If you want the next edition of your film festival to have a bigger audience, stronger international reputation and improved sponsorship and partnerships, this course was designed for you. Developing Your Film Festival is an intensive programme for film festival professionals, taught by some of the world’s experts on taking your festival to the next level.
Don’t just take our word for it: We are 100% recommended by our participants, which include over 120 film festivals from around the world. If you want to be next to discover the secrets of success from top film festivals, apply now.
Developing Your Film Festival 2017 is taking place at Edinburgh International Film Festival. You will have the chance to make new connections and see the beautiful city of Edinburgh, as well take in the world’s oldest continually running film festival.
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About the course
Developing Your Film Festival is taught interactively by experts from the Independent Cinema Office as well as key festival staff from the best festivals from around the world (in the past, we have welcomed representatives from the Berlinale, Hot Docs, Rotterdam, Toronto and many more). You will come away with a clear strategy that you can implement immediately, as well as new contacts from festivals around the world.
The fee for attending DYFF17 is €1000. This includes accommodation, course materials, film festival accreditation and some meals. There are scholarships and bursaries available to make it easier for you to attend.
On the course you will learn practical lessons about:
- Sponsorship
- Partnerships
- Audience development
- Programming
- Press strategy
- Income building
Speakers
Cameron Bailey
Artistic Director, Toronto International Film Festival, Canada
Mark Adams
Artistic Director, Edinburgh International Film Festival, UK
Wim De Witte
Programmer and Festival Producer, Film Fest Ghent, Belgium
Lindsey Dryden
Director and Creative Producer, Little By Little Films, UK
Dagmar Forelle
Former Head of Sponsorship, Berlin International Film Festival, Germany
Wendy Mitchell
Film Programme Manager, British Council / Contributing Editor, Screen International, UK
Mindaugas Morkunas
Head of Sponsorship Development, Vilnius International Film Festival, Lithuania
Tim Redford
International Coordinator, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France
Charlie Swinbourne
Filmmaker and Journalist, UK
Azize Tan
Director, Başka Sinema, Turkey
Juul Veenboer
Head of Event/Production, International Film Festival Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Clare Wilford
Freelance Press and PR Consultant, UK
Jodie Wilkinson
Public Engagement Coordinator, Glasgow Film Theatre, UK
