[Frameworks] Current situation with Film Festivals

[Matt Helme]

When you can put your work on-line and have it seen worldwide, why bother with 
festivals?
Matt  

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff-94PXtixo




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From: D Dawson <decodawson at shaw.ca>
To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>
Sent: Wed, February 16, 2011 12:11:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Current situation with Film Festivals

Re: [Frameworks] Current situation with Film Festivals I agree with Dominic,  I 
have heard horror stories about festivals sending home 150 tapes each to 5 
individual undergrads telling them to choose 20 that “he/she likes” no mention 
of the criteria of evaluation or the fact that a single person’s judgment might 
throw off the whole process.    I mean realistically how else are you going to 
get through 1000-2000 films right?   

Deco








On 2/16/11 10:38 AM, "DOMINIC ANGERAME" <dominicangerame at sbcglobal.net> wrote:



>I am noticing an alarming trend these days with experimental film festivals 
>throughout the world. I received a notice from the Images Festival in Canada 
>that they received more than 1,000 entries for exhibition. I am sure that Ann 
>Arbor Film Festival received far more entries than the 150 films they are 
>viewing. Since is seems that almost everyone is a filmmaker these days that the 
>structure and procedures of the major experimental film festivals should be 
>changed in major ways. Virtually all festivals charge an fee for entry. 1000 
>entries can mean $25,000 going to the festivals for admin/pre-screening, etc. 
>This does not include the donations, governmental grants, and other sources of 
>income.  I used to run a couple of festivals and understand the purpose of entry 
>fees to help defray costs. However, since the number of entries for many 
>festivals has risen more than 3 or 4 times the amount the festivals need to 
>consider extending their exhibitions to accomodate the amount of entries. Most 
>filmmakers are now facing a 1 to 20 odds of having their films shown in major 
>festivals. This is less than playing the lottery.
>
>It is distressing for me, having been making films for more than 40 years to see 
>the festival situation become so debased. The volume of work being entered is 
>drowning these festivals in both admin, and creative decisions. I have served on 
>juries in many festivals and noticed when I looked at the list of the films 
>rejected by pre screeners that many great films had been rejected. As a judge I 
>requested to view those rejected and found most of the films selected by me were 
>shown at these particular festivals. Since the volume of entered work in most 
>well known festivals far exceeds the festivals ability to manage this volume, 
>that a new structure needs to be put in place. This would be a great service to 
>the filmmakers entering their works into these festivals.
>
>Dominic Angerame
>
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