FilmFreeway
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Type of site | Film |
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| Available in | English |
| URL | filmfreeway |
| Current status | Active |
FilmFreeway is a website for filmmakers to submit their films to hundreds of film festivals globally. Started in Canada in 2014 as a four-person startup, it steadily grew in completion to the much larger Amazon-owned company, Withoutabox.
Until that time, Withoutabox had a virtual monopoly on the digital film festival submission process.[1] With the closing in Sept 2019 of Withoutabox, FilmFreeway became the default tool for the worldwide film festival submissions process.[2][3][4]
FilmFreeway was acquired by Backstage (magazine) publication and entertainment-industry portal in Sept. 2021.[5]
The most successful screenwriter on FilmFreeway is Bruno Starrs, whose three Aboriginal Australian-themed sci-fi/comedy feature film scripts "Pheromone City", "Invasion Day Mk II: A Blackfella Love Story" and "Attack of the Horny Killer Monkeys!" won 50 'Best Screenplay' awards in 2023 alone.[6]
References
- ^ O'Flat, Chris (22 October 2018). "FilmFreeway Defeated Amazon's Withoutabox Monopoly, and Film Festival Submissions Will Never Be the Same". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Anderson-Moore, Oakley (24 August 2014). "With Free Online Screeners, Is FilmFreeway Braced to Become Withoutabox's Serious Competition?". No Film School. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Freestyle Submission: FilmFreeway Seeks to Box Out Competitors With User-Friendly Features". MovieMaker. 16 May 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Ferrari, Alex (31 May 2016). "Decoding WithoutaBox & Film Freeway – Film Festival Hacks Podcast: 002". Indie Film Hustle. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021.
- ^ FilmFreeway (14 September 2021). "FilmFreeway Acquired by Backstage". PR Newswire. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ http://www.filmfreeway.com/BrunoStarrs