Comments on: Film Festivals: Go Big & Go Home http://www.tylergibb.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/01/29/film-festivals-go-big-go-home/ The Once and Future Projects - A writer, director, filmmaker's experiences making independent film, animation, video, music and more in Montreal, Canada. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:11:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Tyler http://www.tylergibb.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/01/29/film-festivals-go-big-go-home/#comment-109 Tyler Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:41:31 +0000 http://www.tylergibb.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/01/29/film-festivals-go-big-go-home/#comment-109 Esn, yes, many festivals have submission fees which add up fast if you submit to a lot of them. Selling copies of the movie at the festivals isn't a bad idea but against that I have to weigh the time and money it would cost to promote at and attend those festivals. Maybe that's reasonable for some filmmakers but so far it hasn't made sense for my situation. Another factor that comes into play here is the actual exhibition copy of your film. Most of the mid sized festivals want the film in a decent format (Beta tapes or 35mm film) and to get those prints or copies made you're looking at a chunk of change - plus you've got to ship that material around the world. Again, I hate to have to look at the festival circuit so pragmatically but the business side of the art of film is a little too cold to be ignored. T ps. Thanks for commenting! I know it's not the same as the old Babble Board but it's home. Esn, yes, many festivals have submission fees which add up fast if you submit to a lot of them. Selling copies of the movie at the festivals isn’t a bad idea but against that I have to weigh the time and money it would cost to promote at and attend those festivals. Maybe that’s reasonable for some filmmakers but so far it hasn’t made sense for my situation. Another factor that comes into play here is the actual exhibition copy of your film. Most of the mid sized festivals want the film in a decent format (Beta tapes or 35mm film) and to get those prints or copies made you’re looking at a chunk of change - plus you’ve got to ship that material around the world.

Again, I hate to have to look at the festival circuit so pragmatically but the business side of the art of film is a little too cold to be ignored.

T

ps. Thanks for commenting! I know it’s not the same as the old Babble Board but it’s home.

]]> By: Esn http://www.tylergibb.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/01/29/film-festivals-go-big-go-home/#comment-108 Esn Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:16:18 +0000 http://www.tylergibb.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/01/29/film-festivals-go-big-go-home/#comment-108 I don't understand... do YOU have to pay for them to screen it? If not, then what do you lose by letting it be shown somewhere? What I'd do (supposing that I didn't have to pay the festival in the first place) is let it be shown in as many places as possible, and arrange it so that there's somebody outside the doors after each screening selling Minushi DVDs. I would expect to get a bunch of sales that way from folks who liked my movie but would never have known about it otherwise. I don’t understand… do YOU have to pay for them to screen it? If not, then what do you lose by letting it be shown somewhere?

What I’d do (supposing that I didn’t have to pay the festival in the first place) is let it be shown in as many places as possible, and arrange it so that there’s somebody outside the doors after each screening selling Minushi DVDs. I would expect to get a bunch of sales that way from folks who liked my movie but would never have known about it otherwise.

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