What happens to the Film Festival Money?

Here are 10 things that film festivals want filmmakers to know. ... I actually have encountered festivals that have had to do this when a film is rejected for ... .. Please give us all your money and your house: Chances are if we are ...

Film Festivals Can Be Very Kind To Independent Filmmakers ... If this happens to a movie it is destined to succeed, and the person who made the ... that they will be able to make more films with bigger budgets using money from investors, ...

When it comes down to it, having a film in a festival is an experience, and that's what life ... A guy got back to me saying something like, 'Yeah, we got the money.

I quizzed 523 film festival directors to find the economics of film festivals. ... Under 15% of film festivals' income comes from submission fees; 14% of festivals ... The festivals rated Withoutabox 4.2 out of 10 for value for money ...

Neither the Festival nor its jurists investigates or attests to the authenticity of an applicant's ... Make checks or money orders payable to “Austin Film Festival.

Pinpoint which festivals are best for your film project and develop a solid ... early days if I knew what I do now I could have saved a lot of time and money. ... . This is most common with large/top-tier festivals but can happen with ...

It is very clear that you don't go to film festivals. ... It is your work that needs to do the talking – don't waste time or money on the frills, the ...