Sometimes it can feel like The Sundance Film Festival can be the be all end of all of the American film festivals. While Sundance is great and has transformed many filmmakers’ careers (ours too, as we’ve been included in Sundance Institute’s Inclusion Resource Map 🙂 ), it doesn’t have to […]
With the current pandemic time in which we live, it can be hard to know if film festivals are worth entering if they’re entirely online this year. As we’ve started to see already, film festivals in 2020 are looking very different than any other year. But just because festivals are […]
As Fall gets closer and closer, it can start to feel like many film festivals won’t be able to run their programs like they usually do. It can be hard to know how to strategize for entering and attending festivals in this uncertain time. We’re here to offer some advice […]
Sometimes the entry price for a film festival can feel like it’s too high, and paying the money might not be worth it. Or if the festival isn’t local to you, it might not feel worth it to travel to see your film, especially if there’s no guarantee that you’ll […]
This post was written by Jessica Estelle Huggins, a Boston-based creative film producer. Huggins’ day job consists of developing marketing and distribution plans for independent documentary filmmakers. Here it is. The moment that you have been waiting for. You are at picture lock. Leaning back in your chair, you sigh, […]
We’ve added even more ways to get your film seen in our HIGH CONCEPT video below! You’ve wrapped production of your film, and you’ve reached final cut. You took all of your short film ideas and actually made something out of them. Congratulations! Seriously: that’s a huge accomplishment whether you’re […]
There’s no denying the impact that low-budget and short films have on cinema today. Low-budget and short filmmaking have been shaping movie trends and starting careers for generations. Though they’re less glamorous and publicized than big blockbusters are, they can be just as successful. Take Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs, for […]
When learning how to become a filmmaker, it is important to understand how and why film festivals are relevant. Festivals exist to showcase and praise films but also to generate and create publicity and popularity towards films. Festivals can also present gifts to filmmakers who win awards or have films […]
You’re an amateur filmmaker, you’ve just finished your first or second film, and now you’re ready to show off your hard work. But soon you realize that Hollywood doesn’t dish out movie deals to any average Joe, so what do you do? The answer: submit to film festivals. Many of […]
We’ve been busy here at The Film Fund. From travelling to Los Angeles to see “Americano” on the big screen yet again at Dances with Films to judging the most recent entries in our funding contests. Americano, the first film funded by The Film Fund, is now available on Amazon […]
Tim Viola’s short film “AMERICANO” has been chosen as an Official Selection at Dances With Films in June 2019. The film will screen in the heart of LA at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood. The film has already been nominated for more than five awards on the festival circuit, […]
The festival process can be excruciating. Entry fees, ticket prices, screening blocks that are less than ideal. They can fun, too, and they’re still the marker of what the world considers a quality independent film–although that’s starting to change with the rise of online platforms. How do independent filmmakers create […]