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The Cheat sheet: some selected items A full cheat sheet includes all the items a festival may ask for and runs for several pages with thanks to Katie McCullough of Festivalformula  Why fill out a cheat sheet? You need a cheat sheet if you're submitting to several film festivals if you're using different film festival platforms You need to be ready for any questions the programme makers may put to you your answers need to be consistent across all submissions Be selective about the film festival you choose to submit to. Your film may belong to more than one genre: human rights     horror     disability    BAME    fantasy    romance    music     faith     documentary    dogs    cats    women director    adventure/sports     science fiction     film noir  comedy    student    drama  ...

Submit to film Festivals Brilliant talk by at the Plymouth Rebel Film Festival  by Katie McCullough and Ian Bignall of Festival Formula Visit every film festival platform  There are lots, it's free, Film Freeway is the best known.  You can search by country and category such as ' animation ' and add filters for submission fee and length of film . By far the best site because it's free to use and includes most festivals.  It reminds you of deadlines and it's easy to upload your bio, headshot, stills and trailer. Your profile is easy for programme makers to scan through. The only disadvantage: it's so easy to register for film festivals that some 'fly-by-night' festivals feature which have no website and aren't 'affiliated' ie aren't acknowledged as genuine on the film circuit; you may not get an official 'selected  laurel' . Registration is free and you may not need to look further. But  Film Fr...