#Where can i find film festivals?

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upper cosmos
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I tried searching on the web but i keep getting lost and none of them lead me anywhere

open portal
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Filmfreeway

random haven
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They just kind of pop up for me, its hard to explain

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If you got connections with any film teachers or anyone in the industry you can always ask them

upper cosmos
upper cosmos
open portal
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research the popular festivals in your area

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there are a lot of weird random ones

thorny field
patent sierra
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Film freeway has the best overall small film festival lists, and is easy to use to join. Unfortunately a whole bunch of them are small local festivals that are only good if you can attend physically (otherwise you don’t build connections) and has a submission fee of 5-20 dollars on average, regardless of acceptance. Bigger film festivals also do take submissions, but don’t require you to pay (most of the time anyways). They mostly take films from requests and recommendations though, so it’s not quite as easy to get in on the higher levels.

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Generally, you should set aside the equivalent of the production budget of your film for festivals and festival travels, but they are cumulative, so typically not as bad as the production budget as far as monetary pressures.