Looking for a list of top film festivals so you can bring your DIY movie to the masses?
Here are a few great resources:
Indiewire Top 50 Film Festivals and Upcoming Festivals
Indiewire is the mouthpiece of the stratified "indiewood" industry. More interested in the latest film from established indie and foreign directors than us DIY types, they are a natural place to find the creme de la creme list of top fests. Hey, we love Indiewire. Just wish they cared more about us little guys.
Wikipedia's List of Film Festivals
I just stumbled across this and wanted to share it. It's an obvious one (Wikipedia knows all), but sometimes we forget to go with the obvious. They list festivals by continent/region. No particular order of importance though (after all, this is ultra-democratic Wikipedia), so the above Indiewire link is better if you want top fests only.
Without A Box
Every serious DIY and indie filmmaker knows about this site. Not only is this a great way to submit your film to many, many festivals, it also is a great way to find out about and research fests. Of course, many of the major fests aren't on the system, but for medium and smaller fests, it's a godsend.
25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee: 2010
http://www.moviemaker.com/festivals/article/2010_film_festivals_worth_the_entry_fee_20100614/
Posted by: Isaac | July 10, 2010 at 11:33 AM
Great link Isaac. Thanks for sharing. Anyone else with suggested fest resources, please add via a comment too.
Posted by: Bad Vegan | July 10, 2010 at 11:53 AM
Tromadance from the makers of The Toxic Avenger is a great, underrated film festival, particularly for horror films, but they have a little bit of everything. There is no entry fee, which is huge. They used to host it in Park City, but apparently now they're hosting it in Asbury Park, NJ in April. Their website is www.tromadance.com if you're interested.
Posted by: Mike Armstrong | February 11, 2011 at 08:32 AM