Dear Filmmaker,

Welcome to the 24th Brooklyn Film Festival!
Below are the instructions for selected films. It’s very important that you take action immediately and complete the steps below ASAP.
Failure to complete the steps below in a timely manner will force us to withdraw your film from the festival and make your slot available to runner-up films.

The entire staff of the Brooklyn Film Festival would like to thank and congratulate you. We look forward to the upcoming festival!

Brooklyn Film Festival
May 31 – June 9, 2019
Wythe Hotel – Williamsburg
Windmill Studios – Greenpoint
Syndicated – Bushwick
Made in NY Media Center by IFP – Dumbo
UnionDocs – Williamsburg
Kickstarter – Greenpoint
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema – Downtown Brooklyn

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SELECTED FILMS

» always enter THE FILM TITLE in the subject of all emails to the festival!

1: confirm your participation

• To confirm your participation in the festival, you must

reply to our [acceptance] email

• confirming that you agree to show your film and that a screening copy will be available during the festival.

• • • • NOTE:

      BFF does not accept films that require screening fees.

2: review your film’s web page

For each film selected for the festival, the Brooklyn Film Festival publishes detailed info on the website. (view sample page) Once your film’s web page is ready, we will let you know via email. Visit the web page ASAP and:

• If changes are needed to the info already posted on your film’s page, email a detailed description of the changes you would like to have made. For changes within a block of text such as the synopsis, the crew, the cast, or the bio, email the entire new corrected block and not just the changes.
• When you find the film’s web page to be complete and accurate, send us a confirmation email.
• When you have confirmed that your page is complete and accurate you can also start to publicize and promote that your film has been accepted into BFF. (BFF laurels at the bottom of this page).
  

  3: promotional material: send by May 3

  DIGITAL PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS
  Email to pr@wbff.org the following materials ASAP or no later than May 3rd.

  » always enter THE FILM TITLE in the subject of all emails to the festival!

  • Password protected, private/confidential VIMEO SCREENER LINK of your film (please make sure settings are set to NOT downloadable.)
  • IF an ONLINE SCREENER is not available, mail 3 DVD SCREENERS of your film for press coverage purposes (ship to: Brooklyn Film Festival, Attn: PR Department, 180 South 4th Street, Suite 2 S, Brooklyn, NY 11211)
  • Link to HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGES (must be 300 DPI for print coverage purposes/72 DPI is only high enough for web/online) from your film (Online sharing services such as Dropbox are OK). With the files include a separate Word document or PDF containing photo captions and credits for the images that you are sending.
  • PRESS KIT (as PDF file).

PRINTED PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS (Optional for films under 50 minutes)
Send the following press materials by no later than Friday, May 17th. (ship to: Brooklyn Film Festival, Attn: PR Department, 180 South 4th Street, Suite 2 S, Brooklyn, NY 11211)

• 2 movie posters – Standard size is 27″ x 40″ or 27″ x 41″ (either size will do)
• Postcards – We recommend between 100 to 200 postcards

4: projection copy: provide by May 17

note: Screening copy must be in English or with English subtitles. We accept NTSC and PAL

Send link by email
Send to traffic@wbff.org the link to a downloadable Apple PRO RES 422 1920X1080 file (5.1 surround or stereo). **If you are sending a 5.1 Surround mix of your film, please also provide a STEREO mix as a backup.

Send Blu-ray by courier
Brooklyn Film Festival
Att: Print Traffic
180 South 4th street, suite 2 south
Brooklyn, NY 11211-5329 – USA
T: +1 (718) 388 4306
detailed contact info

DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL SELECTION LAUREL