Let me draw an analogy: I frequently work in the developing world, and have a rating system for bathrooms—starting with one (hole in the ground) and building up to a 13 (Heathrow Airport restrooms with the rotating plastic wrap). Each additional amenity (walls, a toilet, a seat, a door, a lock on the door, a light, a sink, soap, no flies, paper products, a trashcan, a flush, a mirror…) adds to the number.
The list of things that good film festivals do right is just as concrete. Omaha Film Festival—which I attended this spring with co-producer/DP Rob Lyall, with our feature documentary about the opioid crisis, Written Off—gets my highest rating. Here’s why:
Molly Hermann is a producer/director/writer of film and TV, and co-founder of the Washington, D.C.-based boutique production company The Biscuit Factory.
Omaha Film Festival 2017 ran March 7-12, 2017. This article appears in MovieMaker‘s Summer 2017 issue. Top image photographed by Daniel Dunlap: Omaha Film Festival 2017 audiences wait for showtime at the Village Pointe Cinema.
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I have a short film that will be finished by September 1st. When does the Omaha Film Festival accept submissions?
Hi Jennifer. You may want to check out their submission page on filmfreeway. There you will find all the deadlines.
https://filmfreeway.com/festival/OmahaFilmFestival
I had the honor of being invited to this year's edition, and I can attest that everything in this article is true. The Omaha Film Festival was such a great experience. It truly stands out from all the festivals I have been to. A definite highlight was the 4:00am burger hunt all across Omaha with Julie and Marc (two of the festival directors) that took place after one of the parties. Best crapy burger in a long time!