Saturday, May 10 | 2:00 p.m. | The State Ethnographic Museum
Navigating the Short Film Circuit – Festivals, Markets & Industry Tips
An interactive talk/workshop about the short film circuit, focused on what to do when you finish a short film. This includes roughly:
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Getting your film screened (distribution/sales, submission platforms, how to make your own distribution strategy, premiere statuses, working with distributors, etc.).
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How do film festivals work (selection criteria, how selection committees operate, visiting a festival, dos and don'ts in submissions, etc.).
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Talent development opportunities (training programs, networking, industry programs, etc.).
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Other practical tips (useful websites, insider tips, etc.).
The talk is targeted at film students and filmmakers at the beginning of their careers. The presentation is about 1 hour long. Afterwards, there is time for about 30-45 minutes of questions.
Speakers: Emilia Mazik, Mathieu Janssen
Partner: Institute of Documentary Film
Emilia Mazik - is a freelance short film programmer and industry expert based in the Netherlands, active in the short film industry for overt a decade. From 2014 she worked as a programmer at Short Waves Festival in Poland, eventually taking over as a festival director (2019-2022). Currently, she works as the Head of Industry at Kaboom Animation Festival (the Netherlands) and serves as a selection committee member of Film Fest Gent (Belgium) and Glasgow Short Film Festival (Scotland). Emilia is a co-founder and a strategic board member of an online film magazine about short film medium - Talking Shorts.
Mathieu Janssen - based in Nijmegen (the Netherlands) is artistic leader at Go Short - International Short Film Festival. After finishing his master in Sociology he focused on journalism as a freelance writer and as a programmer of public debates on social issues at the local art institution. Born from his love for films, in 2013 he co-founded the screening collective Deep End Film, and in 2018 Mathieu started his work at Go Short. As a driving force in the program department he is responsible for the competitive sections, part of the selection committee and out-of-competition programs. With Go Short he co-initiated the collaborative international platform This Is Short.
Free admission
English language event
