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Exhibition:Festivals
Research Objective:
Part 7
Exhibition: Online
streaming, forumsand reviewsResearch Objective:
Part 7 (continued
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Film Network’s festival guide:
Raindance’s World’s Top Short
Film Festival
Edinburgh !nternational FilmFestival
"undance Film Festival
#ambridge Film Festival Festival $e #annes
%ondon Film Festival Palm "&rings !nternational FilmFestival
Encounters Film Festival
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Edinburgh !nternational Film Festival:
'hat is the submission Process
• )here are sim&le ste&s that *ou have tofollow to submit *our short +lm
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")EP .:
")EP /:
")EP 0:
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Edinburgh !nternational Film Festival:
!s the festival com&etitive
• 1es it is, each *ear E!FF welcomes over-,022 industr* delegates, +lmma3ersand members of the &ress to ta3e &art
'hat are the rewards for winners• 4wards include 5est !nternational
Feature Film, 5est !nternational
$ocumentar* Feature, the 6ichaelPowell 4ward for 5est 5ritish FeatureFilm, the "tudent #ritics ur* 4ward andthe 4udience 4ward
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#ambridge Film Festival:'hat is the submission &rocess
!s the festival com&etitive
• 1es, it attracts big names, however, it is stillintimate and a&&roachable
'hat are the rewards for winners• 4udience awards for the 5est Feature ()he
8olden Punt 4ward, 5est documentar* ("ilverPunt 4ward, and 5est "hort Film (#r*stal Punt4ward
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%ondon Film Festival:'hat is the submission &rocess
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%ondon Film Festival:!s the festival com&etitive
•
1es, it is the largest &ublic festival of its 3indand is visited b* thousands of +lm enthusiastswho get to view over /22 +lms, documentariesand shorts from all over the world
'hat are the rewards for winners• 5est Film 4ward for the most original,
imaginative and creative motion &icture 5est
5ritish 9ewcomer 4ward for emerging 5ritish
talents )he "utherland )ro&h*, named after8eorge "utherland%everson8ower, ;th $u3e of
"utherland, for the most original +lm and +nall*, )he 8rierson 4ward for the best documentar*
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Encounter Film Festival:'hat is the submission &rocess
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Encounter Film Festival:!s the festival com&etitive
•
1es, most li3el* because it is one of the o<cialgatewa*s to the 54F)4s, Euro&ean Film 4wardsand #artoon d=Or and a >ualif*ing festival for )he 4cadem* 4wards
'hat are the rewards for winners• 5rief and 4nimated 8rand Prix which ma3e the
winning +lm eligible for 4cadem* 4ward9omination and receives ?.,;22 5rief and
4nimated @'E Euro&ean 9ew )alent 4ward(?-,222 5rief and 4nimated 5est of 5ritish4ward (A-,222 and is also eligible for the#ritics= #ircle 5ritish "hort Film of the 1ear
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"undance Film Festival:'hat is the submission &rocess
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"undance Film Festival:!s the festival com&etitive
• 1es, because of the number of attendee=sand how it &la*s a vital role in identif*ingemerging international talent andconnecting them with audiences andindustr* in the @nited "tates
'hat are the rewards for winners
• 4wards to be won such as the 8rand ur*
PriBe $irecting 4ward #inematogra&h*4ward Editing 4ward 'aldo "alt"creenwriting 4ward and the "&ecial ur*
PriBe for #ollaborative Cision
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Festival $e #annes:'hat is the submission &rocess
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Festival $e #annes:!s the festival com&etitive
• 1es, #annes Film Festival is 3nown tobe one of the most &restige festivalsand is most well 3nown b* numerous
&eo&le'hat are the rewards for winners
• Feature +lmsD Palme d=Or, 8rand Prix,
4ward for 5est $irector, 4ward for5est "creen&la*, 4ward for 5est4ctress Exae>uo, 4ward for 5est4ctor, ur* PriBe
• =
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Palm "&rings !nternational Film Festival:
'hat is the submission &rocess
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Palm "&rings !nternational Film Festival:
!s the festival com&etitive
• 1es, it is one of the most acclaimedshort +lm showcases in the world !tshowcases //2 short +lms from ;-
countries'hat are the rewards for winners
• 4udience 4wards, ur* 4wards, ur*
#ategor* 4wards and "tudent#ategories
c are ea ure m es va s a ave
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c are ea ure m es va s a aveim&ortant shorts sections and which arefestivals dedicated exclusivel* to the short
form• )he festivals that have feature +lmand im&ortant short sections are%ondon Film Festival, Edinburgh Film
Festival and %eeds !nternational FilmFestival
• )he festivals that are dedicated
exclusivel* to the short form areEncounters Film Festival, "oho "hortsFilm Festival and %ondon "horts Film
Festival
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ow do these festivals mar3et and&romote themselves
•
)he* mar3et and &romote themselveson various social media sites as the*3now that this is the new generationwho will 3ee& their +lm festivals alivein the future *ears to come )he* alsohave s&onsorshi&s and &artnershi&swith other com&anies who hel& to
fund and &romote them
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'h* is it im&ortant to be screened at one
• !t is im&ortant for short +lms in
&articular to be screened at festivalsas it gives them more media attentionand brings in a wider audience )he
awards that the* receive can also givethem a wa* into more well 3nownaward ceremonies such as the 5ritish
4cadem* of Film and )elevision 4rts(54F)4
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'ho attends themGG 'ho su&&orts them
• 4 range of &eo&le attend them such as
celebrities who act in the +lms or shorts,+lmma3ers, universit* students and mediastudents, talent scouts and executives, +lm
journalists and man* more &eo&le
• 6an* +lm festivals have s&onsors and&artnershi&s who hel& fund themEncounters Film Festival has funding from
)he 9ational %otter* and is s&onsored b* thewell 3nown !6$5 which is available onvarious &latforms )heir main &artners are'atershed and 4rnol+ni One of %eeds
!nternational Film Festivals leading &artners
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'hat have *ou noticed about thestructureGst*le of the sites
• 9eutral colours
• "im&listic la*out
• Extremel* informational
• 4 lot of lin3s to other websites
•
"o&histicated
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Ke Nationalfestivals forshort !lms:
Ke"nternationalfestivals for
short !lms:
National#"nternational student!lm festivals:
#ornwall FilmFestival
'imbledon!nternational "hortFilm Festival
Hoom !nternational 1outh Film Festival
)he !nto FilmFestival
)he 'althamstow
!nternational FilmFestival
)he "tudent 6ediaFestival of 'ales
Fo*le FilmFestival
6anchester!nternational "hortFilm Festival
9ational FilmFestival for
)alented 1outh
#olchester FilmFestival
8lasgow 1outh FilmFestival
%eeds 1oung FilmFestival
"creentest )he
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'hat advantagesGdisadvantages do such festivals havewhen com&ared to their traditional theatrical counter&arts
• One of the advantages of these festivals, such asFuture "horts, is that it has the abilit* to changethe wa* we engage with cinema which will
generate a wider understanding, 3nowledge andinterest )he growth of technolog* has enabledthese festivals to reach to new levels and caterfor wider audiences
• owever, there are still disadvantages, one ofthem being that some &eo&le will &refer to go toactual festival because of the authenticit* to itand being able to meet other consumers li3ethemselves face to face
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Part 7 (continued:
'h* do *ou thin3 it is so di<cult for short
+lms to get a theatrical screening• ! thin3 it is hard because the* often loo3ed
over or dismissed as I&ractise before a real+lm= "ome &eo&le do not see the &oint in
ex&eriencing what a short +lm has to oJer#an *ou +nd other instances of shorts being
given theatrical release
•
%ong distance !nformation• 6an !n Fear
• 4 8un For 8eorge
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9etKix, 4maBon=s PrimeG!nstant video service:
'hat sort of short +lms are available to watch
• ! could not +nd an* short +lms, however there were
inde&endent +lms such as "hift*, Fish )an3, %oc3e, alf9elson and $onnie $ar3o From this list ! can see thatthe* are the more well 3nown 5ritish +lms
'hat can we gleam about the 3inds of &eo&le who
consume shorts there• ! get the im&ression that the t*&e of &eo&le who
consume these are ones that usuall* would choosefeature +lms, however, the* are o&en to watching newcontent 4n exam&le of the t*&e of &erson ma* be 4
level media students stud*ing 5ritish +lms because the*are in the age demogra&hic of these websites howeverthe* need to stud* 5ritish +lms for their wor3
ow is information about +lms shared
• )he* have useful tools such as a recommended sectionbecause of the +lms that the* watch )his means that
6 bi
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6ubi:ow is the site structured
'hat sort of short +lms are available to watch
• )here are more inde&endentGindie +lms that can be viewedon there, rather then mainstreamGoll*wood action +lms
'hat can we gleam about the site=s users
• ! believe that the t*&e sites users would either be from the
older generation who enjo* +lms because the* see them inan anal*tical wa*, or the users could &ossible be universit*student or media students
ow is the information about +lms shared
• !t is sharedG been made aware of through diJerent
categories and through social media sites
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$ouTu%e "'()
ow do these two sitesdiJer from one another
• 1ou)ube is more well3nown•!t has a larger databasebecause of the amount ofusers
•9ot used b* a massamount of &eo&le•Peo&le are more li3el* touse it for inde&endentshort +lms who wantserious reviews
'hat sorts of viewers arethe sites catering for andwhat do the sites oJer
• 1ou)ube caters for &eo&leof all ages who want alldiJerent t*&es ofentertainment
• 1ou)ube oJers a widersearch
•#aters for ever*one butmore s&eci+call* &eo&lewho want to learn inde&th about the art of
ma3ing short +lms•OJers more 3nowledgeand serious o&inions oncontent
'ho might u&load a short+lm at one of these sites
and wh*
•"omeone who wantsmore views and for
entertainment &ur&osesbecause of the* will gainmore ac3nowledgement
•"omeone who is moreinterested in ex&ressing
and showing their wor3 ina serious mannerbecause the* want seriousres&onses
ow is information about+lms shared at the sites
•"hared through socialmedia and other users incomment sections and
diJerent &ages
• )hrough social media andother users
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The Short'ovie*hannel
Short of theWeek
Film of the'onth
The FilmNetwork
'hat are the3e* diJerences
between thesesites and theaboveresearchedsites
•"im&listicla*out• 6ainl* to dowith shorts•as a sectionfor !)unes
•"im&listicla*out•9eutralcolours•9ot as well3nown•as a sectionfor
submissions
•6ainl* to dowith
submitting ashort +lm in acom&etition
• )o do with the55# Film
9etwor3•$edicated togetting *ourshort +lmsnoticed
'hat sort of+lm visitors arethese two sitescatering forand what arethe* oJering
•6ore general+lm viewerswho want toex&lore moreinto short+lms•OJers accessto diJerentchannels
• Peo&le whowant to gettheir short+lms noticed
•Peo&le whowould li3e togo to +lmevents anddiscover othershort +lm
creators
•OJers hel& todevelo& *ourcareer orbusiness andreach out towider
audiences
ow far is thestructure ofthe sites suited
to shortsscreening
•!t broadcastsshort +lms•as a wider
audience from!)unes
•as diJerentchannels fordiJerent
genres of short+lms to watch
•#an viewdiJerent short+lms from a
Irecent +lms=section of from
•as achannelssection•
as a +lmsection where