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Film Festival Hacks: How to Submit to Festivals Like a Pro

Filmmaking is tough enough! We show u the secret hacks to get into film festivals for FREE & How not to get ripped off!
Rating: 4.5 out of 54.5 (97 ratings)
2,182 students
Created by IFH Courses, Christopher Holland
Last updated 7/2018
English
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What you'll learn

  • Create a festival strategy by selecting appropriate festivals for their films.
  • Submit to Film Festivals like a Pro
  • Career Building and Networking
  • How to Educate Yourself for FREE at Film Festivals
  • Audience Building Techniques
  • Discover What Distributors Want and How to Find Them
  • Understand the technical requirements film festivals are looking for

Requirements

  • A general understanding of how film festivals work and the filmmaking process is required.
  • Just the love for filmmaking and getting their film out to the world

Description

Before you read what I have to say, see what our other students are saying about our course:

As Festival Producer with the Edmonton International Film Festival (EIFF) in Canada for nearly 15 years, I have experienced a whole lotta misinformation about what film festivals DO and I completely support the sharing of ACCURATE information in a non-biased way. To be honest, I was a bit skeptical about this course, titled FILM FESTIVAL HACKS. From the first segment, I was hooked.

Chris and Alex have created a fascinating journey that is relevant to both filmMAKERS and festival organizers. Chris's experience behind-the-scenes at numerous festivals combined with Alex's experiences attending festivals makes for a well-rounded and completely candid course that is less 'instruction' and more In the Actor's Studio. A few chapters into it, I thought -- (insert gratuitous coarse language here) EVERYONE needs to certify themselves as FILM FESTIVAL HACKS!

And the course reminded me that we (at EIFF) aren't all alone on an island, hoping that what we do will resonate with filmMAKERS and that our annual event has VALUE for everyone -- audiences included!. - Kerrie Long

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Can't get your indie film into film festivals? Are you tired of spending TONS OF CASH, you don't have, on submission fees? Want to get the inside secrets to give your film the best chance on being accepted to film festivals?

  • Don't have the money continue submitting to film festivals?
  • Do you want to submit to film festivals for cheap or FREE?
  • Do you want to learn how I got my films accepted into almost 600 international film festivals without paying submission fees?
  • Do you want to Enroll NOW and get into the minds of film festival programmers? Let's get started?

They DON'T teach you this in Film School!

Film Festival Hacks is a course pulls back the curtain on the film festival business (and it is a business). THIS IS A MUST FOR ALL FILMMAKERS!

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Save TIME and MONEY by learning what film festivals are looking for and how to position your short or feature film to have a fighting chance of being accepted.

This is a LIVING COURSE, we will be adding to it and updating it often!

You will be taught from both sides of "the badge." Alex Ferrari is an award winning filmmaker with almost 600 international film festivals under his belt. He'll show you tricks and techniques on how he got his features and short films accepted with paying little or NO MONEY!

Here's what legendary film critic Roger Ebert (which he met at a film festival) had to say about Alex's short film:

"BROKEN is essentially a demonstration of the mastery of horror imagery and techniques...effective and professional." - Roger Ebert (Chicago SunTimes)

On the "other side of the badge" is Chris Holland, author of Film Festival Secrets: A Handbook for Independent Filmmakers and festival organizer who has been on staff at two Academy-Accredited (Oscar-qualifying) film festivals.

Chris has also worked closely with the staff of more than 200 festivals worldwide, including Sundance, Slamdance, AFI Fest, SXSW, and many more. Over the last decade he has consulted on festival strategy with hundreds of filmmakers just like you and helped them take control of their run on the festival circuit.

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"Great tips from both sides of the industry - movie producer with plenty of festival experience, and a festival guru that knows the process inside out. this will save you lots of head scratching and give you the confidence and the knowledge you need to start submitting your movie to festivals." - Ioannis Tsiokos

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Here's a bit about Film Festival Hacks:

Included in this game changing course: more than 4 hours (and growing) of insider secrets and strategies for getting your film into film festivals (over 35 videos). There has never been an online seminar like this one -- it’s the Ultimate Film Festival Course.

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FILM FESTIVAL HACKS COVERS:

Why Submit to Film Festivals Today

  • Audience Building
  • Distribution for Your Film
  • Career Building and Networking
  • Travel the World
  • Educate Yourself for FREE
  • Prize Money and Awards

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The Hidden Benefits of Film Festivals

  • What are Your Goals?
  • This is a Business, and the Film Festival is Your Customer
  • How to Do Research
  • How to Submit to Film Festivals for Cheap or FREE


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Understanding the "Mystery" of How Film Festivals Program their Fests

  • The Screening Process
  • Common Fears and Myths
  • Film Festivals Have an Audience to Serve
  • The #1 Predictor of Film Festival Success

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How to Leverage a Film Festival Screening to Help Sell Your Film

  • Audience Building Techniques
  • Networking with Other Film Festival Programmers
  • Discover What Distributors Want and How to Find Them
  • What are Your Chance of Getting a Traditional Distribution Deal?

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Technical Requirements for Film Festival

  • What’s a DCP?
  • Quicktime Compression
  • HDCam vs HD-SR
  • DVD and BluRay
  • Warnings and Security


and much more!

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Important information before you enroll:

  • In case you find the course useless, don't forget you are covered by a 30 day money back guarantee, full refund, no questions asked!
  • Once enrolled, you have unlimited, lifetime access to the course!
  • You will have instant and free access to any updates I'll add to the course.
  • You’ll get access to the course discussion forum, where you can ask us questions and compare notes with your fellow students.
  • We will give you our full support regarding any issues or suggestions related to the course

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Enroll NOW and learn the secrets of getting your indie film into film festival around the world! Let's get started!

Who this course is for:

  • Filmmakers who anticpate making a movie and showing it to audiences on the film festival circuit will get the most value from this course.
  • Any filmmaker planning to submit to film festivals
  • Film Students
  • Filmmaking Professionals

Instructors

IFH Courses
Filmmaking, Screenwriting & Best Selling Instructors
IFH Courses
  • 4.3 Instructor Rating
  • 5,571 Reviews
  • 70,632 Students
  • 38 Courses

IFH Courses is a creator, publisher and distributor of high-quality online courses covering all avenues of the filmmaking, screenwriting, post-production, and social media/marketing crafts. Think of it as the ultimate online film school. We bring together industry-leading experts from all disciplines so you can learn from the best. Filmmakers, Screenwriters & Content Creators are our passion!

Our expert instructors will teach you skills that will have an immediate positive impact on your career or business.

You'll find his approach to our courses a bit raw and real. That's because I care about my students, fellow artists, and filmmakers. He has seen and personally made many missteps over the years and he wants to help you avoid making the same costly mistakes. The industry is abusive to the newcomer and he hopes Indie Film Hustle can help you navigate the shark-infested waters of the film industry.

We also are the founder of Bulletproof Screenwriting, Filmtrepreneur, IFH Academy, and Indie Film Hustle TV, the world's first streaming service dedicated to filmmakers, screenwriters, and content creators. Think Netflix for Filmmakers.

Christopher Holland
Writer & Film Festival Consultant
Christopher Holland
  • 4.5 Instructor Rating
  • 97 Reviews
  • 2,182 Students
  • 1 Course

Chris Holland is a consultant on marketing and festival strategy for independent filmmakers around the world. He is also the author of Film Festival Secrets: A Handbook for Independent Filmmakers (filmfestivalsecrets.com). For more than a decade Chris has worked on all sides of the festival circuit, including time spent at B-Side Entertainment, Slated, IFP, the Austin Film Festival and Atlanta Film Festival. He believes that hot dogs are not sandwiches.

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