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  • Festivals

20 Great Film Festivals for First-Time Moviemakers, Presented by Film Freeway

Almost every new filmmaker has the same plan: Finish the movie, get it into Sundance or SXSW or another major…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Succession Deleted Scene; Jonas Brothers Roast; Rust Production Suspended

Kendall Roy's rage-induced donut-smashing that you didn't see on last night's episode of Succession; the Jonas Brothers are about to…

3 years ago
  • 2021 Screenwriting Competitions

Screenwriting Competitions to Enter in September, Presented by Film Freeway

September is a huge month for screenwriting competitions, with some of the heaviest hitters — like the Atlanta Film Festival…

3 years ago
  • 2021 Coolest Film Festivals

The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World 2021, Presented by FilmFreeway

Each year when we compile this list of the coolest film festivals in the world, we try to come up…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

15 Submission-Worthy Screenwriting Competitions of 2020, Presented by FilmFreeway

Evan Daugherty has adapted Snow White, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tomb Raider, and He-Man for the big screen, but he…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Cinequest Film & VR Festival 2018: Trends Are Set, Not Followed, At This Silicon Valley-Based Multimedia Showcase

While a chilly drizzle washed away late winter with early spring in downtown San Jose, a record-breaking attendance of 105,000-plus…

6 years ago
  • How They Did It

How They Did It: Burning Annie Arrived at Distribution After a Long, Long Decade Of Catastrophes

If an indie film is lucky enough to get distribution at all, the release is its one shot, a match…

7 years ago
  • Festivals

50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, 2016: Plot Your Festival Course on This Interactive Map

50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in 2016: now plotted out on this interactive map! So you've read about…

8 years ago
  • Best Of

50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, 2016

When we compile the 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee list every year, we start by imagining you: an…

8 years ago
  • Festivals
  • MM Guide 2014

Festival Strategy 101: Plot the Right Course for Your Film

We’ve all heard the tired homily about a Sundance premiere being the festival holy grail, without which your film is…

10 years ago
  • Festival Spotlight Friday
  • Festivals

Festival Spotlight Friday: Onwards and Upwards with Cinequest 2014

Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Cinequest Film Festival isn't shy about its home’s rich history of technological revolution.…

10 years ago
  • Articles - Festival Beat
  • Articles - Festivals
  • Festivals

Cinequest 23: 86 US and World premieres constitute the Cinequest line-up by James Kaelan

If Cinequest were a film, the plot would be too complicated to condense into an elevator pitch. For the last…

11 years ago