Film Strategy

The good people at  Script Reader Pro  have just made your life easier.  Why is that you say?  Because they've made your filmmaking life easier to manage this year with their  calendar of  all the major upcoming screenwriting contests  (orange) , awards   (blue) , festivals  (green) , fellowships and labs  (yellow)  in 2017. Like Yogi Berra says, “If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else.”  Wednesday, February 1   International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) Thursday, February 2   International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) Friday, February 3   International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) Saturday, February 4   International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) Sunday, February 5   International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) Thursday, February 9   Berlinale Film Festival Friday, February 10   Berlinale Film Festival Saturday, February 11   Berlinale F

The good people at  Script Reader Pro  have just made your life easier.  Why is that you say?  Because they've made your filmmaking life easier to manage this year with their  calendar of  all the major upcoming screenwriting contests  (orange) , awards   (blue) , festivals  (green) , fellowships and labs  (yellow)  in 2017. Like Yogi Berra says, “If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else.”    Monday, January 2   Hamptons Screenwriting Lab Late Deadline Thursday, January 5   Palm Springs International Film Festival Friday, January 6   Palm Springs International Film Festival   Lola Awards (German Film Awards)   Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Extended Competition Deadline Saturday, January 7   Palm Springs International Film Festival Sunday, January 8   Palm Springs International Film Festival   Golden Globe Awards Monday, January 9  

This Film Collaborative article offers a great look into the thought process that goes into deciding whether to screen your film at a particular film festival or not. Oftentimes, filmmakers make it to the film festival stage with no clear strategy or long-term vision. This article sheds some light on what filmmakers should do in that situation. -------*------- originally published by The Film Collaborative blog on 10.27.16 I love film festivals by-in-large and they have done great things for many of our films. In fact, we have multiple films this year that have generated over $50K in revenue on the festival circuit. Many companies cling to the myth that playing festivals hurts distribution deals and revenue, yet most of our top festival performers still received six figure distribution deals while continuing to generate revenue, awards and exposure on the circuit. While The Film Collaborative is perhaps best known for monetizing the film festival universe, we provide just