Symposium âHow to Sell a Short Filmâ - Internationale Kurzfilmtage ...
Symposium âHow to Sell a Short Filmâ - Internationale Kurzfilmtage ...
Symposium âHow to Sell a Short Filmâ - Internationale Kurzfilmtage ...
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• around 50 stalls, where over 100 institutions from all over the world are represented(buyers,distribu<strong>to</strong>rs,producers,etc.)• avideolibrarywithallsubmittedfilms(whichisusedmostlybybuyers,distribu<strong>to</strong>rsandfestivalrepresentatives)Submittingafilmisfreeofcharge.Entry<strong>to</strong>themarketanduseofthevideolibraryarealsofreeduringthefestival.Forafeeof60euros,industryrepresentativescansignup<strong>to</strong>usethefilmdatabaseallyearround.Apartfromproductiondetails,thedatabasealsocontainstheprofilesand contact details of all accredited festival and industry representatives. The databasecurrentlycountsabout60,000films.Theprogrammeforthenextfestival(January2010)isalreadypublishedonline.ShaneSmith,<strong>Short</strong>FilmProgrammer,SundanceFilmFestivalhttp://festival.sundance.org/2010/Shane Smith is a jury member at this year's International <strong>Short</strong> Film Festival Winterthur, andworksfornumerousinstitutions.Today,hewillspeakasaprogrammeroftheshortfilmsectionoftheSundanceFilmFestival.Sundancetakesplaceinthesmall<strong>to</strong>wnParkCityinUtah,andthisyearthefestivaliscelebratingits25 th anniversary(thepredecessor‐festivalwasfoundedin1978).EstablishedoriginallyasaplatformforUSindependentfilms,Sundance<strong>to</strong>dayalsooffersastageforworldcinema,shortfilms, documentaries and experimental films (including even installations). As the concept ofindependentcinemahasmeanwhilebeensoftened,thisyearwillseetheintroductionofNEXT,aLowBudgetFeatureSectionforfilmsmadeonalow‐<strong>to</strong>no‐budget.Theshortfilmsectioncontains:∙5cross‐genreprogrammes∙1animationprogramme∙1documentaryprogramme∙intermittently:1experimentalprogrammeInaddition,manyshortsarealsoshownbeforethefeaturescreeningsThe jury hands out the <strong>Short</strong> Award and the Animated <strong>Short</strong> Award. The prize winnersau<strong>to</strong>maticallyqualifyfortheOscars,aslongastheyhaven'tbeenscreenedonTVbeforetheawardsceremony.Abouttheselectionprocess:Shaneisonememberofagroupof6programmersoftheshortfilmsectionofSundance.Themembersoftheprogramminggrouphaveotherprofessions.Thefestivalreceivesabout6000short film submissions every year, of which around 80 are selected for screening. The 6000submissions are distributed across the programming group. Every member makes a preselection,whichisthenviewedbytheentireselectioncommittee.Unfortunately,thefestival
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