ABSTRACT
Film Festivals and markets have become more influential around the world to sell and promote independent and micro-budget movies as well as studio fare. Festival consultant Steve Montal delves into festival requirements and procedures and the distinction between festivals and markets, specifically Sundance Film Festival, Slamdance Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival and market, World Festival of Animated Film in Zagreb, Karlovy Vary International Film festival in the Czech Republic, Toronto International, New York Film Festival, American Film Market (AFM) and International Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam. Further details include sales agents, researching festivals and markets, submitting to festivals, filmfestivals.com, withoutabox.com, submission checklist, sample budget; strategy after acceptance in a festival including publicity, social media, promotional materials, practical logistics, print, distribution, screenings, interviews; acquisition executives; Sony Pictures Classics, Paramount Vantage, Fox Searchlight, Roadside Attractions, IFC Films, Lions Gate, Magnolia, Strand Releasing; prints and advertising (P & A); distribution contract terms.
