FILMMAKERS RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT THROUGH FILM FESTIVALS

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Abstract

In this study we try to explore the concept of “Film Festivals” in a holistic context. The main focus of the research is on “Film Festivals” and its relation with “Famous Festivals”. The research also analyzes many aspects of “Film Festivals” and tries to gauge its effect on “Upcoming Filmmakers”. Finally the research describes various factors which are responsible for “recognition” and tries to describe the overall effect of “Film Festivals” on “Upcoming Filmmakers”.

CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION

Overview

A film festival is an happening that presents films to the public and it last from a couple of days to couple of weeks. Every film festival has its own genre or subject and it occurs in a exact position, generally coordinated at the identical designated days every year. Although film festivals begun as happenings where filmmakers could only reveal there work and exchange concepts, in our days a film festival is much more than that. Film festivals have become now the market of the film Industry and in numerous situations, the only possibility for an unaligned filmmaker to get a circulation deal, because revealing your film in a film festival that has its own market is one of the most significant possibilities that unaligned filmmakers can get in our days.

In other phrases film festivals have become the market of the present film industry. As a outcome, the last ten years, film festivals have become such a development commerce that no one understands unquestionably how numerous they are in the world (about 400% boost the last 10 years). New York times approximate more than a 1000 film festivals round the world. Matt Denter, manufacturer in cinematic newspapers, indicates ''It has become progressively accessible for creative individuals to make their films as well as simpler for persons to set up screenings in nearly any kind of venue. So, more films are looking for exposure, no issue how large-scale or small. But like any transformation, there is an upside and a downside. There are more large film festivals than ever before but furthermore more luck-buster festivals than ever before as well.''

Purpose of Study

A substantial cause, for this comprehensive development of film festivals round the globe, is the cash that a film festival can profit from if it succeeds. But how unaligned filmmakers can save their selves from the luck-buster film festivals and what manage they actually get by assisting a film festival?

Do they get the support that they actually require in alignment to have a possibility to do well or manage ...