Tomorrow: Q&A with Top Film Festival’s Film Competition Director

Dear {NAME} For nearly a decade Harrison Glaser has been immersed in the professional film industry working for Austin Film Festival and Stage 32. As Austin Film Festival’s Film Competition Director, he programmed the festival’s films for five years and discovered his passion for identifying deserving projects and championing exciting and unrecognized talent. During Harrison’s tenure as AFF’s Film Competition Director, over 100 films he programmed went on to secure distribution, six short films were later nominated for Oscars, and one that he qualified ultimately won the Academy Award. His work with Austin Film Festival and Stage 32 allows him to champion undiscovered storytellers and help them amplify their work. He also serves as a professional moderator for many different film related industry panels both online and offline. Through his many years leading AFF’s film selection and working closely with other film fests, he has become intimately familiar with the inner workings of larger festivals, as well as the common missteps many filmmakers make when working with them. [Register Now and Join Us Tomorrow at 1pm PT!]( --------------------------------------------------------------- What You'll Learn from Harrison: - Who Are Programmers and What Drives Them? - A Bird’s Eye View of a Festival’s Selection Process - What happens to a film after it’s submitted? - Who watches your film? - How many times will your film be watched? - Do programmers watch films in their entirety? - How films are declined, shortlisted, or accepted - What Do Programmers Look For? - Appropriate lengths for shorts and features - Topics and themes - Identity of the festival and its audience - Premiere status requirements - Other content issues - Copyright issues - Submitting works-in-progress - Tips for Submitting Your Film - Navigating deadlines (i.e. does it help to submit early?) - Using FilmFreeway or other services - What you need to have in order besides the film - Should you include press kits? - Cover letters and what to include on them - Communicating with Programmers - Best practices - Appropriate circumstances to reach out - Situations when you shouldn’t reach out - Changing your Vimeo password - Updating your submitted cut - Navigating Fee Waivers - Q&A with Harrison [Register Now and Join Harrison Tomorrow >>]( Can't make it live? Don't worry! We'll record it and you can watch it after for up to 1 year! Copyright © 2020 Stage 32, All rights reserved. You are receiving this message because you are either a member of Stage 32 community, or you have subscribed to receive a newsletter on our landing page. Our mailing address is: Stage 32 2711 N Sepulveda Blvd Manhattan Beach, CA 90266-2725 USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from educational updates](. This email was sent from Stage 32 through MailChimp. To [unsubscribe]( or manage your preferences, please use the links above. Help us send you more useful emails by keeping your profile up to date.