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Hello Shooters,
I was wondering if anyone has had personal, first hand experience (good/bad/indifferent) of the Marbella International Film Festival?

It all looks pretty glamouro…

Scam. Back in 2010, they wanted me to sign a statement that I would attend, before they agreed to accept my last short BEDFELLOWS, meaning I would have to commit to appearing in …

My old man curmudgeon persona has added a new wrinkle this month. I fully expect to be beaten down with cricket bats and meat pies for this. On the other hand, I've never had a fi…

You're right, Dan. I took some Valium and I'm over it now.

I've just finished a big study of 10,000 film festivals.

Part one looked at the numbers of films festivals (http://stephenfollows.com/film-festivals-pt1-the-truths-behind-film-fe…

Hi, I've got my short "The view from the window" into the Metrage/Short Film Corner at Cannes. Does anyone have any tips on getting the most out of this investment? Before, during…

My friend Sophie got into the Short Film Corner this year and wrote me a guest blog about her experiences: http://neiloseman.com/?p=3616

Dear Shooters, Our short film made last year for a modest budget has screened at several festivals worldwide and been screened on SHORTSHD in USA and Europe. It was recently subm…

I do hope that you will still be offering the discounted tickets to the offer film makers on the program.

I've been collecting data on 10,000 film festivals and have published the results at http://stephenfollows.com/film-festivals-pt1-the-truths-behind-film-festivals/

The main findi…

...that's the breaking news from Short of the Week, who recently went through a big list of fests to see who accepts what: http://bit.ly/16vU3ku

Those amongst the 68% who do acce…

No, it won't affect how soon to go online - for the best festivals to actively feature a film, many of them want to be able to premiere it, which they can't if it's on YouTube!

1. Lincoln - Politically Correct?
2. Zero Dark Thirty - Politically Incorrect?
3. Argo - Part 2: Iranians are coming! (http://tinyurl.com/d3l5uvc)
4. Silver Linings Playbook - Ser…

Anyone notices that "Silver Linings Playbook" is the least talkabout among filmmakers but is the most "hyped" film this year? It's an OK/average film but gets all this "attentions…