So today, as I was driving my Girlfriend Sil to and from shooting her AS-Level Project at a local restaurant, a woman who worked there mentioned how her daughter is married to Trey Edward Schultz, the director of Waves and a 2-time winner of South By Southwest's (SXSW) film fest.
Since most distribution will be done via festivals for our short film in order of viability, top 5 edition:
1. Sundance-
Pros: Super large and very well known/respected. Independently hosted so vert short film friendly.
Cons: Super competitive :(
2. Cannes film fest-
Pros: Famous AF. No entry fees. Very lenient on time requirements.
Cons: Picky, arguably most competitive field.
3. TIFF-
Pros: referred to as the "most influential film fest" by TIME mag, Cheap to enter, most globally attended.
Cons: not many that I can identify.
4. Aspen shorts-
Pros: All short films, Oscar-qualifying event, cash prices, massive influence.
Cons: Expensive fees. Highly limited # of spots and very secretive selection system.
5. Palm Springs Short Fest-
Pros: Oscar-qualifying event, largest short film fest in NA, independently run and open to new creators
Cons: High competition
~ALTERNATIVELY~
All festivals are cancelled this year due to COVID.
Distribution will rely on:
Youtube+Vimeo+anywhere I can self-post like my social media-
Cons of this: Not as much exposure, followers can ignore me.
Pros of this: I am shameless, so I can self-promote with 0 consciousness.
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