From Reel to Deal, Part 2

I learned about Film Festivals. This was very interesting I have seen these awards listed on movies such as Sundance and Toronto. But I never knew why. Dov says to only enter film festivals that submit winners to AE. (If AE wants to buy it your lower-budget film can turn out some fairly large profits.) These will help publicize your film even more. There are three reasons to go to a film festival: 1) chance to win awards, 2) buzz and hype, and 3) has three parts including getting discovered, get a distributor, and sell your film. People may call themselves award-winning film makers because they receive an acceptance certificate from a film festival but in fact that could be a lot of people. Dov says that's not enough. What your film should do is win in an elite film festival. He later goes on to explain how deals are made to sell films. For this case, you best have an attorney to help you out because you are a novice. An important lesson is not to ever give away your exact budget costs, no one has the right to that information. Another lesson is not to be seduced by anyone offering anything to good to be true.