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Short Films - Film Festivals or The Internet

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Hey guys, I have a quick question I'm hoping some of the experienced pro's in here can shed some light on.

I'm working on a 5 minute short film and I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to put it into a number of different film festivals worldwide or to simply put it onto the internet on my personal website where anyone can freely watch it or can download a high-res version of the film.

The main goal of the short film for all the people involved is to simply get our names out there and to pick the route (festival vs. internet) that will help us get the best opportunities to work on bigger projects.

From my point of view with my limited experience and knowledge, I see the internet as a much larger audience than film festivals and that can possibly help us get more attention and opportunities. However, with film festivals even though the audience won't be as large as the viewers online, you are dealing with real professionals within the industry. Another benefit of submitting to film festivals is that you can 'possibly' get awards or money and for a no-low-budget short film any kind of award or cash prize is always welcome.

So, I thought I would ask you guys who may have some experience or knowledge about this sort thing and don't mind sharing their input on what route we should take for a 5-minute short film? I should mention that this is also a 3-D stereoscopic short film, it's a fairly ambitious project but we got a number of talented people involved.

Thank you and I really appreciate the help.

-Varinder
 
Go for both. They aren't mutually exclusive, and publishing on the internet requires an almost negligible amount of effort. Stereoscopy might complicate internet distribution to a point though.
 
Thanks for your input kenneth. The situation was a bit more complicated to simply do both, it was rather one or the other. But I figured out a way to make all my plans work.

Releasing a stereoscopic film anywhere even into film festivals seems tricky, probably way easier for people to see it on the internet. But, I'll try getting the 3D version of our film out there as much as i can.

Cheers,
Varinder
 
I would go festivals and then internet.

Be careful. Some festivals won't let you 'broadcast' it on the net before posting.

If you want to maximize your exposure then you'll want to look at all the festivals you want to enter and ensure that they don't have any restrictions.

Also you chances of being accepted can be helped if the festival gets "Premiere" rights. So holding back and getting as many festival acceptances as possible before putting it on the net might be the best course of action.
 
Thanks for the info Gavin.

I'm planning to do exactly what you said. Going festival then to the net. I've also noticed a number of festivals that don't accept films that have been broadcast on the net or other places. So I'll be very careful where i submit the film.

I'm just hoping by the time we finish our 3D film, that a lot more festivals will begin to project 3D properly at their events. I've only spoken with a few festivals, but it seems that not many out there have the right equipment to project 3D.

-Varinder
 
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