After The Hollow Men is completed, I need to know what kinds of festivals to send it to. Film Freeway has been invaluable in this. These are some of the festivals I have been looking at. I have also picked out the categories I think the film would be applicable to. Some of these festivals were discovered by looking at other award winning short films which I think are in the same ballpark as my own, and researching what festivals they did well at.
Paris Film Festival - https://filmfreeway.com/parisfilmfest
- According to the festival, "Paris Film Festival is a unique monthly film festival which was created as a response for international demand for art films". This might cater for the more experimental aspects of my film.
- They say they accept films in all genres.
- Unfortunately there is an entry fee.
- Only apply through Film Freeway
- Opening date April 30
- Final Deadline 25 May
- Best Short Film: $13
- Best Student Film: $13
London Shorts - https://filmfreeway.com/LondonShorts
- Monthly
- Only apply through Film Freeway
- Unfortunately there is an entry fee.
- Best Short Film: $9.98
- Best Live Action Short: $9.98
- Best Director: $9.98
- Best UK Short: $9.98
- Best Short Drama: $9.98
- Best Action Short: $9.98
- Best Score: $9.98
- Best Sound Design: $9.98
- Best Cinematography: $9.98
- Best Production Design: $9.98
- Best Actor: $9.98
- Best Student Short: $9.98
- Best Original Story: $9.98
Cinemagic Young Filmmaker 2021 - https://filmfreeway.com/CinemagicYoungFilmmaker
- You must be 25 or under
- Free to apply.
- Best Drama
- Best Experimental
- Young Filmmaker of the Year
- UK Only
- Deadline 6th August
Bristol Independent Film Festival - https://filmfreeway.com/BristolIndependentFilmFest
- All genres accepted
- Deadline 20th August
- Best Short Film: $15
- Best Student Film: $15
- Best Student Director: $15
Edinburgh International Film Festival - https://filmfreeway.com/EdinburghInternationalFilmFestival
- Under 30 minutes
- Must be Scottish premieres.
- Best Short Film
Edinburgh Short Film Festival - https://filmfreeway.com/EdinburghShortFilmFestival
- Max length 25 mins
- Deadline 21st June
- All genres considered
- Best Film
- Best Scottish Short Film
- $25
BUT B-Movie, Underground and Trash Film Festival - https://filmfreeway.com/BUTFilmFestival
- More of a focus on genre films
- Free Entry
- Don't know if The Hollow Men fits, but since it is inspired by Westerns, I reckon it could be applied to the B-Movies section.
- Due to the experimental aspects, possibly the Underground Film section too.
Bare Bones International Film and Music Festival - https://filmfreeway.com/BareBonesFilmFestival
- Focus is on independent, low-budget filmmakers
- Best of Fest Short Narrative Film
- Best of Fest Maximum Short Film
Beaufort International Film Festival - https://filmfreeway.com/BeaufortInternationalFilmFestival
- Short Film: $35
- Student Film: $10
- Deadline 31st October
- Under 30 minutes
Ffresh Student Media Awards - https://filmfreeway.com/FfreshFestival
- Students Only
- BAFTA qualifying!
- Fiction FIlm
- Experimental Film
- Under 30 minutes
Student Filmmaker Awards - https://filmfreeway.com/StudentFilmmakerAwards
- Students Only
- Entry Free
- Best Short Film
New York Film Festival - https://filmfreeway.com/NYFF
- Non Competitive: No prizes
- Best Short Film: $45
- Deadline 24th May
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