How to Get Into a BIFA-Qualifying Film Festival | Kino London

How do you get a short film into a BIFA-qualifying festival?Kino London Short Film Festival’s Festival Director, Dustin Curtis Murphy, and Senior Programmer, Gillian Harker, join Brendan Cleaves and Johnny Vivash to discuss what makes a submission stand out, Kino’s budget-based categories, transparency, accreditation, programmer feedback and common festival-submission mistakes.CHAPTERS00:00 Introduction01:00 Meet Dustin Curtis Murphy and Gillian Harker02:46 Kino London and the filmmaking journey07:10 Kino’s budget-based category system11:31 Does budget disclosure change filmmaking?18:52 Transparency around film budgets22:28 Guaranteed feedback for filmmakers26:52 The challenge of giving useful feedback31:18 Kino’s pre-selection process40:17 Transparency and filmmaker trust48:51 The BIFA-qualifying process50:06 Film festival accreditation53:10 The challenges of accreditation54:15 How accreditation affects programming57:28 Kino’s talent-focused approach01:03:26 Industry sessions and workshops01:16:41 Toxicity in the film industry01:19:27 Carving your own path01:26:26 The illusion of authority01:31:04 Common festival-submission mistakes01:33:43 Challenging the status quoListen to the FestForge Podcast:https://festforge.art/podcast-linksKINO LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVALWebsite: https://www.kinoshortfilm.com/klsffInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kinolondon/GUESTSDustin Curtis Murphy:http://www.instagram.com/dcmfilmmakerGillian Harker:https://www.instagram.com/gillian.harker/HOSTSBrendan Cleaves:https://www.instagram.com/brendancleaves/Johnny Vivash:https://www.instagram.com/johnnyvivash/FESTFORGEhttps://www.festforge.art/https://www.youtube.com/@FestForgeSubscribe for candid conversations about short films, festival submissions and the reality of the festival circuit.