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Is There an Ideal Length for a Film Festival Short?

03.18.13 @ 8:55PM Tags : danielsol, filmfestivals, hollyshorts, rejection, shortfilm

Length is always a tricky issue when it comes to short films. Some advise that you should keep them as short and sweet as possible, others say you should let them be as long as they need to be to properly tell the story. Continuing the great conversation with HollyShorts co-founder Daniel Sol, Film Courage asks with the clip below “How long should a short film be?” Click through to check it out. More »

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When is a Film Ready to Be Submitted to a Festival, and Do Production Values Really Matter?

03.12.13 @ 5:53PM Tags : danielsol, filmfestivals, hollyshorts, rejection, shortfilm

We recently shared a terrific conversation about film festivals with HollyShorts co-founder Daniel Sol, and now Film Courage has released a few more excellent clips from the interview. This time, Daniel talks about great production values and mediocre execution vs. great execution and mediocre production values, and how you can know whether your film is finally ready to be submitted to a festival. Click through to check them out. More »

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Why Short Films Are Rejected from Festivals and Reasons You Should Make a Short Before a Feature

03.6.13 @ 10:08AM Tags : danielsol, filmfestivals, hollyshorts, rejection, shortfilm

You finished your short film and it’s the perfect calling card. It embodies you as a director: your range of styles, the twists and turns of your scriptwriting skills, and your ability to create high production value on pennies. In short, you’ve made it awesome. Unfortunately, the programmers at your favorite film festival disagree. You cry on your keyboard, eat a roll of raw cookie dough, and shout “Why?!” to no one in particular. Maybe that’s a tad dramatic (or is it?) but nevertheless, I think everybody can agree that it’s frustrating not being able to find out why your film got chopped. In the videos below, HollyShorts Film Festival Co-Founder Daniel Sol talks about why shorts might get rejected from a festival, goes into detail about how they program their festival, and mentions why you might want to make a short before a feature. More »