Yesterday the shortlist with the 15 selected short films competing for Oscar nominations was finally published. Among them is Distancias by Susan Béjar, which we are distributing from Selected Films Distribution. This is great news for the short film. Distancias reaches the shortlist after a year and a half on the festival … Read more
Without an audience, there are no film festivals. There are no cinemas, no films, nothing. Knowing your audience is a fundamental part of your work, whether you are a film director, a producer, or a festival director. At festivals, defining audience types also helps define activities and programming tailored to each segment, … Read more
Guest author post by Carlota Coronado A few days ago I wrote a post on this same blog about the rules for the 2017 Goya Awards for animated shorts and how little sense it makes to have a filter for so few short films. Thanks to Bernabé Rico—whom I also thank for … Read more
More and more festivals, especially short film festivals, are requesting .mov video files in Apple ProRes for screenings, but this codec is designed for “working” and is not intended for distribution, which can be a problem for festivals, filmmakers, and distributors alike, for several reasons—not only technical, but also moral, legal, and … Read more
With the advent of DVD, whose image quality was far superior to VHS, many film festivals have been using this format not only for pre-selection but also for screenings. Currently, with the widespread adoption of HD and digital files, the use of discs (whether DVD or Blu-ray) for screenings is no longer … Read more
For HD (high-definition) screenings, some festivals are already using digital files in containers such as MOV, MP4 and MKV, but many others are choosing to use Blu-ray discs, and many cinemas and screening rooms are even equipping themselves with these players. However, despite what it may seem, Blu-ray is not the best … Read more
In recent years, digital formats have multiplied, complicating the work of film festivals, which have moved from working with standard formats (DVD, Betacam and 35 mm) to having to work with different formats, codecs and media, transforming the submission process and screenings. In this new landscape, standardisation no longer seems possible. For … Read more