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Lessons from the Sundance ShortsLab NY 2013

by Justin Ferrato on July 18, 2013

 

After attending the Sundance Shorts Lab at BAM this past Sunday, I couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of people wanting to write, direct, or produce a short and submit it to the Sundance Film Fest. For 8,000 submissions, there are only 80 films that …

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Getting your short onto the festival circuit

by Mike Plante on June 27, 2013

You’ve just made a short film. The good news is: you may be able to get as many people to see it in a movie theater as an independent feature film does. Bad news is: that doesn’t pay anything. Distribution is a word usually saved for feature films. But short …

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Better Film Panels Now

by Mynette Louie on May 16, 2013

Producer Peter Phok and I speaking on a panel at IFP’s Filmmaker Conference.

 

In the year and a half since Brian Newman wrote his very apt and memorable post, “Killing the Film Fest Panel,” panels haven’t improved much. In that time, I’ve spoken on or moderated over a dozen panels, …

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Top 10 lessons I’ve learned as a SXSW newbie

by Dara Bratt on March 19, 2013

I was super excited when I learnt that my short documentary “Flutter” was accepted to SXSW.  After weeks of prepping postcards, business cards and posters, it was time to go.

My buildup to departure was full of anxiety. With full east coast snowstorm alerts, it wasn’t a sure bet I’d make …

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What to expect when your expecting to get into a film festival

by Kat Candler on March 8, 2013

In the spirit of SXSW starting this weekend, I’ve put together a list of things you can expect when taking your short film out into the world.

But let’s start with … Making movies is hard. And you’re gonna get rejected. A lot. And getting rejected repeatedly can kill your soul. …

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Producer Kim Jackson on preparing for a festival like Sundance

by Kim Jackson on February 20, 2013

I’ll be honest with you.  It wasn’t until a week ago that I could see straight.

When I stumbled off of the red eye at JFK and headed to my apartment in Manhattan after attending The 29th Annual Sundance Film Festival, all I could do was run to my …

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Shaka King at Sundance

by Shaka King on February 18, 2013

My name is Shaka King and my film Newlyweeds premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday, January 18th. I intended to blog about the experience throughout but didn’t have the energy. The month and a half leading up had been a dead sprint to finish, promote and hopefully sell the film …

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Producer Robert Profusek on Building Buzz at Slamdance

by Robert Profusek on February 15, 2013

I had an amazing opportunity to return to Park City this year with my film WITHOUT SHEPHERDS. I was more than excited as not only was I going public with the first documentary film I had produced, but I was playing Slamdance for the first time in my career.

Without …

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