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Originally Posted by whitecat  Film festivals have been operating this way for years. I'm surprised that it's taken the music industry this long to catch on to this business model.
Basically, with any given festival, top films will be invited (given a 'waiver') - everyone else has to 'pay to play' by way of entry fee and then there's no guarantee you're even going to get in, of course. If you apply late it's likely the festival is probably nearly fully programmed anyway but they'll happily take your money.
If you have any doubts as to the size of this industry check out http://www.withoutabox.com ... it's a money-spinner for sure. |
So, in other words, if you don't expect to get scammed whenever you work in this industry in any fashion, your eyes and ears are closed.
Got it.