Archive for December, 2007

Short Film, Long Bang!

Monday, December 17th, 2007

We are happy to present, that our friends and partners, the organizers of Budapest Short Film Festival (BuSho) sent us the entry form and the deadline of BuSho 2008!

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Enter your film, and have a few great days in Budapest at one of the coolest short film festival in Europe!

Please find the details below!

The 4th BuSho International Short Film Festival accepts entries
in the categories of fiction, animation and experimental film.
Entry deadline: 3. May 2008.
Online entry form here.
Details on: BuSho’s homepage!

Tips & tricks - how to be seen on Daazo

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

Our aim is to give you an alternative platform where your film will appear alongside its equals instead of viral videos or karaoke performances as it would on YouTube.

Daazo is specialized in short films. However, it’s not enough just uploading your films and waiting for the audience. Since in most of the cases you are the director, cameraman and editor of your films at the same time, you should realize that it’s necessary being your own producer and - most importantly - your own distributor. So don’t hesitate to use the advantages of the Web. Now it’s easier than ever to show your film to your friends, instead of organizing screenings or sending dvds.

We figured out something we believe in, called “Distribution Game”. On Daazo you can choose a date for your uploaded films and on this particular date your film will be on the main page for 24 hours for sure. No other site offers this. This way, you are your own distributor, releasing your film on the date you choose. We are pretty sure that you also have your accounts on the popular social-network sites (Facebook, Digg, Del.icio.us, not to mention the popular video blogs: Milk and Cookies, Videobomb, Spike, Infectious of Films etc.) - don’t forget to upload your artwork there, too. When your films are on Daazo, they are in a different context from appearing on a video site. It is a film site for film-makers. Daazo is visited by people who want to watch something more valuable than karaoke.

People are waiting for your film. Just let them know they can watch it on Daazo!

Close to the audience

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

It’s a positive experience for us, that several filmmaking communities have been dredged up during the past few months. We had had the feeling before we launched Daazo, that most of the ‘wannabe’ directors are focused on creating black&white art films, but we totally got it wrong.

For many youngster making a film means having fun - as they have only one purpose with the results: entertaining the audience - their friends.
Recently we got a film (which is the ‘editor’s choice’ of this week) uploaded by rickdeckard: The Legend of the Mountain Troll. The team seems to be the same, which made Bad Luck, another comedy. These guys take the filmmaking easy, they have enough passion though to realease their plans. A common point between the films is the stories are related somehow to a party with lots of alcohol - many jokes are familiar from everyone’s life.

We enjoy these films very much, and watch them again and again! Hope you too!