Why Filmmakers Submit Early To Film Festivals – 7 Reasons
You’ve finished your short, feature or documentary – congratulations – it’s festival submission time! Submit early! Then cross your fingers and toes and hope you get selected.
Significance of Copyrights to Filmmakers
The sense of utmost satisfaction, tears of ecstasy, the nerve-wracking suspense, the spine-chilling horror and the haunting melancholy, all of which entice the movie enthusiasts is made solely possible due to a plethora of talent which include the producers, directors, screen writers, cinematographers, actors, art directors to name a few. This massive collaborative endeavor is […]
The Largest Film Festival in the world
Drawing over half a million visitors from around the globe each year ” The Berlinale” held annually in Berlin, Germany is the largest and one of the most prestigious Film festivals of the world. Both Film professionals and spectators from over 130 plus countries join this massive, diverse and enthralling experience held for eleven consecutive […]
Oscars 2021: Change in Rules
The “Academy Awards”, widely known as the “Oscars” awarded annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), is considered as the most celebrated and prestigious award in the entertainment industry. The most recent ceremony, the 92nd Academy Awards recognizing the best films of 2019 was held on the 9th of February 2020,the […]
Greatest Filmmakers of All Time
Filmmaking is certainly not an easy undertaking . Different filmmakers take different approaches in creating celluloid masterpieces. The following are some of the greatest filmmakers of all time, who have their own signature styles in filmmaking Sir Alfred Hitchcock “I depend on style more than plot. It is how you do it, and not your […]
Impact of COVID-19 on the Cinema Industry
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a drastic impact on the Global Cinema Industry. All aspects of the industry from production and distribution to consumption have significantly changed. Many movie productions have been postponed or cancelled, movie theatres have been closed or restricted. Even the talent – in front and behind the camera have been restricted […]
Film Styles
Film styles refer to the techniques used by the film director to create a frame or a shot. They are the recognizable film techniques used by filmmakers to give specific changes or worth to their work. It can include all aspects in making a film: sound, mise-en-scène, dialogue, cinematography, editing or attitude Just as an […]
An Insight into Indie Film Distribution
“COLPIX SIGNS RODRIGUEZ TO 2 YEAR PACT” made the front page of the 1992 April 23rd Daily Variety, after the then 23 year old Indie filmmaker Robert Rodriguez’s “El Mariachi ” caught the attention of Columbia pictures. Guinness World Records recognizes this film as the lowest budgeted film ever (with a shoestring budget of $7000) […]
Independent Films
One of the oldest entertainment industries, Film Industry, is a major global global business which makes billions each year. In the industry there are two ways that films are made, independent films and studio films. Independent films are those produced by small scale production companies, which do not stick to the same formula as studio […]