The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide, 3rd Edition (Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide)

The guerrilla guide to marketing and selling an indie film.

Some people are just there for the loot bags. But most of the people at a film festival are trying to market and sell an independent film. Dont be just one of the horde. Use Chris Gores Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide to help your indie film stand out! Entertainment Weekly loves Gores book, calling it a “treatise on schmoozing, bullying, and otherwise weaseling one's way into the cinematic madness known as film festivals.” The newly revised and updated fourth edition includes full listings for more than 1,000 film festivals, with complete tips and contact information, plus in-depth analysis of the Big Ten festivals. With detailed, fresh how-tos for marketing, distributing, and selling a film and using websites to build buzz, plus interviews with top festival filmmakers, step-by-steps on what to do after your film gets accepted, and explanations of how to distribute a film, Chris Gores guide tells filmmakers exactly how to become a player in the indie world. Chris Gores Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide includes complete listings for more than 1,000 festivalsfind the best for indie, documentary, short, student, digital, and animation, and a CD-ROM!

Gore is a writer/filmmaker, television personality, and speaker in the independent film industry. With listings for some 1000 film festivals, his guide for independent filmmakers and film festival-goers has been updated throughout, and now includes new filmmaker interviews, new chapters on distributing and selling one's film, information on travel expenses covered by festivals, and perks provided to attendees.
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Chris Gore reveals how to get a film accepted and what to do after acceptance, from putting together a press kit to putting on a great party.