Friday, February 6, 2009
Entering Film Festivals and Video Contests
One way to get your films seen by more people is to enter festivals. With so many around the world, it can be hard to keep track and decide which ones might be the best to showcase your work. That’s where the internet comes in; two of the best film and video festival and contest information sites are
Short Film Central: “Short Film Central was started in 2005 by Andrew Goode and Michael Sydenham. Andrew has been a short film director, producer, animator, film festival assistant and festival-goer, with a particular enthusiasm for short films. Michael is a technologist who is resposible for developing our systems.” and Without a Box, a division of IMdb which is owned by Amazon.
You can sign up for a free membership at both sites as well as free newsletters so that notifications and reminders of film festivals and events come right to your inbox.
When it comes to contests, the best place to check is VidOpp, the video contest clearing house, “the intersection of video and opportunity”.
One of their site regulars, Joel Levinson, sent them a thank you note after winning the “What Would You Do For a Klondike Bar” contest they had posted. Oh yeah, he won ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS (U$100,000), and ended up featured in a front page article in the NY Times talking about how he has won over $200,000 in video contests, most of which he learned about from VidOpp.com.
The incredibly successful VidOpps site has spawned VidBids
VidBids is meant to be a simple marketplace for talented video professionals and the businesses that need them to find each other.
We have built up a community of over 7000 video pros over the last 2+ years, and we love to help them find projects.
TV was once the only way to get video to the public. Now, we have inexpensive (and often free), easy to use video hosting sites for businesses to distribute video on their own websites, on news sites, and on video sharing sites. With the distribution problem solved, the demand for business video has risen dramatically.
At VidBids, we provide a fast, easy, secure platform for getting that video project done - the customer testimonial, the case study, the sales presentation, the training course - whatever you have in mind, we can connect you with professionals in your area that will bid for your business.
Post a project, review the bids, compare the portfolios, and choose a video professional that fits your budget and can work to your schedule. It is that easy, as it should be.