Sign up, Create a film package, Browse festivals open for submission, Start submitting and enjoy all the perks of being part of the FFL filmmaker community, including:
FFL curates a comprehensive list of the top festivals from around the world to allow you to strategize your festival run in a smart way. Recognize festivals accepting submissions on FFL through the green and red validation stamps and submit to these ones right away. You can also create lists of your favorite picks, which you can keep private or share with the community.
2) A secure environment for your online screener
A film package should be first and foremost secure. Unlike other platforms, FFL doesn't allow links to other Video hosting services - we ask you to upload your film files on our servers. This is the only way to guarantee that only the festivals you submit your film to are able to access your sensitive film file.
3) The lowest festival entry fees amongst submission platforms
Only on FFL you can submit to hundreds of quality festivals at the lowest price - paying the actual festival entry fee, without additional commissions. While with the FFL basic account a service fee is added to the festival fee, Film Plan subscribers save on this fee, taking advantage of the lowest festival fees amongs platforms. Yes, festival do ask for less money on FFL. The more you submit, the more you save.
4) Additional discounts
Every week we give out 5 x 50% fee discount codes for festivals with a Late Deadline. Something for the quick ones - after five times, the codes expire. Keep an eye on your FFL Weekly Newsletter for the magic codes.
5) Tips and tutorials posted on our blog, FilmFestivalLifeLine
Whether it’s our top tips for submitting, filmmaker stories, or (festival’s on focus—> mybe better) stories from our partner festivals (in addition to much more!), our blog is the place to go for original content that may just help you with the often gruelling submission process.
ARE YOU PROGRAMMING FESTIVAL?
Join hundreds of international film festivals that have chosen FFL to access the filmmakers community with the most diverse selection of high quality films. You’ll be in the company of many great film festivals (LINK TO LIST).
We offer the following - all for free:
1) Creating a festival and accepting submissions on FFL is completely free
Create your festival page - or connect to an already existing one. Fill in all the required information about you festival and open calls for all categories you’ve created.
2) Receive quality film submissions
Our festival partners praise FFL for being the most diverse hub for quality films. Whether you are using other platforms of not, enrich your festival program with outstanding films spanning the entire globe.
3) Receive extensive marketing support
FFL cheers its festivals. During the time of your open call you will receive free marketing through our Weekly Newsletters and social channels. You will be exposed to the steadily growing FFL filmmakers community. On top the basic marketing package, we also offer convenient individual Spotlights. Together we produce a focus story on your festival and tell it throughout all of our channels.
4) No commission on your festival fees
FFL handles your festival fees with monthly transfers to your account of choice. We transfer all collected fees - retaining only PayPal or bank transfer fees. No platform commission fee involved. Also, you can easily hand out fee discounts or waiver codes, that you can create on your FFL Admin Panel.
5) Create & organize your festival program
Screen your film submissions on FFL in HD, let your selection committee members access their individual screening rooms and rate the films, change the internal status of films, and bulk-communicate with your submitters once you have decided whether the film is selected or rejected.
FFL makes the administration of the whole selection process as easy as it gets, creating the perfect environment to work with your selection committee and organize your festival program.
6) Integrated with Eventival, the leading festival management software
At any time, you can import a selection or all the films submitted to you through FFL into your Eventival account - all with just one click. This is all done without incurring any data loss, merging your films received via FFL seamlessly with other submissions you have received externally.
7) Request your Online Film Library
Allow accredited guests to access your program online in a customized, beautiful, and secure HD environment. No hardware needed, the FFL film library is easily accessible through your own URL and branded to your festival’s CI. Filling it with film titles happens automatically, if you'd used FFL to accept and manage your submissions.
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