Film Festival Secrets: A Handbook For Independent Filmmakers

by Christopher Holland

Every year thousands of filmmakers like you unleash their newly completed movies upon the film festival circuit. Whether you're a first-timer with a comedy short or a seasoned veteran with a documentary feature, you all face the same set of problems. You all ask the same questions. You all want the pleasure of seeing your film play before a festival audience and gain the recognition it deserves. This is your book. Film Festival secrets will help you select the right festivals for your film, prepare your festival screener, save money on festival fees, create marketing collateral, and craft a screening sell out plan. And that's just the beginning.

Genres: Film, Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published October 6, 2008

Reviews

[Brenden Gallagher · Rating 5 out of 5]

We are preparing our festival submission strategy for our short film and we found this book to be intensely informative yet breezy and readable. An essential guide for building the best strategy for your short or your feature as you head into festival season.

[Brett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh man, with my collaborator and I having a film in post production with the intention of running it in the festival circuit, he thought me might want to look into the whole festival thing... Good lord, thank you that this book exists. The advice is wonderful if not indispensable, and it's a good straightforward read. Thank you Christopher Holland and I hope to see you at a film fest!