Podcast: Terrified of "Networking" At Film Festivals? Listen up.
Episode #14 of the Film Festival Secrets podcast, featuring ATLFF Artistic Director Charles Judson and Ops/Marketing Director Chris Holland. This time we talk about 3 essential tools for networking at a film festival: business cards (lots of 'em!), screeners, and postcards for your film. Learn the basics about what should be on them and when to offer them.
Are You Getting Paid What You’Re Worth? Seven Tips To Avoid Going (Completely) Broke Producing Your Film
There’s nothing inherently wrong with working for free. However, if a filmmaker isn’t diligent about communicating what their time and effort is valued at, that can develop into a self-imposed ceiling that’s difficult to rise above.
Podcast: 3 Questions Filmmakers Should Ask Themselves About Distribution
Join Sheri Candler, Director of Digital Marketing Strategy for The Film Collaborative, on the Film Festival Secrets podcast, where she reveals the 3 questions filmmakers should ask themselves when they contemplate distribution.
How Can Working With a Music Supervisor Save Time, Money and Your Distribution Prospects?
One big oversight that I see within in the DIY filmmaking movement is in music licensing. Without the proper music clearances, a film can go from poised to explode on the market to a wasted effort only your kids will see.
Submissions for the 2014 Creative Conference Are Now Open
The call for entries is officially out - submit your panel proposals and ideas for the 2014 Creative Conference today!
Spielberg at AFI
Steven Spielberg gives a master class in a series of clips from a seminar for film students held shortly after the release of Close Encounters.
PARMA Licensing and the Atlanta Film Festival launch music contest for 2014 Festival participants
New England-based music house PARMA Licensing LLC and the internationally-acclaimed Atlanta Film Festival are teaming to launch a new music contest for 2014 Festival participants. PARMA will provide $25,000 of in-kind music and services to chosen festival participants, courtesy of PARMA's music supervision team.
ATLFF Alum OUR NIXON Takes On Nixon Speechwriter Ben Stein
Ben Stein, former Nixon speechwriter and actor--best known for his role in Ferris Beuller's Day Off--has seen Our Nixon and wasn't pleased. Our Nixon co-producers Penny Lane and Brian Frye responded with a point by point rebuttal.
With HDCAM on the way out, what formats do festivals want from filmmakers?
HDCAM tapes – once the standard projection formats of festivals worldwide – makes way for newer (and sometimes less reliable) formats. Which one should you choose?
Kickstarter Has Biggest 3 Months Ever For Film. Why The Complaints? Why Aren't We Focused On The Big Picture?
It's critical that we expand our view beyond Spike Lee's personal bank account. Fretting over millionaire filmmakers is by no means useful or assists us in examining how we can use crowdfunding to bolster and sustain the entire lifecycle of an independent film, going beyond just getting the film made.