Assignment #1

Festival/Conference Basics

1. I have an interview scheduled with Brian Owens, the Artistic Director of the Nashville Film Festival, for next Tuesday after class at 4:00 pm.
2. NaFF was founded in 1969 by Mary Jane Coleman. Today Brian Owens is the Artistic Director and Ted Crockett is the Executive Director.
3. NaFF amplifies our collective and individual awareness by bringing the world to Nashville to celebrate innovation, music and the many voices of the human spirit through the art of film.
4. One obvious theme/trend is their input of musicals in their screenings. It seems like a larger amount compared to other festivals, and this goes with their mission of showing pride for the Nashville home which is enriched with musical history.
5. Nashville, TN
6. April 14-23, 2016
7. Submit through their website.
8. Early: 7/31, Regular: 09/30, Late: 11/30, Extended: 01/08
9. Ranges from $45 - $80
10. Available for US and International, Features must be 40 min. or longer and shorts must be shorter than 40 min., Features have premiere requirements, english subtitles.
11. There is a College Students Shorts Competition
12. Vimeo, youtube or dvd/blu-ray (must send 2 hard copies if this)
13. dvd/blu-ray
14. More than 280
15. 2 hours
16. 5-7
17. Tickets go on sell in March/early-April before the festival on their website.
18. Sponsors: Nissan, Regal, Xfinity, Southwest
19. University ($2,500), Supporting ($2500), Bronze ($5000), Film ($7000), Silver($10,000), Gold ($25,000), Platinum ($50,000).
20. "The Big Payback" donation.
21. None found.
22. They incorporate more music.
23. Their website is easy to use with easy headlines to direct you through their site.
24. The layout is easy and includes many windows.
25. Yes, on the homepage there are links for "about," "support," "entries," "schedule," etc. Making it very easy to find the info.
26. They include many images that go with links and headlines. They also have videos of past festivals and interviews with artists.
27. Not too fond on the color scheme. Turns my eyes away at some parts.
28. The homepage already carries plenty of information with easy to find links to more.
29. There is an fair amount of info that fits the page and not crowding it.
30. Change the colors, I like the layout and wouldn't change much of it but maybe take out some of the videos and include links to find them.
31. The layout is very easy to follow so I would keep it the same with only a few changes.