The festival is amazing. we just have to thank for all the support from the team
I’m very honoured to have been the winner for a Best short film with my short film A MARTYR OF THE PEN, a Wonderful festival. With excellent creativity, communication and organization, I will be submitting future projects. Thank you CMFSF.
Networking an unproduced screenplay and getting it seen are the toughest elements of this business. The team at Crime/Mystery Film & Screenplay Festival are fully involved in your project from the get-go. With my biopic The Split, they provided a genuine appraisal of my work, demonstrating their knowledge in the field of entertainment. They’ve also encouraged me to get involved with their true crime podcast, which I’d be happy to do. I can’t recommend these guys highly enough. They actually follow through with their promise and support up-and-coming writers. Thank you.
Overall, awesome experience with this festival. Communication was top notch and having a recording reading of Hunk of Burning Love just added to the experience. Finally, being interviewed just wrapped everything up nicely. I highly recommend this festival.
The Action/Crime/Mystery Film and Screenplay competition provided me with excellent feedback as well as a table reading of one of my scenes and an interview! The whole experience was hugely valuable.
An amazing festival, we are grateful for receiving the Best Crime Movie Award. The Audience feedback, the podcast, the interview, everything was really well-curated and very helpful to promote the movie. Thanks to all the team at Crime/Mistery Film Festival.
Dystopian stories are a type of speculative fiction that explore the darker aspects of human nature and the human mind. They often serve as a warning about what could happen to modern society if certain aspects grow out of control.
SAVE $40 off the regular submission for full novel submissions. Get FULL FEEDBACK on your novel by our committee of industry professionals. Get a transcript of your novel performed by professional actors at the Festival.
This festival has a guaranteed 4-tier set up for each accepted script. (No matter what, all screenplays submitted receive FULL FEEDBACK on their work.) 1) Full Feedback on your script 2) Actors performance video reading of your script 3) Blog interview promotion. 4) Podcast interview on the Film Festival ITunes show
Amazing lineup of the best STAR WARS short films in the world today;
STAR WARS: RENDEZVOUS, 20min,. USA
Directed by Brett L. Peterson
A pair of do-gooders attempt to protect a young, force-sensitive girl from bounty hunters on their way to rendezvous with a mysterious contact with the power to protect her much better than they can.
After a group of smugglers acquire a valuable asset, they soon realize they’re not alone. Without warning, they are being hunted by one of the most feared bounty hunters in the galaxy.
Two young JEDI, Daptain Drovat and his Padawan, were secrectly sent by the Rebellion to find the Blood Crystal, rumored to have infinite powers. A young Sith races to an abandoned Imperial Kyber mining base on the moons of Orsicca in order to procure the crystal fo the Empire. Following orders from the Rebellion and the Empire, both Sith and Jedi have found themselves on the same moon, fighting to find the Blood Crystal…
Kidnapped! Jedi Knights Pem’Aiara and Tala Vane have been abducted by the evil Galactic Empire. Taking place 3 years after the Great Jedi Purge, our heroes must face brutal truths about their beliefs while being interrogated by the insidious Commander Strand. After being beaten by a Purge Trooper, all looks hopeless for these brave Jedi as they prepare to meet The Emperor himself…
When Dresca – an injured imperial pilot – is rescued by rebels after the Battle of Endor, she must choose between her loyalty to the Empire and the kindness of strangers she once thought of as monsters.
STAR WARS: HEIR TO THE EMPIRE, Chapter 31, 14min., UK
Directed by Damien Valentine
Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian arrive at Sluis Van for a much needed break. Instead, they walk into Grand Admiral Thrawn’s massive assault on the shipyards. The Millenium Falcon and Rogue Squadron are all that stand between the defenseless New Republic ships and the approaching Imperial fleet.
Amazing! I feel very honored to receive the award for Best Animation for “The Cormorant’s Shadow”. The reviews with the first impressions of the audience and the professional approach of the team are excellent; the technique and the aesthetic aspect of experimental films reflect the quality of the movie.
I had a fantastic experience at the Chicago FEEDBACK Film Festival. The feedback video from the audience was insightful and encouraging, and I truly appreciated the opportunity to hear real reactions to my film. The team is very supportive and communication was excellent throughout the process. I highly recommend this festival to any filmmaker looking for genuine audience engagement and professional recognition.
I find this festival extremely valuable from a filmmaker perspective. The unique feature of the audience leaving video testimonials and feedback on your film is worth the submission fee alone. Very honored to have my film “Bad Chemistry” win best short in the festival.
Great festival. Very honored to be a part of the selection. Thank the audience for the kind feedback. Thank the team for always being helpful and caring. I’ll come back.
This festival is absolutely amazing. I love, love, love them. I hope all of my films can get in. I’m so happy that my short, Rock Island Prison 1864 was selected. They treat filmmakers extremely well, they are caring, they are helpful, and they really want to promote films made by their selected filmmakers. Thank you!
SAVE $40 off the regular submission for full novel submissions. Garner FULL FEEDBACK on your novel by our committee of industry professionals. Get a transcript of your novel performed by professional actors at the Thriller/Suspense Festival.
This festival has a guaranteed 4-tier set up for each accepted script. (No matter what, all screenplays submitted receive FULL FEEDBACK on their work.) 1) Full Feedback on your script 2) Actors performance video reading of your script 3) Blog interview promotion. 4) Podcast interview on the Film Festival ITunes show
Midnight Coachmen, 18min., Canada Directed by Enrico Ferri A reimagining of the classic fairytale of Cinderella, told from the perspective of a dog and mouse who live as humans until the stroke of midnight disrupts their world.
What motivated you to make this film? It was a concept that I had come up with when I was in university. I’ve always wanted to do a period piece and after getting enough experience producing and directing I felt it was finally a good time to challenge myself in this genre.
From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this film? Two and a half years.
How would you describe your film in two words!? Beautiful. Surreal.
What was the biggest obstacle you faced in completing this film? The global pandemic and the Canadian grant process both stalled the project multiple times.
Provincial restrictions and closures caused repeated delays, and the grant process left me in limbo—unsure whether to wait and reapply or move forward on my own. In the end, I decided to do it independently. Securing Canadian arts grants is tough—part luck, part timing—and with this project, I had neither.
HORROR Underground was an incredible experience and I highly suggest it to any film maker. They really care about speaking with the artist, getting to know their story and why they make films while also doing an incredible job helping uplift emerging artists. Their feedback videos are very helpful as well. Can’t wait to submit my next project!
Really nice festival that helps filmmakers promote themselves!
I really enjoyed being a part of this festival. It has such a unique approach to how they screen your film, and also let the audience provide feedback in such a great straightforward way. 10/10 would recommend!
Horror underground is a really great festival! Really appreciated the feedback video they made. They really push the ” we want people to know you” philosophy, and that is what makes this one pop out. We were blessed with an award this year. I will surely come back with future projects!
This is a great festival, thank you so much for letting us be a part of it! They send us some awesome audience reactions which was really fun to see and a very unique and cool aspect of what sets this festival apart from others!
Horror Underground was great! Absolutely loved the audience feedback video and so glad that “the bef” won the award for Best Performances!
Our film was voted BEST STORY at the festival, so I cannot be happier. I was even sent an audience feedback video of their positive reaction to the film. The festival also asked me to do an interview and a podcast interview on their popular ITunes radio show. I highly recommend this festival every beginning filmmaker.
This festival has a guaranteed 4-tier set up for each accepted script. (No matter what, all screenplays submitted receive FULL FEEDBACK on their work.) 1) Full Feedback on your script 2) Actors performance video reading of your script 3) Blog interview promotion. 4) Podcast interview on the Film Festival ITunes show
NON-FICTION – Can be about the origins, preparations, families, or nutritional values of food. Can be about different types of cuisine and/or about the history of certain foods or drink.
FICTION – In a novel food and drink can show the culture, history, and environment of a fictional world. For example, the spices used in a stew or the rites around a particular beverage can reveal a lot about the society that created them. It can also represent and symbolic theme in the novel about society, status, and norms.
The Job of Production Management is the job of organization, budgeting, scheduling and preparing for everything.
POINTS OF A PRODUCTION MANAGER
1. Prepare breakdown and preliminary shooting schedule 2. Prepare and coordinate the budget 3. Oversee preliminary search and survey of all locations and the completion of business arrangements 4. Assist in the preparation of the production to insure continuing efficiency 5. Supervise completion of the Production Report for each days work, showing work covered and the status of the production, and arrange for the distribution of that report in line with the company’s requirements 6. Coordinate arrangements for the transportation and housing of cast, crew and staff 7. Oversee the securing of releases and negotiate for locations and personnel 8. Maintain a liaison with local authorities regarding locations and the operation of the company
THE PRODUCTION MANAGER’S RESPONSIBILITY IS TO FACILITATE THE WORK OF THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE WORKING CONDITIONS
The Production Manager MUST protect the film and the interest of the company they are working for
They are in charge with the control of all organizational, managerial, financial and logistical aspects of the production
Production Managers will have a lot of MEETINGS, make sure you know how to run one.JOB IS TO FINISH THE PRODUCTION ‘ON TIME, ON BUDGET’
As a Production Manager you will be expected to know every detail about every unit during all phases of production -Keep logs that contain notes on your conversations -Keeps a paper trail of memoranda that details recommendations, suggestions, directives and opinions expressed by and to anyone involved in the production
PRODUCTION MANAGER STAGES OF PRODUCTION
PRE-PRODUCTION -screenplay breakdown -shooting schedule -location scouting -budget -casting and unions -permits -hiring staff and crew -unit supervision -permit clearance -equipment rental and stock -lab supervision -payroll service -insurance -post-production preparation
PRODUCTION
-Responsible for a glitch-free shoot and must handle both logistics and overall organization -Budget must be monitored according to the cash-flow chart
-Public relations must be started -Together the Production Manager and the Assistant director on the set are responsible for the flow of information. They must ensure that everyone involved with the production – staff, crew and cast – knows what is going on, when and where
POST-PRODUCTION
-Generally the Production Manager organizes the editing phase in advance, including sound effects, music production, opticals and mixing
PREPARING FOR THE PRODUCTION
SCRIPT BREAKDOWN
With an initial first glance reading of a screenplay, an experienced producer or Production Manager can get a good estimate of the size of the production
Considerations come into play when designing the shooting schedule
1. Availability of the actors 2. Availability of the locations 3. Putting day player actors into shooting all their scenes in one day to cut costs 4. Desirable to schedule less complicated scenes during the first few shooting days in order for the crew to find its specific rhythm and chemistry 5. Exterior scenes should be scheduled before interior ones, which are independent of whether conditions and if they can be shot safely towards the end of the shooting period 6. Trying to shoot in script order as much as possible
After the Spread, 3min., Canada, Musical Directed by Ash K Tysowski A group of teenagers navigate their night-life, and their emotions, to the song “After the Spread” by “the Idea of machines”
This film was a collaboration between myself and the Idea of machines. I was fresh out of college when they approached me to work on “After the Spread” and it’s my first real gig as a professional animator. Full of ambition, I was motivated by the desire to get my work out there, to make a name for myself in the film and animation industry.
What were your initial reactions when watching the audience talking about your film in the feedback video?
Watching the audience’s reactions was very exciting! aBefore now I’ve only had my work praised by my close friends and family. It was gratifying to be recognized for my creative choices by a wider audience.
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