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- Fri Jul 07, 2023 3:08 am
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: BIAFF 2024 - yes or no?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 10612
Re: BIAFF 2024 - yes or no?
I would be bitterly disappointed if BIAFF stopped being a live event. Zoom is useful for meetings and non-festival events but you can’t beat watching films on a big screen with a live audience. I very much regret that, post-COVID, events such as the CEMRIAC Spring Movie Festival have stopped being l...
- Thu Jun 08, 2023 11:36 am
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: What is the difference between an AV and a film?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4093
Re: What is the difference between an AV and a film?
As there’s been no response to my last message I’m guessing that there are no set rules as to how much video can be used in an AV sequence. I can’t help but think that such rules SHOULD be laid out so that we know at what point a piece of work should be deemed as a film rather than an AV.
- Sat May 27, 2023 11:46 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: Judging-FVM June
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4105
Re: Judging-FVM June
Albert Noble, for the record your clever animation film FOR TWO PINS went down very well with the audience this evening at the Wolverhampton Film Festival! It’s a very good film.
- Fri May 26, 2023 11:46 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: What is the difference between an AV and a film?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4093
Re: What is the difference between an AV and a film?
I used to think that AV sequences needed to comprise still images only. Now I get confused when AV sequences contain live action video. Clarification would be useful. What percentage of live action video is permitted in an AV?
- Tue May 09, 2023 2:20 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: BIAFF RESULTS 2023
- Replies: 48
- Views: 17574
Re: BIAFF RESULTS 2023
On the subject of people not turning up to collect their awards at BIAFF, this has always been a source of irritation to me. There may obviously be a genuine reason why a winner can’t make it, eg. a family issue or illness, but I often suspect it’s because they don’t value the award enough to be bot...
- Tue May 09, 2023 2:11 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: BIAFF RESULTS 2023
- Replies: 48
- Views: 17574
Re: BIAFF RESULTS 2023
We’ve been round the block a few times with all this and there’s no definitive solution in sight. Another suggestion has been to have films simply either “Officially Selected” or “Not Selected”. A potential problem with this would be controlling the number of selected films as there may be too many ...
- Tue May 09, 2023 12:46 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: BIAFF RESULTS 2023
- Replies: 48
- Views: 17574
Re: BIAFF RESULTS 2023
Michael, it was Dave who suggested that the lower stars are taken by some filmmakers as (almost) insulting and I was agreeing with him based on what others have told me. I personally haven’t felt insulted by 2 star awards, merely disappointed and maybe puzzled. I could name two filmmakers in the Mid...
- Tue May 09, 2023 12:29 am
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: BIAFF RESULTS 2023
- Replies: 48
- Views: 17574
Re: BIAFF RESULTS 2023
I’m glad you enjoyed ‘Scraggyneck’ Willy. Regarding Dave’s suggestion about reverting to Bronze Silver and Gold I think is well worth considering. Many people feel upset and disappointed, even insulted, by low star ratings and some to my knowledge have stopped entering BIAFF for this very reason. Th...
- Fri May 05, 2023 9:46 am
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: BIAFF RESULTS 2023
- Replies: 48
- Views: 17574
Re: BIAFF RESULTS 2023
Willy, I’ve now seen Milky Way. It’s an extraordinary film and I’ve never seen anything quite like it before. My opinion is, while I didn’t understand it and didn’t particularly like it, it shows Werner as a brilliant filmmaker in total command of his material. Technically it’s a really excellent pi...
- Mon Mar 13, 2023 11:31 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: BIAFF RESULTS 2023
- Replies: 48
- Views: 17574
Re: BIAFF RESULTS 2023
There are still a few good Film Festivals with live screenings in the UK in which I’ve had films shown on big screens including The Birmingham Film Festival (with a decent sized audience in November 2022), and The Wolverhampton Film Festival. As with you, Michael, I almost exclusively watch feature ...
- Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:30 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: BIAFF RESULTS 2023
- Replies: 48
- Views: 17574
Re: BIAFF RESULTS 2023
Yes John, 8 days, but the first 5 days are just online on Zoom. While it’s good to have extra films shown like this, as a filmmaker I want my films shown at the live event Saturday to Monday as for me that’s what BIAFF is all about, seeing your films on a big screen with a live audience. It’s nowher...
- Wed Mar 08, 2023 3:02 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: BIAFF RESULTS 2023
- Replies: 48
- Views: 17574
Re: BIAFF RESULTS 2023
Many thanks Michael, your generous comments are much appreciated.
- Wed Mar 08, 2023 1:33 am
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: BIAFF RESULTS 2023
- Replies: 48
- Views: 17574
Re: BIAFF RESULTS 2023
Michael, it’s what I was told by a person who has been a judge in various short film competitions, regarding lone filmmakers such as myself being in competition with people making films in teams. I’d mentioned that I was bracing myself not to be given more than 4* again this year, like last year. He...
- Fri Mar 03, 2023 12:56 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: BIAFF RESULTS 2023
- Replies: 48
- Views: 17574
BIAFF RESULTS 2023
This is the month when we filmmakers get to receive our results and judges’ comments. I submitted nine films last year and the highest star rating I received was 4 stars (for six of my entries). This year I submitted ten films and I’ve already resigned myself to the very real possibility that once a...
- Sun Dec 25, 2022 11:13 am
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: A Bunch of Amateurs
- Replies: 37
- Views: 11065
Re: A Bunch of Amateurs
I personally make films principally for the love of making them, and stick to the kinds of films I enjoy watching myself. At the same time I bear in mind that, because I send them to BIAFF and other film festivals, they need to be as good as I can make them. To this end I ask one or two trusted peop...