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Top 9 Mobile Film Festivals

8 June 2017

When Motorola demonstrated the first handheld mobile phone back in 1973, little did they know that what they had just designed as a device utilised to enable voice calls without resorting to a landline would eventually e

Harnessing the Potential of Viral Marketing for Your Film

1 June 2017

Do you know what viral marketing is? Really, no, you have no idea? Well then, it’s one of those things that you’ve been doing for years, but without knowing the fancy word used to describe it. Like, for instance, procras

May 2017 Winners

31 May 2017

Here are the big WINNERS of May 2017! Thank you all for participating! You can see all the nominees and winners HERE or below: Best Feature (announced at the end of June) Film of the Month - This World We Live In 2nd Fil

May 2017 Nominees Announced

30 May 2017

The nominees of May 2017 have been announced. We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (31st of May) when we will announce our winners as well. You can see all the nominees HERE

Top 10 One Minute Film Festivals

23 May 2017

It is an unfortunate reality that since the heightened prevalence of modern technology, attention span levels have dramatically… oh look, an email notification. Really, though, in 2015, a group of Canadian researchers

Interview with MARCH 2017 winner: David Sarrio

22 May 2017

Today we're asking some questions to film director David Sarrio, whose film ' POWERLESS ' won our March 2017 award: FILM OF THE MONTH. AB - Congratulations on your short film “Powerless” winning film of the month at

Using Product Placement In Your Production

4 May 2017

Okay, so hopefully after my previous post on product placement , you understand, in layman terms, what it’s all about and how both companies and productions can use it to their advantage. Now you’re probably thinking

April 2017 Winners

30 April 2017

The time to announce the best films out of the best has come! Please find the winners of April 2017 HERE or below: Best Feature - Brackenmore 2nd Place: Repatriation 3rd Place: THREE THE MOVIE Film of the Month - New Nei

April 2017 Nominees Announced

30 April 2017

The nominees of April 2017 have been announced. We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tonight (30th of April) when we will announce our winners as well. You can see all the nominees HERE or

February-March 2017 Screenplay Competition Winners

28 April 2017

Hello there, The winners of the February-March 2017 Screenplay Competition have just been announced. Check them out here: http://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/february-march-2017/ Dan O'Sullivan wins the editio

Top 5 Netflix Shows to Binge Watch This Weekend

26 April 2017

Remember when House of Cards first debuted on Netflix? It took the industry by storm; that here was a high quality full length TV show with an all-star cast, that was bypassing all traditional television formats and prem

Distributing Your Press Release

19 April 2017

So, you’re totally taking your film PR by the horns and you’ve managed to write the big bad Press Release (or you’ve hired someone to do it for you, either way, I’m giving you some major thumbs up). You’ve gone

Top 5 Movies with a Kicking Female Ensemble

13 April 2017

The hashtag #WomenInFilm is something of a trend now. Not only are you seeing more high profile women in the industry speaking up about equal pay, but female driven films are starting to be viewed as a viable commercial

Let's Cut Your Budget in Half

4 April 2017

So you’re producing that fantastic film idea you have. The script is done, dusted and ready to go. You’ve got your dream team ready and those actors convinced. You’re bursting with excitement at the amazing opportu

March 2017 Winners

31 March 2017

We've been waiting so long for this time of the month to come! Thank you all for participating and hope to have you in the festival again pretty soon. You can see all winners HERE or below: Best Feature Announced at the

March 2017 Nominees Announced

30 March 2017

The nominees of March 2017 have been announced. We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (31st of March) when we will announce our winners. You can see all the nominees HERE or

Top 5 Most Lucrative Franchises In Movie History

24 March 2017

Franchises are all the rage nowadays, and it's easy to see why. As audiences consume more and more television content filmed in spectacular quality (I’m looking at you Game Of Thrones), their hunger for films to become

Best Apps To Simplify Social Media Marketing

18 March 2017

A social media presence is becoming more and more important for all productions nowadays. It doesn’t matter if the production is the size of the new James Bond movie, or if the production has the budget of a Kit Kat ch

Interview with FILM OF THE YEAR winner: Edgar Baghdasaryan

15 March 2017

Today we're asking some questions to film director Edgar Baghdasaryan, whose film ' The Simon's Way ' won our biggest award: FILM OF THE YEAR 2016 at TMFF - The Monthly Film Festival. AB - Firstly, congratulations on you

5 Web Series You Should Be Watching

10 March 2017

I’m going to start this post with a warning; the following is one hundred percent and totally subjective. I have to admit, this year I have been pretty lax on the Oscar movies; having seen less than half of the films n

February 2017 Winners

2 March 2017

We have just announced the winners of February 2017 edition! Congratulations to everyone involved and thanks again for sharing your work with us. You can see all the winners HERE or below: Best Feature - Bullock the Brui

How to Negotiate for No Pay

2 March 2017

Filmmaking isn’t cheap. We all know this. It costs a shiny penny to make even the shortest of content. Sure, anyone can pick up their iPhone and shoot something, but unfortunately it takes more than just a camera to ma

February 2017 Nominees Announced

28 February 2017

The nominees of February 2017 are here (winners will be announced on the 2nd of February evening). You can see all the nominees HERE or below: Best Feature Red Zones Bullock the Bruiser One Buck Islenos, a Root of Americ

December-January Screenplay Competition Winners

26 February 2017

Hello there, They're here! The winners of the December-January Screenplay Competition have just been announced. You can see all winners and nominees here: http://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/december-january-2