Introduction to Film Festivals

Catalog description

Introduction to Film Festivals is designed to introduce students to the landscape of film festivals, how festivals are structured and how they operate, and how to take advantage of the opportunities festivals offer for career advancement. Film festivals provide a unique method of distribution for the independent filmmaker, however festivals exhibit only a small percentage of the films they receive for submission. Students in this course will learn how to identify festivals for submission, how the submission process works and how to reverse-engineer it, and how to maximize the value of becoming a selected filmmaker.