meeting that took place on Saturday, May 30, in collaboration with Acción Cultural. The guests were: Dr. Grit Lemke, programming director of DOK-Leipzig (Germany), Elena Fortes, co-founder and general director of the Ambulante Festival (Mexico), … Read more
Although the short film selection has not yet been announced, we already know the initial figures for the Clermont-Ferrand Festival: no fewer than 7,778 submissions, which gives us an idea of the volume of short film production worldwide. The number of short films selected is 79, with 30 in the Lab competition; … Read more
Starting tomorrow, Friday the 16th, I will be at the Euroshort Campus 2015. Euroshort is an association created by several European festivals for the promotion and distribution of short films by young filmmakers at festivals, as well as the development of projects at a European level, such as this event, which will … Read more