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FilmFreeway
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FilmFreeway is a website platform for filmmakers to submit their films to film festivals globally for selection consideration.
History
Started in Canada in 2014 as a four-person startup, FilmFreeway steadily grew in competition to the much larger Amazon-owned company, Withoutabox. Until that time, Withoutabox had a virtual monopoly on the digital film festival submission process. With the closing in September 2019 of Withoutabox, FilmFreeway became the most popular film submission platform, followed closely by Festhome and Shortfilmdepot.[1][2][3][4][5]
FilmFreeway was acquired by the Backstage publication and entertainment-industry portal in September 2021.[6]
Criticism
FilmFreeway has been criticized in the past for not addressing fraudulent, scam and pseudo film festivals on their platform.[7][8]
FilmFreeway has since invested significantly in auditing existing festivals and adding additional screening measure to prevent fraudulent festivals from signing up and receiving submissions from Filmmakers.[9]
See also
- Festhome
- Shortfilmdepot
- Withoutabox (defunct)
- Film festival
- List of film festivals
- List of fantastic and horror film festivals
- List of documentary film festivals
- List of short film festivals
References
- ↑ {{#if: | {{{author}}} }} {{#if: https://www.indiewire.com/2018/10/film-festival-submission-filmfreeway-withoutabox-amazon-1202014229/ | FilmFreeway Defeated Amazon's Withoutabox Monopoly, and Film Festival Submissions Will Never Be the Same }} {{#if: | {{{publisher}}}. }} {{#if: 7 October 2023 | Accessed: 7 October 2023. }}
- ↑ {{#if: | {{{author}}} }} {{#if: https://nofilmschool.com/2014/08/free-online-screeners-filmfreeway-withoutabox-competition | With Free Online Screeners, Is FilmFreeway Braced to Become Withoutabox's Serious Competition? }} {{#if: | {{{publisher}}}. }} {{#if: 7 October 2023 | Accessed: 7 October 2023. }}
- ↑ {{#if: | {{{author}}} }} {{#if: https://www.moviemaker.com/filmfreeway/ | Freestyle Submission: FilmFreeway Seeks to Box Out Competitors With User-Friendly Features }} {{#if: | {{{publisher}}}. }} {{#if: 7 October 2023 | Accessed: 7 October 2023. }}
- ↑ {{#if: | {{{author}}} }} {{#if: https://indiefilmhustle.com/withoutabox-film-freeway-film-festival-hacks/ | Decoding WithoutaBox & Film Freeway – Film Festival Hacks Podcast: 002 }} {{#if: | {{{publisher}}}. }} {{#if: | Accessed: {{{access-date}}}. }}
- ↑ {{#if: | {{{author}}} }} {{#if: https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/film-festival-submissions-advice-74766/ | Here Are 9 Tips to Tell If a Film Festival Is Worth the Entry Fee }} {{#if: | {{{publisher}}}. }} {{#if: 2025-03-30 | Accessed: 2025-03-30. }}
- ↑ {{#if: | {{{author}}} }} {{#if: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/filmfreeway-acquired-by-backstage-301376568.html | FilmFreeway Acquired by Backstage }} {{#if: | {{{publisher}}}. }} {{#if: 7 October 2023 | Accessed: 7 October 2023. }}
- ↑ {{#if: | {{{author}}} }} {{#if: https://www.submittingtofilmfestivals.com/filmfreeway/ | FilmFreeway Addressing Fraudulent Film Festivals }} {{#if: | {{{publisher}}}. }} {{#if: 2025-03-30 | Accessed: 2025-03-30. }}
- ↑ {{#if: | {{{author}}} }} {{#if: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/how-below-radar-film-festivals-can-prey-struggling-filmmakers-1250714/ | “People Can Be Exploited”: How Below-the-Radar Film Festivals Prey on Struggling Moviemakers }} {{#if: | {{{publisher}}}. }} {{#if: 2025-03-30 | Accessed: 2025-03-30. }}
- ↑ {{#if: | {{{author}}} }} {{#if: https://filmfreeway.com/help/article/16095/our-commitment-to-ensuring-a-safe-and-trusted-platform | Our Commitment to Ensuring a Safe and Trusted Platform }} {{#if: | {{{publisher}}}. }} {{#if: 5 June 2025 | Accessed: 5 June 2025. }}