Develops a festival submission strategy for documentary or short films, including tiered festival targets, submission windows, positioning priorities, and a sequencing plan.
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Produces a festival submission strategy brief for a documentary or short film, identifying target festivals by tier, submission windows, positioning priorities, and a recommended sequencing plan.
Produces a festival submission strategy brief for a documentary or short film, identifying target festivals by tier, submission windows, positioning priorities, and a recommended sequencing plan.
Required: Film title, format (feature documentary, short documentary, short film), running time, subject/theme in 2–3 sentences, country of production, completion date or expected completion date.
Optional: Existing festival interest or invitations, co-production countries, language and subtitle status, any awards or selection history, preferred geographic markets (European circuit, North American circuit, Asian circuit), sales agent status, broadcast deals already in place.
Structured brief with four sections: (1) Festival Positioning, (2) Recommended Festival Targets by Tier, (3) Submission Sequencing and Deadlines, (4) Key Considerations and Risks. Total length 500–700 words. Uses bullet points for festival lists. Deadlines noted as approximate ranges (since exact deadlines change annually) with a note to verify current dates on festival websites. Output ends with a "Next Step" note: check the Tier 1 festival deadline today, choose the world premiere festival before making any other submissions, and run press-release-writer to prepare announcement materials in advance.
Title: The Clearing Format: Feature documentary Running time: 78 minutes Subject: A family in rural Finland returns to their land each summer to harvest peat — a practice their government has just declared illegal as part of a new climate policy. The film follows three summers as they navigate compliance, resistance, and a landscape that is changing under their feet. Country of production: Finland / Germany (co-production) Completion: September 2025 Sales agent: Not yet attached Broadcast: No deals in place
THE CLEARING occupies a strong position at the intersection of two active festival categories: observational European documentary and climate/environmental cinema. Its slow-cinema aesthetic and rural European setting make it competitive at festivals with strong documentary competition programmes, particularly those with Nordic or environmental programming strands. At 78 minutes, it is within the standard feature documentary runtime accepted by all major festivals.
The film's co-production between Finland and Germany opens eligibility for competitions specifically seeking European co-productions, which several mid-tier festivals prioritise.
Tier 1 — World Premiere / Maximum Visibility These festivals require world premiere status. Submit to one only at this level.
Tier 2 — Regional Premiere / Specialist Circuit Submit after world premiere is secured.
Tier 3 — Circuit and Awards Eligibility
All deadlines are approximate. Verify current submission windows at each festival's official website before submitting.
npx claudepluginhub ur-grue/autopunk-media-skills --plugin autopunk-media-skillsGenerates a professional one-page sales document for completed or nearly completed documentaries, formatted for festival markets, distributor meetings, and sales conversations.
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