[Frameworks] Film Festival Blues

Wed May 1 03:54:27 UTC 2019

Adam,
Are you asking where the money for our awards comes from? Mostly from the city of Poznan. Also from the Polish Film Institute and other public institutions.
Best,
Marcin

From: FrameWorks <frameworks-bounces at jonasmekasfilms.com> On Behalf Of Adam Hyman
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 11:38 PM
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Paid for by whom?

Best,

Adam

From: FrameWorks <frameworks-bounces at jonasmekasfilms.com<mailto:frameworks-bounces at jonasmekasfilms.com>> on behalf of Marcin Gizycki <mgizycki at hotmail.com<mailto:mgizycki at hotmail.com>>
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Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 5:43 PM
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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<mailto:frameworks-bounces at jonasmekasfilms.com>> On Behalf Of Dimitrije Martinovic
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 8:39 PM
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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<mailto: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
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On Apr 30, 2019, at 4:37 PM, Marcin Gizycki <mgizycki at hotmail.com<mailto: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<mailto:frameworks-bounces at jonasmekasfilms.com>> On Behalf Of Chris Lange
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 7:27 PM
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Maybe they should provide more money to the festival film viewers / jury to do a fully honest and cognizant job of selecting.  That's 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 they're 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.

On Apr 30, 2019, at 5:29 PM, Tim Halloran <televisual at hotmail.com<mailto:televisual at hotmail.com>> wrote:

Start your own filmmaker-friendly festivals.

Tim
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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
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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.

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