Toronto International Film Festival Selects FilmFreeway as its Exclusive Submission Service
FilmFreeway Will Facilitate all of the Festival’s Film Entries Through the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival
FilmFreeway, the world’s leading film festival submission platform, has entered into an exclusive agreement with TIFF to handle all films submitted to the Toronto International Film Festival through 2022. The announcement was made today by Zachary Jones, CTO and Co-founder of FilmFreeway and Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director & Co-Head of the Toronto International Film Festival.
Submissions for the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival officially open on filmfreeway.com on February 11th, 2020. More than one million registered filmmakers use FilmFreeway to submit to nearly 9,000 film festivals and creative contests around the world, including Oscar® accredited and BAFTA qualifying festivals and festival circuit stops such as Sundance Film Festival, AFI Fest, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, San Francisco International Film Festival, as well as HBO, NBC-Universal, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Student Academy Awards.
“TIFF’s collaboration with FilmFreeway is very exciting. FilmFreeway is where filmmakers go to discover and enter film festivals. The reliable and user-friendly submission experience that FilmFreeway provides aligns with our mission and will help us reach and better serve diverse groups of storytellers from all over the world,” said TIFF’s Bailey.
“We are thrilled to be working with TIFF. To serve as the exclusive submission service for such a prestigious film festival is such an honor. We have worked closely with TIFF’s programming team to develop custom functionality to serve their unique processes and demonstrated for them the level of attention and quality that festivals have come to expect when working with FilmFreeway. We look forward to working with the many thousands of filmmakers submitting to TIFF each year and making sure their experience is an exceptional one,” commented Jones of FilmFreeway.
Since their inception in 2014, FilmFreeway quickly rose to prominence and within its first year became the market leading submission platform across all top metrics including: global web traffic, total festivals, Oscar® / BAFTA accredited festivals, and daily active users. Film festivals are on the rise around the world, as are those festivals which help filmmakers qualify for awards contention. 14 out of the 15 Oscar® nominated independent films featured at the 2019 Academy Awards® telecast used FilmFreeway to reach festivals. FilmFreeway is well known for its outstanding customer service and adoration from filmmakers. The company is expected to add new user enhancements in the near future that will allow their filmmakers to connect with distributors and have their work seen by even more people around the world. Submissions to the Toronto International Film Festival will be accepted beginning February 11, 2020.
FilmFreeway
FilmFreeway is the world’s leading film festival marketplace and one the most visible and beloved companies in independent film, trusted by the world’s top film festivals and brands including HBO, ESPN, NBC-Universal, Lionsgate, PBS, NPR and more. Every day, tens of thousands of filmmakers, writers and artists use FilmFreeway to discover, submit their work, and get tickets to nearly 8,000 film festivals and creative contests all over the world.
TIFF
TIFF is a not-for-profit cultural organization whose mission is to transform the way people see the world through film. An international leader in film culture, TIFF projects include the annual Toronto International Film Festival in September; TIFF Bell Lightbox, which features five cinemas, major exhibitions, and learning and entertainment facilities. The organization generates an annual economic impact of $189 million CAD. TIFF Bell Lightbox is generously supported by contributors including Founding Sponsor Bell, the Province of Ontario, the Government of Canada, the City of Toronto, the Reitman family (Ivan Reitman, Agi Mandel and Susan Michaels), The Daniels Corporation and RBC. For more information, visit tiff.net.
TIFF is generously supported by Lead Sponsor Bell, Major Sponsors RBC, L’Oréal Paris, and Visa, and Major Supporters the Government of Canada, Government of Ontario, and the City of Toronto.
