Presentation of Fest21 and Film Festivals
Presentation of Fest21 and Film Festivals
Presentation of Fest21 and Film Festivals
A strong festival brand (based on industry awareness, legitimacy, solid sponsorships, audience and
media support and growing box office...) provides easier access to more and better films.
International Box-Office accounts for more than half of most film career results. The festival circuit is
recognised as the best opportunity for independents to gain national and international distribution,
media attention and buzz with qualified audience. Our websites deliver strong exposure among your
peers and pros.
www.filmfestivals.fr
French film and French focus festivals news in French.
www.filmfestivalsPRO.com
Strictly business for Film Festivals pros: Fest directors & filmmakers:
Featuring the bulletin board & the exposure and showcase pages
Our Audience
Professionals and serious film fans looking for info on the Fest scene:
Their UNIQUE concern: know about festivals, films from festivals, dates, contacts, awards, what is hot
from the circuit.
Filmmakers profile and serious film fans and indies.
Emerging talents with a first short or feature.
Fest organizers from the world (9,000 registered users for 4,000 festivals)
Media (9,000)looking for info on film and festivals
Buyers and sellers TV programmers and TV buyers.
Professionals from institutions worldwide, academies of school and film universities
Pages of content: 45 000
Visitors per month: 300 000 – 350 000 (Oct 2009)
Targeting Capabilities
Advertising possibilities US / rest of the world / INTERNATIONAL or French sites / portal /community site
Targeting to filmmakers; 9 000 recent films in database from 75 territories: 50% US
Possibilities of targeting on the community pages only… the pro pages, the video zone
Sponsoring of mailing list of 78.000 professionals (weekly newsletter)
Sponsoring of flash emails to 9.000 festival organizers.
Sponsoring of flash emails to film-makers;
Possibilities of promotions in Cannes or other specific festivals
Video pre roll or post roll
Homepage personalization
Country Subscribers %
France 7 090 9%
UK 5 515 7%
Germany 6 303 8%
Italy 3 151 4%
US 35 452 45%
Canada 4 727 6%
India 4 727 6%
Australia 3 151 4%
Others 7 090 9%
Total 78 782 100%
Newsletter is sent weekly
Category Subscribers %
Launching Festivals
Dubai, Cannes Short Film Corner, Bahamas, Funchal, Los Angeles Comedy
shorts, Babelgum online competition, Action on film, Action Cut, Art by chance,
DotFest, La Géode…
Established festivals
Palm Springs, Palm Beach, CineVegas, Los Angeles International Film Festival,
San Francisco, Houston, New York, Newport Beach, Taiwan, Busho, 3
continents, Marseille, Skip City, IDIFF, Roma, Deauville, Hollywood Awards,
Raindance, IFP, Silverdocs…
Genre festivals
Fantasporto, Screamfest, New York Horror,
Larger festivals
Cannes, Cannes Short Film Corner, Cannes Buyers Lounge, Mifed, Cannes
Market, Venice, Karlovy Vary, Locarno, Toronto, Montreal
Brands
Kodak, Piper Heidsieck, Sony, Intel, EutelSat, NetFlix, Marina Studios,
Canadian Film Center, Eicar Film school International Program, Savannah
University, UMSL University of Missouri, France Television Distribution
Media
Berlin and Cannes red carpet and interviews content syndication to Rai Sat, ET,
CNN, Canal +, Extra, IFC.com Bravo.com
Films
Late Fragment, Hats Off, Amelie Poulain Oscar campaign, Piar, Cowgirls,
Henry’s Gift, Pariah, Les petites Vacances, 20 Cigarettes, 4 99, Cowgirl,
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“A mighty fine and informative website you have, I‟m going to check in with your‟s
before Variety‟s from here on. We‟ve been deluged with calls from people
requesting to enter the Chicago Film Critics Awards Festival which they found out
about on FilmFestivals.com…”
Dann Gire, President & Founding Director Chicago Film Critics Association
Your site is a tremendous resource for Film festival directors, programmers, and
filmmakers.
Don Franken Method Fest director
Submissions for ShortFest are indeed numerous and international. It appears that
we will be processing almost 3,000 submissions.
Thanks for all of your help!
David Lee Palm Springs International Film Festival
In fact, we're a bit ahead of our 2008 submissions. Your efforts certainly helped
get us there.
Gloria Campbell Los Angeles International Film Festival
Your Web site is the best around the world. I like it very much. Sincerely.
Big Mike Craft - filmmaker
Information: a portal that delivers Non Stop Festival News (over 45 000 pages)
Free access and listing to the Festival and Film Directories: We run the most
comprehensive Festival Directory (4,000) since 1995 and the New Film Directory.
Festival highlights, line up and awards, reviews festival staffers interviews.
Business buzz talk.
News channels, newsfeeds, festival dailies covering over 150 festivals live with
video, photo. (a network of 75 festival correspondents). Our content is available for
syndication and RSS
Weekly Newsletter sent to 78 000 film pros.
Direct marketing inclusion in our newsletter text ad 230€, banner 500€, direct
blast to target groups (media, festivals, filmmakers…) 500€
Online submission suite: FestivalExpress the online film submission tool with
online back office for film producers and festival organizers. 20% commission on
all secure transactions for film submissions.
Secure festival Screener trust festivalExpress to send the film online for private
viewing by programming staff launching this summer
Private VOD
Optimize your Cannes presence, (optimize your Cannes presence (we have
attended and promoted film and brands in Cannes since 1987
Electronic Press Kit for festivals / film interfaced with media database
Video reportages from Cannes, Venise (capture, edit and delivery of special
events in cannes, parties, press conferences…(2500€ -)
Bruno Chatelin
bruno@filmfestivals.com
+33 1 72 74 71 79