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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Introduction | |
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| "Work begins after the film is made!� | |
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| A Brief History of Film Festivals | |
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| �Before there was Sundance, there was Venice� | |
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| What is a Film Festival? | |
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| How Film Festivals started and their function today | |
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| Who runs a Film Festival? | |
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| Doing The Research | |
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| �Someone�s got to be analytical even if you are the creative type!� | |
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| Researching and Targeting Film Festivals | |
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| Top Tier Film Festivals | |
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| Short Films and student filmmakers | |
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| Niche festivals & sidebars | |
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| The Oscar: Academy qualifying film festivals & Student Academy Awards | |
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| Financial Considerations | |
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| Screen writing competitions at festivals | |
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| Submitting to Film Festivals | |
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| �Target Shooting� | |
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| Importance of a logline, genre and hook | |
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| Determining the audience for your film | |
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| Clearances & Releases | |
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| Submission Process: Entry forms | |
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| The Programming Director & Film Screeners | |
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| Duplication formats | |
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| You've Been Accepted Into a Film Festival Now What | |
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| �Yikes... What do I do now?� | |
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| Promotion and building a press kit (EPK) | |
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| Logo, business card, postcards & cover letters | |
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| Marketing: Production stills, posters, promotional items | |
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| Websites | |
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| Press & Publicity: Press releases, television, radio, newspapers, and publications | |
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| Making The Festival Circuit Work For you | |
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| �Confidence goes a long way (or is that experience?)� | |
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| The role of the filmmakers | |
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| Utilizing the talent involved with the film | |
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| Promoting yourself and your film | |
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| Contacting local newspapers, TV and radio stations | |
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| Extra tips upon acceptance into a film festival | |
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| Utilizing the post-screening Q&A session | |
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| Developing professional relationships | |
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| Networking via film organizations | |
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| Film Markets | |
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| �How do you say �buy my film� in five languages?� | |
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| Film and television markets | |
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| A film market primer for producers | |
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| Digital Film Libraries and film markets | |
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| Pitchfests and roundtables | |
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| Producers Rep Vs. Sales Agent | |
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| �Rep, Agent, Company - What�s the Diff?� | |
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| The Filmmaker and the Producer�s Rep | |
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| Sales Agents-a definition | |
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| Buyer�s Reps-oh no, what�s that? | |
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| Deliverables and Suggestions For Distribution in Our Modern World | |
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| �You mean making the film isn�t enough?� | |
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| Distributors | |
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| New ways of distribution | |
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| DVD and television broadcasts | |
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| Internet video services: iTunes, Netflix, etc. | |
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| Pay-Per-View and Video-On-Demand | |
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| A word about the Internet | |
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| Libraries and educational use | |
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| Key players in Independent Film distribution | |
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| Four-walling and renting screening rooms | |
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| Following Up After The Festival | |
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| �Keeping the dream alive!� | |
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| Using your film as a calling card | |
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| Securing meetings with studios and production companies | |
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| Getting an agent or manager | |
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| Following up after the festival | |
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| Q&A With Distributors, Producers, Acquisitions, and Reps | |
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| �If ya gotta learn, learn from the best� | |
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| Interviews with | |
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| Kirk D'Amico (Myriad Pictures) | |
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| Howard Cohen and Eric d�Arbeloff (Roadside Attractions) | |
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| Tony Safford (Fox Searchlight) | |
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| Laurie Woodrow (Fierce Entertainment) | |
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| Pamela Rosenberg (Hemisphere Productions) | |
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| Harris Tulchin (Harris Tulchin & Assocs.) | |
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| Advice From Filmmakers Who've Gone The Festival Route | |
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| �A Deal, A Deal! A Kingdom for a Deal!� | |
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| Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass (The Puffy Chair, Cyrus) | |
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| Roseanne Korenberg (Half Nelson) | |
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| Mary Jo Godges and Renee Sotile (Christa McAuliffe: Reach for the Stars) | |
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| Beth McElhenny (Still Me) | |
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| Lorette Bayle (Bake Shop Ghost) | |
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| Jen McGowan (Touch) | |
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| Creating a Film Festival? A Primer | |
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| �Does your hometown have one?� | |
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| What it takes to create a film festival | |
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| Getting started: the business and management | |
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| Creating a mission statement | |
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| Creating a budget | |
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| Getting support: city, county, local community | |
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| Securing venues and insurance | |
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| Creating a website | |
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| Call for entries | |
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| Staff and volunteers | |
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| Film programming | |
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| Technical director and technical issues | |
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| Galas: Opening Night and Wrap Parties | |
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| Filmmaker awards ceremony, honorary awards, tributes, retrospectives | |
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| Sidebar showcase | |
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| Seminars and panels | |
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| Screenplay competitions, music and music video competitions | |
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| Sponsors and fundraising | |
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| Publicity, marketing, promotion, and ticket sales | |
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| The Festival-All hands on deck! | |
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| Post-Festival | |
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| That's a Wrap! | |
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| "That wasn�t so hard, was it? Now let�s do it all over again next year!� | |
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| The future of film festivals | |
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| That�s a Wrap! | |
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| Resources | |
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| �Here�s your safety net!� | |
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| Industry Sites | |
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| Publications and magazines | |
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| Organizations and guilds | |
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| Helpful legal sites | |
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| Research sites | |
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| Film Festival resources | |
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| Raising financing the old fashion way | |
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| Film education and labs | |
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| Educational library journals and sources | |
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| Digital film and file-sharing sites | |
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| Distribution sources | |
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| Digital downloads and streaming sites | |
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| Apps and mobile phone apps | |
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| DVD/Blu-ray replication and duplication | |
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| Books and resources | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Film Festival Listings | |
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| A comprehensive list of film festivals worldwide | |
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| About The Authors | |