Yes, thank you. That is what I was asking. We just had a great discussion about this at a panel of programmers/directors at Experiments in Cinema. In the US, there generally is not much government money on any level to support film festivals, let alone their prizes. Thus, to compare a European festival to a US one is not so simple when it comes to funding, submission fees, awards, etc.
Mind you, I don¹t run a festival, but a weekly screening series, but back to Dominic¹s original question, it is dependent on finding facilities, people, audiences, and money to make a festival longer. Most people I know who run festivals are burned out after their current durations, so making it longer isn¹t physically feasible. Attendees also burn out. Theaters want to get back to their regular programming. Volunteers need to return to paying jobs. It seems like most US festivals have a tough time raising enough money to put on the festivals that they currently have. Even with submission fees increasing with the number of submissions (and it¹s debatable whether those are proper anyway), that isn¹t enough for all the requirements of a festival. Best regards, Adam From: FrameWorks <[email protected]> on behalf of Marcin Gizycki <[email protected]> Reply-To: "Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]>" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 8:54 PM To: "Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]>" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Film Festival Blues Adam, Are you asking where the money for our awards comes from? Mostly from the city of Poznan. Also from the Polish Film Institute and other public institutions. Best, Marcin From: FrameWorks <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Adam Hyman Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 11:38 PM To: Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Film Festival Blues Paid for by whom? Best, Adam From: FrameWorks <[email protected]> on behalf of Marcin Gizycki <[email protected]> Reply-To: "Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]>" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 5:43 PM To: "Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]>" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Film Festival Blues Ok., Tim, I understand. One correction to my previous email. The Grand Prix at Animator equals $15,000. Best, Marcin From: FrameWorks <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dimitrije Martinovic Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 8:39 PM To: Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Film Festival Blues I agree with you, DIY-start your own screenings, I would love to collaborator with anyone interested in trying this one. On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 8:06 PM Tim Halloran <[email protected]> wrote: > > Marcin, why did you assume I was being sarcastic? I was quite serious. Just > saying we should stop crying about it and reimagine the whole festival > paradigm. DIY. > > > > Tim > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Apr 30, 2019, at 4:37 PM, Marcin Gizycki <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Tim, sarcasm is not necessary here. I started such a festival long time ago: >> Animator in Poznan, Poland. We do not charge any fee and the Grad Prix equals >> $1500 thousand dollars. >> Yours, >> Marcin >> >> >> From: FrameWorks <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Chris >> Lange >> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 7:27 PM >> To: Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Film Festival Blues >> >> Maybe they should provide more money to the festival film viewers / jury to >> do a fully honest and cognizant job of selecting. That¹s important work, >> which for some festivals sometimes seems like a bit of a bs configuration. >> Though, it is the festival viewer / critic that spends the sometimes >> difficult and time-consuming work of assessing all of these films. >> >> >> >> If they¹re making more money and not expanding their festivals, why not pay >> some of the artists? >> >> >> >> It also seems like this is a case-by-case. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> >>> On Apr 30, 2019, at 5:29 PM, Tim Halloran <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Start your own filmmaker-friendly festivals. >>> >>> >>> >>> Tim >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> >>> On Apr 30, 2019, at 3:20 PM, Marcin Gizycki <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: >>>> >>>> I am bothered more by the fact that festivals charge a lot of money not >>>> giving much in exchange. Most of them simply exploits filmmakers. >>>> >>>> Marcin >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: FrameWorks <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of >>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 5:52 PM >>>> To: Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]> > >>>> Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Film Festival Blues >>>> >>>> >>>> festival scams. >>>> >>>> Owen >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Apr 30, 2019, at 5:31 PM, Mark Street <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>> There's not good way to hear "we didn't take your film". But the >>>>> breathless intro "We got 5 million entries!......." has always irritated >>>>> me. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Mark Street >>>>> >>>>> www.markstreetfilms.com <http://www.markstreetfilms.com/> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 5:11 PM Dominic Angerame >>>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Every film festival is telling me that they have received record number >>>>>> of entries from hundreds to thousands. If entries are increasing should >>>>>> not the scope and duration of the festivals increase to accommodate the >>>>>> record numbers. Increased entries also mean increased income to the >>>>>> festivals. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> A question to the community
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