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Film Freeway I am amazed that every question I send them I get a reply immediately. Of the three questions I have asked, the longest wait was, get this... 15 minutes. The quality of online screener is excellent. It did take me overnght and a restart to upload a two hour Blu-ray (MPEG-2) by...

I just learned moments ago that the video was shot in 8050i (interlaced) HD, 25fps DCP will be the current world market SMPTE-Standard. It will be made in USA and 24fps / 5.1. surround sound. European language subtitles can be turned on or off. It will be 4% longer due to slowing down.

I work for a filmmaker who was very active in the 1980s, so he is not so familiar with current technical standards, especially outside of Europe. Before he orders the DCP for exhibition, he asks me whether he should have the video made in Fps (frames per second) 25 or 24. He says it is an...

I learned something from both on film festivals, but learned more from Mr. Gann's Hey, this forum is pretty comatose regarding festival submissions and promotions. Think I will move on. Where has everyone gone in the last 2-4 years, or have they always been somewhere else?

2009 but the author seems to have dropped the ball and moved on. I would buy it, even though information and opinion from at least six years old, *if* the password to accompanying website was useful. But the website appears to not exist. Anyone found the selling price worth it regardless? Or...

I doubt Fellini’s films would get accepted to many US festivals for which I peruse last year's content online. Our film is tame by Canadian and European standards. It has *very* brief partial nudity but plenty of 'adult' subject matter (verbal only), even though it is an art film. I see that...

When I first started doing my film festival research, I began by rating festivals from A->D. I do not mean suitability to the film I am working with (a more important factor no doubt), but rather in terms of prestige ('to climb on the shoulders of giants'), how much they are on circuit of buyers...

Very useful post. Thank you. You posted your detailed practical advise in August 2011. If you posted fresh would you change anything significantly?

For several weeks, I am learning by doing the challenging tasks required for festival placement. I expect marketing work will follow. I am doing so because I value working for a dear friend who is a pioneer in a unique genre. And hey, when I have to go on the road there I have no personal...

Hi, I have the privilege of working, in Asia mostly, for a visionary European filmmaker in multiple capacities: actor, location scout, line producer, producer, casting and costume manager, camera and lighting assistant, and now festival submission manager. Our cast and crew has varied from 3 to...

WAb sucks or 'WABSucks' sucks? I just tried to post my opinion on the website mentioned above and I received the message 'Your post looks a bit spammy, go back and try again' That continued to fail, so here I go here... "WAB indeed has many undesirable features (the Filmmaker and I agree...

WAB Pros: 1. Convenient for basic research and keeping track of festivals 2. Good search function by many parameters (established, cheap, etc) 3. Popular with many festivals 4. Fast and friendly customer service (but I rather would not have to have the need to contact them in the first...