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How many minutes is a good length for a short film being submitted to a film festival?

by Shavar Ross Question by Explode: How many minutes is a good length for a short film being submitted to a film festival? I am submitting a short documentary to a medium-caliber film festival next month. I can get the film to 30 minutes but do I stand a much better chance of getting in if I shorten it to 20 or 25 minutes? Best answer: Answer by JessI've seen many short films and they did very well on a ime frame of 10-15 minutes. Good luck … [Read more...]

exposing camera film?

Question by jessica7: exposing camera film? ok so i grew up using a camera with film in it but then a few years ago i got a digital camera and now thats all i know how to use. so im kind of lost with this whole film thing. but anyways i started photography classes in school a couple weeks ago and we're doing a group project to get the hang of it so my friend was rewinding the film and she didnt rewind it all the way and opened the back then … [Read more...]

Bill Maloney Commits Treason as Promised

Award winning filmmaker and child abuse survivor Bill Maloney delivers his opening speech at the UK Rally Against Child Abuse 2010. Thanks go to organisers 'Truth-and-Hope' and 'Cross of Change' - without them survivors voices wouldn't be anywhere near as loud. Maloney intentionally publicly commits the act of Treason by directly accusing the Monarchy of collaborations and cover-ups to conceal their involvement with child sex abuse. In addition … [Read more...]

Q&A: What Do You Think – Director Gets Child Porn Charges for Airing “A Serbian Film” in Spain?

Question by Jim: What Do You Think - Director Gets Child Porn Charges for Airing "A Serbian Film" in Spain? Spanish newspaper El Pais is reporting that the Sitges Film Festival’s director – Angel Sala – has been charged with the exhibition of child pornography for screening A Serbian Film at the October 2010 festival in Barcelona. This is a developing story so it’s unclear whether the Spanish court will accept the case or if the charges would … [Read more...]

Q&A: What are the best publications / blogs for British filmmakers to read?

by erica.hargreave Question by RaxRaxRax: What are the best publications / blogs for British filmmakers to read? Best answer: Answer by evilgenius4930I'm in high school right now, but even if you aren't a student www.studentfilmmakers.com is a great place to go and talk to other people. There's people from all over the world, including the UK. I also like to go to www.creativecow.net. While it's not a filmmaking site per se, there are … [Read more...]

With The Marines at Tarawa

Oscar Winner: A documentary film depicting the harrowing battle between the US Marines and the Japanese for control of the Pacific island of Tarawa. A brutal battle from the war in the Pacific was the basis of this unusually graphic documentary short. Woke Up Alive is an award-winning documentary that offers a different look at the diverse people and places of Israel through one filmmaker's non-political journey across … [Read more...]

Halestorm – Love/Hate Heartbreak (Transformers Version)

Today I found the actual music video on YouTube for Halestorm's Love/Hate Heartbreak!!!! I could not resist combining my original footage from my first version of Love/Hate Heartbreak featuring the new Transformers movie, and the new official Halestorm footage of the AAamazing! song. I NO LONGER HAVE THE MYSPACE. There couldn't be a more perfect match IMO of the connection between the movie and song. The colors are perfect, the band couldn't be … [Read more...]

Are you a blues music fan? If so, have you been to www.bunkersmusicstory.com?

by guttersnipe.76 Question by Nicole: Are you a blues music fan? If so, have you been to www.bunkersmusicstory.com? "Bunkers: An American Music Story", feature-length music documentary, is now available on DVD, via www.bunkersmusicstory. For blues music lovers, Bunkers Bar & Grill regulars, and fans of GB Leighton, Mick Sterling & the Stud Brothers, Debbie Duncan, Mark Lickteig, Paul Mayasich, The “Original” TC Jammers (Ricky Peterson, Melanie … [Read more...]