[Frameworks] Film Festival Blues

[Adam Hyman]

Paid for by whom?

Best,

Adam

From:  FrameWorks <frameworks-bounces at jonasmekasfilms.com> on behalf of
Marcin Gizycki <mgizycki at hotmail.com>
Reply-To:  "Experimental Film Discussion List
<frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>" <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>
Date:  Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 5:43 PM
To:  "Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>"
<frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>
Subject:  Re: [Frameworks] Film Festival Blues

Ok., Tim,
I understand. One correction to my previous email. The Grand Prix at
Animator equals $15,000.
Best,
Marcin
 
From: FrameWorks <frameworks-bounces at jonasmekasfilms.com> On Behalf Of
Dimitrije Martinovic
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 8:39 PM
To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>
Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Film Festival Blues
 

I agree with you, DIY-start your own screenings,  I would love to
collaborator with anyone interested in trying this one.

 

On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 8:06 PM Tim Halloran <televisual at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Marcin, why did you assume I was being sarcastic? I was quite serious. Just
> saying we should stop crying about it and reimagine the whole festival
> paradigm. DIY. 
> 
>  
> 
> Tim
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> 
> On Apr 30, 2019, at 4:37 PM, Marcin Gizycki <mgizycki at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Tim, sarcasm is not necessary here. I started such a festival long time ago:
>> Animator in Poznan, Poland. We do not charge any fee and the Grad Prix equals
>> $1500 thousand dollars.
>> Yours,
>> Marcin 
>>  
>> 
>> From: FrameWorks <frameworks-bounces at jonasmekasfilms.com> On Behalf Of Chris
>> Lange
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 7:27 PM
>> To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Film Festival Blues
>>  
>> Maybe they should provide more money to the festival film viewers / jury to
>> do a fully honest and cognizant job of selecting.  That¹s important work,
>> which for some festivals sometimes seems like a bit of a bs configuration.
>> Though, it is the festival viewer / critic that spends the sometimes
>> difficult and time-consuming work of assessing all of these films.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> If they¹re making more money and not expanding their festivals, why not pay
>> some of the artists?
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> It also seems like this is a case-by-case.
>> 
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>>> 
>>> On Apr 30, 2019, at 5:29 PM, Tim Halloran <televisual at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Start your own filmmaker-friendly festivals.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Tim
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Apr 30, 2019, at 3:20 PM, Marcin Gizycki <mgizycki at hotmail.com
>>> <mailto:mgizycki at hotmail.com> > wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I am bothered more by the fact that festivals charge a lot of money not
>>>> giving much in exchange. Most of them simply exploits filmmakers.
>>>> 
>>>> Marcin
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> From: FrameWorks <frameworks-bounces at jonasmekasfilms.com
>>>> <mailto:frameworks-bounces at jonasmekasfilms.com> > On Behalf Of
>>>> owen at thenowcorporation.com <mailto:owen at thenowcorporation.com>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 5:52 PM
>>>> To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com
>>>> <mailto:frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com> >
>>>> Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Film Festival Blues
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> festival scams.
>>>> 
>>>> Owen
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Apr 30, 2019, at 5:31 PM, Mark Street <mstreet430 at gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:mstreet430 at gmail.com> > wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> There's not good way to hear "we didn't take your film".  But the
>>>>> breathless intro  "We got 5 million entries!......." has always irritated
>>>>> me.
>>>>> 
>>>>>  
>>>>> 
>>>>> Mark Street
>>>>> 
>>>>> www.markstreetfilms.com <http://www.markstreetfilms.com/>
>>>>> 
>>>>>  
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 5:11 PM Dominic Angerame
>>>>> <dominic.angerame at gmail.com <mailto:dominic.angerame at gmail.com> > wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Every film festival is telling me that they have received record number
>>>>>> of entries from hundreds to thousands. If entries are increasing should
>>>>>> not the scope and duration of the festivals increase to accommodate the
>>>>>> record numbers. Increased entries also mean increased income to the
>>>>>> festivals. 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> A question to the community
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
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