Monday, April 14, 2014

Marketing and Distribution Plan

Below is our marketing and Distribution plan, plus budgets, for Greater Heights. I couldn't figure out how to upload the actual budget documents, so I just copy and pasted them below. The formatting appears to have messed up a bit.

St. John's International Women's Film Festival
§We chose this festival because in order to qualify, women must be the director, cinematographer, producer, editor, etc. Both Emmie and Brooke are quite obviously women, and were the director, producer, and editor. It is $35 to enter.
Harlem International Film Festival
§We chose this film festival because it accepts short documentaries, and the deadline is coming up on May 11th. It will be right as our film is completed, and could possibly be the first festival we submit to. It is $25 to enter.
Topanga Film Festival
§We chose this festival because our short documentary is the perfect length film for what they are looking for. The ideal length of films they accept is 2-10 minutes, but no more than 25 minutes. Our film will be around 10 minutes, maybe even 10 minutes after more editing.
Adventure Film Festival
§We chose this festival because it is specifically for short films about outdoor sports. While some categories are simply about adventure, others are about education and activism through outdoor sports. Also, they have a rolling deadline.
 Florida Documentary Film Festival
§We chose this film festival because it strictly accepts documentary films, whether feature of short. It is $45 for students to enter. 
La Costa Film Festival
§We chose this festival because, in doing research, we learned that they often incorporate sports themes into their events and presentations. Thus, those who head the festival are obviously sports enthusiasts, which is right in line with our film. In reading interviews about the festival, we even learned that “More likely their ‘demographics’ are fans of ‘The Short Game,’ a doc about kids training for the World Championships of Junior Golf.” This is similar to our own documentary. They also have a spots feature and shorts category.
United Film Festival* Free
§We chose this festival, first, because it’s free. Second, we chose it because it has a rolling deadline. Thirdly, we chose United Film Festival because we saw a few sports documentary selections in its past, which means they must like sports films. Even better, in researching, we found a documentary, Parkour Los Angeles, about parkour in their past selections.

Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
§We chose this festival because it is exclusively documentary. It also emphasizes an interest in sports in its self-promotion. It even includes a category exclusively dedicated to sports documentaries.
Asheville Cinema Festival
§We chose this festival because it is in Asheville, NC, which means it would be easier to attend, should we get selected. Also, it is relatively cheap to submit.

Company Printing Price (100) Stamps Total
VistaPrint $16.47 $10 $26.47
UPS $34.73 $10 $44.73
PSPrint $26.72 $10 $36.72

Submission Fee Supplies Shipping
United Film Festival $0 $0 $0
Adventure Film Festival $25 $0.50 $10
Florida Documentary Film Festival $50 $0.50 $10
Topanga Film Festival $40 $1 $10
St. John's International Women's Film Festival $35 $0.00 $0
La Costa Film Festival $50 $1 $10
Harlem International Film Festival $45 $0.00 $10
Asheville Cinema Festival $35 $0.50 $10
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival $50 $0.50 $10
$330 $4 $60 $394


Festival
Early Deadline
Regular Deadline
Late Deadline
Fee
Date Submitted
Notification Date
Accetpted?
Screening Date
Screening Location
Going?
Place to Stay?
United Film Festival
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
Free
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Adventure Film Festival
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
$25                                                                           
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Florida Documentary Film Festival
15-Feb                                   
15-Apr                               
15-Jun                                     
 $35 ED/ $45 RD/ $50 LD
N/A
1-Aug                                            
     N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Topanga Film Festival
14-Mar                              
14-Apr                               
19-May                                  
$25 ED/ $35 RD/ $40 LD
N/A
7-Jun                                               
      N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
St. John's International Women's Film Festival
18-Mar                               
15-Apr                               
20-May                                    
$10 ED/ $20 RD/ $35 LD
N/A
25-Sep                                           
        N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
La Costa Film Festival
31-Mar                               
16-May                              
16-Jun                                       
$45 ED/ $50 RD/ $60 LD
N/A
15-Aug                                             
      N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Harlem International Film Festival
13-Apr                                 
11-May                               
8-Jun                                      
 $25 ED/ $45 RD/ $65 LD
N/A
10-Aug                                          
        N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Asheville Cinema Festival
15-Apr                                 
15-Jun                                  
16-Jul                                       
$25 ED/ $35 RD/ $40 LD
N/A
15-Sep                                             
 N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
1-May                                
15-May                                
15-Jun                                     
$35 ED/ $50 RD/ $50 LD
N/A
16-Sep                                             
     N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

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