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Tips to know before submitting to film festivals

Tips to know before submitting to film festivals

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Tips to know before submitting to film festivals

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- Okay, what do you think of my film? It's mindblowing, rights? What? Rude. (upbeat music) You finished your film and your excited to start submitting to film festivals, but slow down their speed racer, because there's some important steps you should do first. So let's go over some tips to know before submitting to film festivals. First up before submitting to any film festival, ask trusted friends, family, and peers to watch your film and give you feedback. While receiving feedback might not always be fun, it's a key part of the filmmaking process. After all big time Hollywood films do this in the form of focus groups and test screenings. You see, as the filmmaker you've spent hundreds of hours working on your film and thus you've probably lost some objectivity. Getting some fresh perspective from people who have not been involved in the film will help you fix issues before submitting to film festivals. Also…

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