Digital Film Festivals
Film Festivals Outside the Box In the world of independent filmmaking, the work doesn’t end when the director shouts “wrap”. For many filmmakers, the arduous task of submitting their completed projects to film festivals can be more daunting than making movies. In addition, film festivals must sort through thousands of applications, manually transferring information to their databases. ... com), she can send that application to multiple festivals with just a click of her computer mouse. ... “Our software is smart,” says CEO David Straus, “it has to know what information to send to each film festival, because every festival wants something different.” Founded in 1999 by two graduates of UCLA Film School, the Los Angeles-based startup has inked agreements with more than one hundred film festivals, including the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, which is now accepting submissions via www. ... For many filmmakers, the arduous task of submitting their completed projects to film festivals can be more daunting than making movies.