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July 28, 2010
Christopher Holland
news

Film Festival instructional video now on sale

July 28, 2010
Christopher Holland
news

HOW TO GET YOUR FILM INTO FILM FESTIVALS! & What to do When You get There! from Sylvia Binsfeld on Vimeo.

Check out this new instructional video on preparing your film and submitting it to film fests. Some good interviews with filmmakers and festival staffers about how to get ready. It's a fine companion to Film Festival Secrets.

How to get Your Film Into Film Festivals! Insider Video--Trailer from Sylvia Binsfeld on Vimeo.

July 28, 2010
Christopher Holland
news

Christopher Holland

Queens Film Festival founder arraigned for stealing $14,000 in goods and services
Speaking at SWAMP Salon tomorrow night in Houston
The Better Film Festival Submissions Toolkit has a very simple purpose: to help you improve the way you submit your work to film festivals.

Divided into 7 core tasks with a discussion of each task, the 16-page Toolkit is designed for quick reading and gives you concrete, actionable tasks to make your film submissions package better. Best of all, you'll get the insight you need to better understand what programmers look for and how to submit with confidence.


Download it for free.
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Atlanta, Gachris@filmfestivalsecrets.com

Chris Holland currently works in programming and operations at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and as a consultant on marketing and festival strategy for independent filmmakers around the world. He is also the author of Film Festival Secrets: A Handbook for Independent Filmmakers.. For more than a decade Chris has worked on all sides of the festival circuit, including time spent at B-Side Entertainment, Slated, IFP, the Austin Film Festival and Atlanta Film Festival. He believes that hot dogs are not sandwiches.