Better Festing: The Cover Letter Cover-Up

Our #BetterFesting adviser Jason Tostevin explains why, if you haven’t written a cover letter for your submission, you haven’t covered all your bases.

Getting Your Film a Distribution Deal

If you’re waiting until your film is finished and in the trenches of the film festival…

Tips for Increasing Your Selection Rate

By William Jenkins, Director of the Rebel Film Festival

FESTING ON YOUR LAURELS

As filmmakers, we look to rack them up. But our #BetterFesting correspondent…

Reel Truth: Is Film School Worth It?

By Jon Gann, founding Board Member of the Film Festival Alliance

First Impressions: Making the Most of Your FilmFreeway Film Profile and Emailing Festival Programmers

How to Pick Which Festivals to Submit to (And Get the Most from Your Submissions)

By Brennan Tilley — Lead Programmer of Calgary Underground Film Festival and CUFF.Docs Documentary Festival and Shorts Programmer of Calgary International Film Festival

Reel Truth: Why Was My Film Not Selected?

By Jon Gann, founding Board Member of the Film Festival Alliance

THE FILMMAKER’S GUIDE TO RESPONDING TO REJECTION

What’s the right way to take no for an answer? Jason…

Tips for Short Filmmakers

By Elsa Lankford, festival director of WAMMFest (Women And Minorities in Media Festival)