Festivals & Contests

Film festivals and contests are a great way to find distribution, a viewing audience and hype for your movie. Becoming familiar with the multitude of festivals and contests will help you determine the right match for your video.

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Showcase your Video to the Guggenheim

Jennifer O'Rourke - July 12th, 2010

YouTube users have the chance to have their work featured among the art masters of the world at one of the worlds most renowned art establishments, the Guggenheim Museum.
Life In A Day: Co-Directed by You?

Julie Babcock - July 08th, 2010

If you could capture a single day of your life, would you? If you could capture a single day in the lives of people all around the world, could you?
Songfreedom.com Launches New Site for Wedding Videographers

Derek Sine - July 01st, 2010

As a videographer we all know how hard it is to legally obtain music for a Wedding video...
Surviving a 48-Hour Film Challenge

Anonymous (not verified) - Thu, 07/01/2010 - 12:00am

Film and video festivals are great ways to meet other enthusiasts just like you, and nothing gets the blood pumping faster than joining a 48-hour film challenge. Moments after you receive the theme, you then have only two days to plan, shoot, edit and deliver your finished video - do you have the guts to do what it takes?
Videomaker Webinar Training Series Coming Soon!

Andy Clark - June 23rd, 2010

For the last couple of months, the Videomaker staff has been working hard to create our new Webinar Training series. One of the great things about our new series is...
What is your idea?

Derek Sine - May 07th, 2010

What is your unique movie idea? ....
NAB Wrap Up - Mobile DTV, 3D Cameras, Editing Tool Updates

Derek Sine - May 03rd, 2010

The NAB Show (National Association of Broadcasters) wrapped up a few weeks ago, with an announced attendance of 88,044, up from 82,650 in 2009, and including 23,000 international attendees from 156 countries. Major themes at the show included...
Canon Announces New Cameras at NAB

Derek Sine - April 12th, 2010

Canon has major announcements at NAB...
NAB Begins!

Derek Sine - April 12th, 2010

Fixed to our smartphones and laptops we will keep you up to the date with latest industry news...
Zoom H4n - The Videographers Audio Swiss Army Knife

Derek Sine - March 18th, 2010

Gerald Prost takes an in depth look at Samson's H4n field recorder. Check out what Gerald had to say...