FINAL DEADLINE: Submit to the 2015 ATLFF Screenplay Competition!
The FINAL extended deadline (November 21st 2014) for the 2015 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition is fast approaching!
#FestivalCollective Spotlight On: ATLFF 2012's “Pisces of an Unconscious Mind”
Take a look at the Atlanta Film Festival 2012 official selection, "Pisces of an Unconscious Mind," ready to watch now on Film Festival Collective. Director Gleb Osatinski is currently crowdfunding his next film to be shot in Atlanta.
Producing Your Short Film: Someone's Got to do It & Why It Should Be You
Part two of Kathy Cabrera’s Short Film Webinar Series happens this coming Wednesday night!
Is your film ready? ATLFF 2015 Early Deadline for Film Submissions is this Friday, June 27
The lowest submissions fees of the season are about to go up. Get your film in this Friday, June 27th before that happens.
Backers Jury gives 2014 ATLFF Filmmaker to Watch Award to "The Bravest, The Boldest"
The polls are closed, the votes have been tallied, and the backers jury has decided: Moon Molson's: The Bravest, The Boldest is the winner of the 2014 ATLFF Filmmaker To Watch Award. As part of the award, Molson will receive a travel stipend to come to Atlanta and accept the award at the Awards Brunch on Saturday April 5.
Podcast: Terrified of "Networking" At Film Festivals? Listen up.
Episode #14 of the Film Festival Secrets podcast, featuring ATLFF Artistic Director Charles Judson and Ops/Marketing Director Chris Holland. This time we talk about 3 essential tools for networking at a film festival: business cards (lots of 'em!), screeners, and postcards for your film. Learn the basics about what should be on them and when to offer them.
Are You Getting Paid What You’Re Worth? Seven Tips To Avoid Going (Completely) Broke Producing Your Film
There’s nothing inherently wrong with working for free. However, if a filmmaker isn’t diligent about communicating what their time and effort is valued at, that can develop into a self-imposed ceiling that’s difficult to rise above.
Podcast: 3 Questions Filmmakers Should Ask Themselves About Distribution
Join Sheri Candler, Director of Digital Marketing Strategy for The Film Collaborative, on the Film Festival Secrets podcast, where she reveals the 3 questions filmmakers should ask themselves when they contemplate distribution.
How Can Working With a Music Supervisor Save Time, Money and Your Distribution Prospects?
One big oversight that I see within in the DIY filmmaking movement is in music licensing. Without the proper music clearances, a film can go from poised to explode on the market to a wasted effort only your kids will see.
Submissions for the 2014 Creative Conference Are Now Open
The call for entries is officially out - submit your panel proposals and ideas for the 2014 Creative Conference today!