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books to read

Directing Actors, Judith Weston

Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell

Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman

blogs & websites

blogs

Prep Shoot Post, Eric Escobar, Sundance Short Filmmaker

Cinematech, Scott Kirsner, Variety Writer and author of Friends, Fans & Followers

Your Screenplay Sucks, William M. Akers

websites

Filmmaking Forms, Sheets & Templates, courtesy of Paul Zadie

Film Slate Magazine

festivals and markets

International

25 FPS Festival (Zagreb, Croatia)
feature experimental shorts

Brest European Short Film Festival (France)
European shorts only

Brussels Short Film Festival (Belgium)

more…

Canadian & U.S.

Aboriginal Film Festival (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)

Aspen Short Film Festival (Aspen, Colorado)

Atlantic International Film Festival (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)

(more festivals to be added soon)

Film Markets

Cannes - Short Film Corner (Cannes, France)
Market only, this section of Cannes is not programmed, all you have to do is submit and you're film gets into market/corner

Palm Springs Shortsfest (Palm Springs, California)
This is also a festival featuring over 300 shorts, but if you don't get selected for official screening they will include you in their extensive market

Films & Filmmakers to Watch

The Youth In Us, Joshua Leonard

Leah Meyerhoff

Talmage Cooley
Dimmer
Pol Pot's Birthday

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Distribution and Marketing

Distribution:
New American Vision Guide to Digital Distribution

Marketing:
Cinematech, Scott Kirsner, Variety Writer and author of Friends, Fans & Followers

Distribution Questionnaire For Japanese Filmmakers:
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