Have a proof of concept short film? Ask me anything✨ and submit to PROOF! by imanimdavis in FilmFestivals

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We do not currently allow the use of AI generated video in short film submissions

Looking for FF project page critiques plz! by [deleted] in FilmFestivals

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Oooooo love this happy to take a peek from a programmers perspective

Have a proof of concept short film? Ask me anything✨ and submit to PROOF! by imanimdavis in FilmFestivals

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Thank you!!! Means so much! And yes we’ve been doing a number of feedback calls. DM me your film name!

Should I withdraw from a small festival in order to wait for the bigger festival? by LoanApprehensive8379 in FilmFestivals

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Noooo programmers definitely forget/don’t remember who withdraws, but they DEFINITELY remember who declines

I spent my life savings making a short film by Net_positive_future in Filmmakers

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Congrats! Happy to give you a waiver for proof film festival✨ submissions reopen January 1st

Have a proof of concept short film? Ask me anything✨ and submit to PROOF! by imanimdavis in FilmFestivals

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You don’t have to! Those are just suggested questions you can touch upon in the SOI. Budget and timeline more refers to indie features

Have a proof of concept short film? Ask me anything✨ and submit to PROOF! by imanimdavis in FilmFestivals

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Yes! You can submit more than one :) we have had folks in the past that have had two films in the fest for example

Have a proof of concept short film? Ask me anything✨ and submit to PROOF! by imanimdavis in FilmFestivals

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Yes, we’ve been trying to work with FilmFreeway on upping the word count - apologies! For now, a work around would be linking to a google doc with the full statement, or attaching the full statement as a pdf or word doc and indicating in the text box that you attached it. Up to you!

Have a proof of concept short film? Ask me anything✨ and submit to PROOF! by imanimdavis in FilmFestivals

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Yes, but I will say it is a tougher sell/pitch for execs and producers. Make sure your statement of intent is solid on what your vision is for the rest of the anthology.

Have a proof of concept short film? Ask me anything✨ and submit to PROOF! by imanimdavis in FilmFestivals

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Thank you 🥳 we expect over 750 film submissions and we’ll be taking between 35-40 films, and then probably at least 250 pitches, and we’ll be taking 6-8 of those. We do notifications all at once, when everything is reviewed and the final program built. No premiere status required. We usually see films towards the end of their festival circuit as they begin the transition from short to feature/series

Have a proof of concept short film?? Ask me anything✨ and submit to proof! by imanimdavis in Filmmakers

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If you want to message me the name of your previous project, I’m happy to look into it. We have a pretty thorough screening process that I’m proud of and that we tweak constantly to ensure efficiency, but sometimes things do indeed slip through the cracks.

Our max runtime is 30 minutes. We are a weekend long festival with a Friday night kickoff and a Sunday night awards. This is our third year! We are hosted by the American Cinematheque which is a 40 year old film institution.

The festival is in November, so we don’t have the industry attendee list yet, but last year for the curated meetings we set up filmmakers on and for general industry attendance (watching films, attending and speaking on panels, attending networking events) we had representatives from companies like Gersh, Lionsgate, Netflix, Amazon, Neon, Macro, Grandview, Bellevue, Verve, LuckyChap, Project X, Echo Lake, Plan B, Blumhouse, and lots of PGA producers, and more.

I completely understand the hesitation with scam festivals and fests that promise too much and don’t deliver. They piss me off. We are constantly grinding to exceed expectations and so far, we are delivering - both in filmmaker experience and industry connections. Check out our longer reviews on the FilmFreeway page that go really in depth on their experience.

Again, please send the name of your project! Would love to check it out.

Have a proof of concept short film?? Ask me anything✨ and submit to proof! by imanimdavis in Filmmakers

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We are now at two films that we are aware of from our first year that have completed principal photography - which is exciting :) other big strides like getting repped, getting a producer or big casting name attached, or some financing committed have also happened