Once a film has been made they are a number of options open to the film-maker. In most cases promoting a product in the right way and places is what most people across the industry fail in doing, this could be for a number of reasons but one would be not being knowledgeable in dealing with public relations as an independent film maker. As a film maker having invested money and time in a product you want it to reach as wide an audience as possible. They are a number of options available, sending the film to television channels, festivals or cinemas and in this digital age the easiest to draw an audience to view your work would be by uploading the film onto an internet site, some websites specifically specialising in the exhibition of short film or others like ‘YouTube’ giving users free range.
Only a few number of shorts get cinema releases but some British cinema chains are notable for doing so an example of this is Zoo. Some regional film theatres have a history of showing shorts but opportunities as such are limited and hard to come about for un-established directors also some print cost more than production and the difficult to link a short film to a feature film. Television channels have become prominent with showing horts with eve some specializing in just them on cable networks Movieola, The Short Film Channel another rising channel aslo in
New grounds even though they are a number of options for exhibiting, films festival prove to be the best starting point to launch a short film at a cinema. They are a large of number of short film festivals and even the large film festivals recognise shorts and exhibition them during the running of the festivals were many enter competitions or are part of a showcase.
Clermont Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival was created on the 4th of August 1981 out of the need to have a major event around films, its organized by Sauve qui peut le court metrage translated as “Short Film: S.O.S!”
This film festival has become the worlds premier cinema event dedicated to short film and is the second film festival in France after of course Cannes this is terms of the audience that it draws in and professional industry bodies.
The festival recognizes both national and international short film and submissions can be made through their website but they are regulations that are listed for the internal competition.
Registration Deadline: October 15, 2009
Registration fee: gratuit
Requirements:
1) Films completed after: July 1, 2008
2) Maximum running time: 40 minutes
3) Origin: Worldwide, France excepted
4) Festival screening format: 35 mm, Beta SP Pal or Digital Betacam Pal
Contact: Christian Guinot
The festival can be contacted through their addresss below or email. Their official website address is http://www.clermont-filmfest.com/index.php?lang=2
Address: La Jetée 6 Place Michel-de-l'Hospital 63058 Clermont-Ferrand cedex 1 Phone: (33) 473 91 65 73 Fax: (33) 473 92 11 93 E-mail: info@clermont-filmfest.com
Its a short film festival held in Finnish town of Tampere every March, its one of the important festival in Europe together with Oberhausen and Clermont-Ferrand. It began in 1969 and since 1970 has been held in it current form. Almost five hundred films are shown including international with seminars and other activities relating to the festival.
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Despite festivals being many the possibility of one being shown are little, films need to be of a high standard and captivating being able to impress the short list worker who has to filter hundreds of films each day before it get to the main decider, it also very important to follow all festival rules as a silly mistake can cause on missing out on a nig opportunity.
Funding
Funding is difficult to find for a director but they are opportunities available mostly due to the fact that they are people who are passionate about the art of shorts.
The launch of Short Circuit a Lottery funded partnership between London Film and Video Development Agency, Yorkshire Media Production Agency and Showroom Cinema in Sheffield aims to get short films onto cinema screens its done for the love and passion and none gets paid so its not for profit purposes but gives short films being made a greater chance of being seen. Even if it’s not for profit it is a marketing centred and linking the right short to a feature being screened it important making sure that the genres reflect and collaborate. Well now you wouldn’t want to see a short animation about violence while waiting on a screening of the latest ‘Wallace and Grommet’ feature. Other who offer funding for shorts are the like of Film 4, British council and Independent Short Films giving directors the opportunity to create good work with knowledgeable people working in the industry.
Funding can also come form companies such as 'Across the Hall' a film that was mainly distributed online released 2006 it was distributed by Samsung and sponsored by then featuring a phone release of the same year, its a 25 minutes film.
Eileen Elsey and Andrew Kelly (2002). In Short, A guide to Fil-making in the Digital Age. British Film Institute: BFI Publising. 127.
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