Short Film Festivals

Short film festivals

Short film festivals allow directors to show their work immediately to other people n the industry and can be a real gateway to success. Can be known as a springboard into a higher place. Short film festivals have been going on for some time now and have become more and more recognized. Luckily enough we have one of the best short film festivals in the world in London “The best short film festival in the world” – Guardian Guide, according to some.

Some of the festival vary with the entry requirements like the amount of time the short films has to be or the circumstances it was film in, for example Nokia held a festival when the films were strictly shot on mobile phones.

The down side to film festivals is that some ask for an entry fee for your piece to be shown especially the big ones which gather large crowds and the places your most likely to find success. Yet it is looked at as a small price to pay if you can show off your flare and individuality to a production company. But only happens to a small amount of people.

The film called 9 about a sack doll surviving in a post-apocalyptic world was originally an 11-minute short until it won a student academy award and best-animated short nomination at the Oscars. From this I came to the attention of Tim Burton who is a major director and he said, “The short was among the most extraordinary 11 minutes of film I’ve ever seen”. Based on that Tim Burton made a full-length version of the film that grossed more than £40 million. That is just and example of what a film festival can do for a struggling but inspiring creative filmmaker no matter what your role within the short.