Festivals question

**Dark_Angel_uk** · January 10th, 2006, 03:31 PM

Hi all,

It has been far too long since I've posted anything, but I have a question for all the people who have a listing on IMDB.

Which film festivals are recognised by IMDB? I am currently located in Ireland but am also I regular visitor to England and aside from getting my latest short off of the ground I would love to get me name listed on the IMDB network (a mini dream to tick off of my list). I would be grateful for any info.

Cheers,

Tim.

www.1982productions.com

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ January 10, 2006 11:40 AM: Message edited by: Dark_Angel_uk ]</font>

**richard.fisher** · January 11th, 2006, 04:35 AM

The IMDb itself has this to say:

'Submission Guide: Film Festivals

Our title acceptance criteria state that one way for a film to qualify is if it was accepted by:

film festivals that don't accept everything regardless of its quality

To help with this guideline, the following are some common examples of film festivals or similar events that do not meet this criterion. Please note that a screening at one of these events might be listed for a title that qualified for other reasons; in other words, just because you see a screening at one of these events listed, that doesn't mean it's the reason the title qualified.

Some general categories of screenings that do not generally qualify:

* The 48 Hour Film Project (and anything similar): These events are not festivals; inclusion is not determined by the quality of the finished work. They are most similar to a film school, and the primary audience of the films produced is the fellow participants. However, if the people involved have previous valid credits (valid under our current rules), they are accepted.
* Film markets (most notably, Cannes Market and American Film Market [AFM]): Participation in these is determined primarily by payment of a fee, not by quality of the film. Screenings may be open to the public, and these will often affect the year associated with a title, but this doesn't change the essentially pay-to-play nature of the event.
* Film school "festivals": Generally speaking, these are really showcases for the work of that school's students. Essentially all finished projects are shown, regardless of quality or general public interest.

And some specific events that don't fit the above categories:

* New York International Independent Film and Video Festival: We accepted this event for a number of years, but have since become convinced that this does not meet our criteria for selectiveness. In addition, many of the films play to nearly empty theatres.
* Channel 101: Selection is not based on quality of the work (but rather on quality of your previous work).
* Flicker LA: This event accepts anything, regardless of quality, and even puts its schedule together before the films are available.'

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My interpretation of this is that if you are making the film yourself, without a film school or whatever, and you get it screened at any festival not setup by your mum, then you can get in.