They RATE us, now let’s RATE them! The Film Festival Lounge is designed to allow filmmakers to communicate openly and honestly about festival experiences for the benefit of other filmmakers, as well as for festival organizers interested in hearing the raw truth about their festival. As festival-goers ourselves we’ve noticed that the favorite topic of discussion among filmmakers at festivals – is other festivals. Whether happy or horror stories, filmmakers love to gossip, vent, and brag about swanky swag, hospitality, treatment of short filmmakers vs. features filmmakers, lost tapes, destroyed prints, mind-boggling parties, networking opportunities, quality of film selections, great food, high submission fees vs. NO submission fees, etc. etc.
Of course, festivals do change year after year – one year they offer hotel rooms, the next year tents; one year the parties are INCREDIBLE the next year budget cuts move them to grandma’s basement – but more often than not, last year’s filmmaker is the best source of information for this year’s festival.
So please… spill all and help guide your fellow filmmaker while giving kudos or critique to festival organizers who rarely hear the REAL truth directly from us (that’d just be dumb!). And next time you get accepted or wish to apply to a festival stop here first to get the real scoop for what’s headed your way…. !
NOTE: If you wish to remain anonymous while spilling your guts, fake names and usernames are suggested. Oh, and remember to check “hide” when entering your email. Enjoy!
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| About the Lounge | |||
| Rules & Regulations Break 'em and we'll put you in Forum Jail! Moderator: administrator |
1 | 20 May 2008 @ 20:18 by administrator |
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| Want to be a Moderator? You'll have Special Powers! Moderator: administrator |
1 | 18 May 2008 @ 23:39 by administrator |
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| Support Not the moral kind... Moderator: administrator |
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| Submitting to Festivals | |||
| What's Your Strategy? Aside from getting into them all! |
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| What NOT to do Stalking 2.0 for Dummies? |
1 | 02 Dec 2008 @ 18:11 by cankersore |
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| Fees From Zero to a Bullion! |
1 | 20 May 2008 @ 21:37 by Abigail |
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| Festivals we don't know about.! What the #@*&! there's a Mt. Everest Int'l Film Fest!? Moderator: administrator |
3 | 25 Nov 2008 @ 20:55 by Dylan |
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| Did I Get In? |
3 | 25 Nov 2008 @ 21:07 by tanatang |
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| Attending Festivals | |||
| Travel & Accommodation Sure I'll take the pee-stained hammock! |
1 | 20 May 2008 @ 21:39 by Abigail |
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| Badges & Tickets Tickets & Badges |
1 | 20 May 2008 @ 21:13 by outofexile |
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| Promotional Materials Do they work? |
1 | 26 Aug 2009 @ 22:53 by Sheri C |
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| I'm going to ______ Film Festival. Are you? Meet other filmmakers going to the same festivals here. |
1 | 20 May 2008 @ 21:21 by outofexile |
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| Parties & Gift Bags What filmmaking is REALLY about |
1 | 07 Jun 2008 @ 19:01 by Dylan |
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| Festival Hospitality Worshipped or ignored? |
2 | 29 Sep 2009 @ 22:07 by Filmester |
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| Traffic Jam The Dog ate my F***ing PRINT! |
2 | 07 Jun 2008 @ 19:07 by Dylan |
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| Screening Attendance Main St. Theater, Tuesday 6:54 am |
2 | 25 Nov 2008 @ 20:37 by Abigail |
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| Quality of Films Art? Or Crap? |
1 | 20 May 2008 @ 21:26 by Abigail |
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| Networking Distributors! It's your lucky day! Email us at admin@filmfestivallounge .com |
1 | 20 May 2008 @ 21:11 by outofexile |
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| Short Filmmakers First or Second Class Citizens? |
3 | 25 Nov 2008 @ 21:36 by tanatang |
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| Student Filmmakers Second or Third Class Non-Citizens? |
1 | 23 Aug 2008 @ 15:52 by outofexile |
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| Prizes & Awards ...and the Audience Award for "Best Craft Service" goes to... |
2 | 22 Jul 2008 @ 13:51 by CH |
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| U.S. vs. Non-U.S. Festivals ...and the winner is... |
1 | 26 Aug 2009 @ 22:42 by Sheri C |
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| Best Film Festival Experience My 2 minute short just sold for $6,000,000.! |
2 | 15 Jan 2009 @ 15:33 by Russell |
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| Worst Film Festival Experience They said my screening was Sold Out, but there was only one person there... The Projectionist.! Moderator: administrator |
3 | 29 Sep 2009 @ 17:26 by Filmester |
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| After the Festival | |||
| The Party's over... What now? I feel so empty... |
1 | 09 Jun 2008 @ 18:39 by tanatang |
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| Festival Notices and Announcements | |||
| Call For Entries Give us your best pitch, festivals.! |
3 | 17 Nov 2010 @ 11:10 by thimijan |
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| Urgent Information Oh my God the curtain's on fire! |
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| Deadlines I know the festival starts tomorrow, but you'll really like my film! |
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| Announcements Hello!! The curtain's still on fire! |
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| Miscellaneous | |||
| Everything Else Anything we didn't think of Moderator: administrator |
1 | 25 Nov 2008 @ 21:39 by tanatang |
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| Requests Suggest stuff and we'll pretend it was our idea! Moderator: administrator |
1 | 25 Nov 2008 @ 21:00 by Dylan |
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| PRAISE & Criticism Especially PRAISE Moderator: administrator |
1 | 25 Nov 2008 @ 21:01 by Dylan |
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