THE ULTIMATE FILM FESTIVAL SURVIVAL GUIDE. [Hardcover]

Chris. Gore (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: IFILM Publishing, (2001)
• ASIN: B000N7I9KI
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent textbook for film schools, September 27, 1999

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This review is from: The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide: The Essential Companion for Filmmakers and Festival-Goers (Paperback)

Ever since Chris Gore's book was published, I have used it in my classes to teach both undergraduate and graduate level film courses. Students respond extremely well to the style that the book is written in and the pragmatic information that the book provides. Gore has done a terrific job at covering not only film festivals, but an insider's look into how young filmmakers and established festival directors think about the process of filmmaking. This book covers a critical area in film school curriculum to prepare students for the world of festivals. I strongly recommend this book and will continue using it for all my teaching. Steve Montal, American Film Institute.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Needs an update, July 4, 2004

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James Walley (Maple Valley, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

The first half of this book contains generic film-festival information (on applying to and attending festivals, a diary from the "Blair Witch" makers, etc.) which contains some good material. The meat of the Guide, though, is the series of entries about hundreds of specific festivals making up the second half. And here, the age of the book (published in 2001) becomes a problem. Putting it bluntly, if you bought this book as research material for submitting your own film to festivals, you'll find a lot of festivals listed here that simply don't exist anymore, as well as much out-of-date information about those festivals still in existence. Needless to say, it also lacks any mention of the many festivals that started after this book went to the printer. After three years, Gore really needs to update this or, better yet, make it an annual.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Requirement For All Filmmakers, May 28, 2004

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Muhammad Miguel Ali Hasan "Film Director & Po... (Sunset Beach, California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

If there is one SINGLE book that every filmmaker should have, it is this one!

Chris Gore has done a community service to all indie filmmakers by putting together a book that comprehensively lists, almost, every single film festival out there, with tips on how to get accepted and how one's approach should be towards acceptance

While the book isn't necessarily based upon financing and distribution (however, it has major tidbits upon that) it truly is a wonderful read upon the film festival/independent world and what it will take find success within it

If you're an indie filmmaker like myself looking to enter your films (whether they be shorts or features, or docs) then GRAB THIS BOOK ---- if you're a film lover and a festival-goer, then I also recommend it, as I have yet to see a more comprehensive guide put together, regarding festivals

A MUST READ FOR ALL FILMMAKERS AND LOVERS

Thank you for reading and thank you for the time!

Keep up the good work Chris Gore! Us Filmmakers OWE YOU BIG