As mentioned previously, film festivals are effective when promoting a short film. I will research into which festivals would accept and screen our film this year.
The last festival that we could enter is The Student Film Festival Awards. It is set in Brighton so we would have to use our own money to get there, but as we drive we could split the costs of petrol and also it is £15 to enter the festival, again we would have to use our own money. The festival accepts DVD format which is the format our film is in. Also they say we all have to be over 16 which we are. We would be competing with other people from other schools, universities and colleges. The requirements also state that the film has to be less that 2 years old which our film is. In addition to this, the film must be between 1-20 minutes long, as ours is around 5 minutes it is acceptable.
They accept all genres and themes of films. When we submit the film we will have to include the name of film, running time, contact information and a short synopsis. There is an award for best short film, which we could be nominated for. The judges include award winning directors such as Howard J. Ford and Antony Thomas which could get us recognised in the film industry.
The first festival it could be screened at is Portobello Film Festival, which takes place in September in London. The entry is free, which is to our advantage as we are a no budget film. Although they offer places to a wide range of films, there is an award for Best Youth Film. The downfall is that people submit permission forms from all over the world so we would have competition with alot of people. They are constantly looking for new talent and show independent films only.
To the left is a application form which if the whole group was interested in attending we could fill out. It accepts all kinds of themes and genres.
Raindance festival is another festival that we could attend. We could enter this for free if we got our submission form in by May 7th, after then we would have 
to pay between £25 and £35. They guarantee that they will look at our film. Although, we have to attend another festival before we are accepted at Raindance. On the other hand, if we were to take it here, they are well-known and have a high reputation, which may get us into higher levels of festivals.
to pay between £25 and £35. They guarantee that they will look at our film. Although, we have to attend another festival before we are accepted at Raindance. On the other hand, if we were to take it here, they are well-known and have a high reputation, which may get us into higher levels of festivals.They accept short films as well as other types of films including documentary and aim at the frist time directors. When we submit our film, if we got a place, only two of our team could go to see it, which is a bit disappointing but at least someone could go and give the other two feedback. They also hand out awards such as Best Short that we could be nominated for. It takes place in the West End, London.
They require a press kit which should include the following; names of the director, producer, writer, DoP, main cast, the country of origin, original format, print source and website (if we have one). Also a short synopsis, two stills and which format we are in.
They require a press kit which should include the following; names of the director, producer, writer, DoP, main cast, the country of origin, original format, print source and website (if we have one). Also a short synopsis, two stills and which format we are in.
The last festival that we could enter is The Student Film Festival Awards. It is set in Brighton so we would have to use our own money to get there, but as we drive we could split the costs of petrol and also it is £15 to enter the festival, again we would have to use our own money. The festival accepts DVD format which is the format our film is in. Also they say we all have to be over 16 which we are. We would be competing with other people from other schools, universities and colleges. The requirements also state that the film has to be less that 2 years old which our film is. In addition to this, the film must be between 1-20 minutes long, as ours is around 5 minutes it is acceptable.
They accept all genres and themes of films. When we submit the film we will have to include the name of film, running time, contact information and a short synopsis. There is an award for best short film, which we could be nominated for. The judges include award winning directors such as Howard J. Ford and Antony Thomas which could get us recognised in the film industry.We would be more successful if we were to enter a student film festival as everyone would be at around the same levels of expertise. If our film was made more professionally, it could be taken to different festivals that are more well-know and have more people from the film industry included.
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