The Winter Film Awards is a volunteer-run celebration of the diversity of local and international filmmaking. Founded in 2011 and held in the culturally diverse and artistically stimulating city of New York, the festival has grown in size and scope each year and is now
Whether you’re a first time filmmaker or a seasoned professional, submitting a short or feature for consideration to a film festival can be nerve wracking. What do film festivals look for in a successful movie submission? Film Daily has the answer.
This week, the Sundance Institute renewed its agreement with IMDbPro’s online submission service Withoutabox to handle its applications until 2021. This is just one of Withoutabox’s long-term agreements that shut out competition from the likes of its rival FilmFreeway, which does not push for exclusivity.
Accessibility to funding and equipment, along with the opportunities film festivals present to indie filmmakers and their audiences, are behind a sharp rise in the birth of such events in recent years. However, this doesn’t mean launching your own festival’s an easy feat.