According to ScreenDaily, the film festival is a “vital link in the chain of global film culture,” and I couldn’t agree more. This criterion narrowed down Follows’ estimate of active film festivals to 2,954 in his 2013 Film Festival Survey. For FDCP, one of our standards is to refer to the accredited list of film festivals of the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF). One may also check out lists from reputable film institutions like the New York Film Academy’s “Most Comprehensive List of Film Festivals on the Internet” and the list of international short film festivals by New Zealand’s premier short film festival, Show Me Shorts. I also hope that this will educate industry stakeholders on the importance of patronizing legitimate film festivals to encourage the whole film industry to support efforts in putting an end to film festival scams.

Source: Manila Times March 13, 2021 16:07 UTC