A Realistic Film Festival Strategy

Playing in film festivals can be an effective way of progressing your career as a filmmaker. In this video I break down a possible film festival strategy for how you might approach the film festival landscape as a filmmaker or producer. The video focuses on the European film festival environment but these concepts can also be applied to other regions. CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 1:34 Summary of the strategy 3:54 Important concept: The industry weight of festivals 5:09 The reality of submitting to major film festivals 5:42 Small and local film festivals 6:13 The film festival 'sweet spot' for building your career 6:55 Film selections related to major film festivals 8:05 Targeting mid tier film festivals 9:09 A great European film festival list for short films 10:16 Don't forget your film's niche! 11:01 Outro MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO Short Film Network (European Film Academy): https://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/industry/european-film-academy-short-film-network/ MUSIC "Cold" by @Seth_Walker https://soundcloud.com/sethamakessounds SOCIALS Instagram: https://instagram.com/kyleohlendieck Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/kyleohlendieck Using Film Festivals to Build Your Career - A Realistic Film Festival Strategy #filmmaking #filmproducer #filmfestival