Last Friday, one of the most significant pieces of news in the world of festival submissions broke: IMDb and Amazon announced the closure of Withoutabox, the world’s pioneer submission platform. It began operating 18 years ago, in 2000, and was acquired by IMDb for $3 million in 2008, when it was already … Read more
At the beginning of this year, 2017, we learned about the first casualty in the overcrowded submission-platform market. As of February 1, Uptofest has ceased operations. According to the platform, it has merged with Festhome, where the festivals that previously belonged to Uptofest are now open. This platform has been the first … Read more
A few weeks ago, I was reviewing the new list of festivals recently published by MovieMaker magazine: The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World. This list complements the 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, published in April. This new list focuses on the most fun and coolest festivals to visit, … Read more