1.How many
entries did they get this year? For films make sure to ask them to distinguish
between features and shorts.
Under 600 all shorts under 90 mins. Doc, animation, narrative.
2.How many
films do they aim to screen each year? 1 evening screen 15 finalist in one
night. Next day show runners up total of
30 films or less. Other events during
the year to screen other films. How many papers/presentations do they accept?
Again, for films make sure to ask them to distinguish between features and
shorts.
3.What is
their pre-screening process? How many pre-screeners do they have each
year? Who is typically chosen as a
pre-screener?
Films are mailed in. They are stripped of any nice artwork so they
will all look alike. They do this so the
screeners will not be able to judge based on school or fancy artwork. The first
round is done by knowledgeable students or persons in the lower ring of the
Hollywood industry ladder that includes film makers, actors, producers,
editors. They mix the male and female
number of viewers in order to obtain a fair voting. Some movies will get a larger male vote and
others larger female vote because of the subject matter of the film. Each film is seen by 3 people groups and
multiple groups. 2nd round the jurors are people who are more entrenched
in industry. Top 10 percent left will be
sent to the final round. During the
first two process they numbers decrease from about 600 to 60 total films. Jury for finalist must be in the industry to
be a juror for the final films.
4.How do
they score entries? Do they use a scoring template/rubric? They use a scoring guideline for the first
round of films. They are rated on such
topics such as directing, editing, etc…
They are also graded on how well they fit the scene or theme of the
festival. The second rounds of entries
are scored very detailed. In order to be a juror for the second round of
rubric’s they must be in the industry and have screened at other festivals.
5.Do you
have a jury after the pre-screening process has ended? The jury for the Angelus
film festival has a jury template. The
heads of the Angelus film festival also watch the films. The templates are used to help refer back to
films and notes.
6.How far
in advance do they send out their call for entries? How do entries typically
roll in? Early?
Late? In waves? Early enrollments 35 May 1st-Jan.
Regular entries 45 by June 1st.
late 55-65 by July first.
7.How many
paid employees do they have each year? How many volunteers? 2 full time
employees. 4 part time. Interns 2-3.
8.Do you
use specific programming, trafficking, budgeting software? Do you like it? Withoutabox is a godsend and something every
festival should use.
9.What
community outreach do you do outside of your festival season to keep your event
on the
public's radar and/or to raise funds? (Workshops, mini-festivals,
fundraiser dinners, etc.) Angelus works very hard to keep track of past winners
of the festival. They do this in order
to gain support for the film maker and use them in the future. They get previous winners together in order
to raise public awareness of the festival including dinners and lunch ins. They also take select winners to Sundance
film festival in order see other films and to help them make contacts in the
industry that they can use in the future on upcoming works. The last four years they have had sponsors
that have enabled them to take filmmakers abroad to London and Czech Republic
for festivals. Last 4 years sponsors to help take filmmakers
abroad, London, chech. They also do
smaller screenings around the states and involve local festivals. Screenings around states. Involve in local festivals to help gain
support of their own festivals. .
10.
Do you give out swag bags to visiting filmmakers?
Presenters? Guests? If so, what type of items
do you include in those bags? Yes. Contact industry groups. Contact Final Draft. Screen Writer software. Contact ASAP for us. T-shirts to magazines subscriptions also
given away.
11.
Do presenter/filmmaker pay registration to attend?
NO directors and makers do not pay. After party invitation only for staff and
filmmakers, sponsors( We need to start doing more of this).
12.
Are you able to provide presenters/filmmakers with
funds to cover travel or lodging?
When we can.
Sponsors normally give stipends.
Check airfares. Pick them up
from airport and help them out.
13.
What "perks" do your filmmakers/scholars
enjoy at your festival/conference? What else do you
encourage them to do while
they're in town? m(Free dinners, tours, exclusive activities...in Wilm,
we'd
try to take them to the beach, Screen Gems tour, etc.)
Van ride of town.
Fuji Film, tour of Hannah Visions and
Warner Brothers Studio’s tour in past.
Hawaiian appetizers night before festival for all film makers to meet
and get comfortable with each other.
Once winners are announced in August they hold a finalist lunch in. Nice restaurant. Announce on twitter. Monika is a big supporter of using Facebook
and twitter for alumni of the festival also invited to the lunch in. It is great to at this time to interview the
filmmakers and post the interview online.
We must have an alumni page on Facebook to keep this festival growing.
14.
Do you have special donor perks during the event?
Or how do you thank them? Special place
for them at reception. VIP
treatment. Keep it going during the
year. Give them VIP tickets to festivals
or pass’s to visions. Give them ad on
program. Or on website.
15.
What do they wish they had done differently or
better when they were first starting out? What do
you wish you knew then that
you know now? Involve more and get more
sponsors. Don’t get complacent with just
a few. Make each year different. Live music.
Add something more each year.
After festival debrief with staff and sponsors.
16.
If it’s a festival or conference that no longer is
in existence...why did it end? Economics.
The main sponsor of the festival had to back out
due to economics’ at the time.
17.
Any other ideas or advice that we haven’t thought
to ask about? Don’t have fear for asking celebs or anyone high in the industry
for help. They will love to help student
film makers anyway they can. Have celeb
jurors, and invite them to the festival.
They will most likely come and be honored judge and be invited to the
festival. They will come just being
asked. Just ask Hollywood for help. They are open to helping student
filmmakers. Get an outside perceptive
from people. Jurying will attract students. One year HBO selected the winners. Internaltional Documentary Association to ask
for a juror for the documentary films at our festival. Animation students, try to find an animation
studio’s or giant in the industry to be a judge or juror for the process. This will attract participants if they know a
star or giant in the industry is watching the films. Know how much time it will take, when the
films will be to them, when you need it back to the exact date, they are very
busy but willing. We need to create a
feed lapse email announcing when and any small details about our festival so
everyone is constantly reminded of the festival. PR department. Make list of indie film sites online and post
all of our call for entries on them as well.
Post on those sites. Winners take pic and link sponsor
information. Send to all prior and
everyone on the mailing list.
For our website she said if we want a really good
website try to contact a film poster creator or someone who is a movie art
person to make a poster. She thinks the
contest idea that I had about branching out to the digital arts departments to
create bumpers before films is an amazing idea.
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