FilmFreewayReviews of filmfreeway.com

WARNING! For the indie filmmakers, especially those that make shorts on a micro budget. After a few submissions you will (or you won't!) see a filmfreeway sudden "SERVICE Fee" to "help us run our platform, build new features and offer best customer service". The submissions are already so high, why sudden additional service fees have to come out of the struggling filmmakers pocket? I emailed them asking why there is no disclosure, no heads up about the sudden fees, why no transparency - they emailed back with even more hard sell - suggesting to get a Gold membership "... . "We have recently introduced a nominal service fee on paid submissions to help us cover the costs of operating our platform. Also, there are no service fees for Gold members, should you become interested in trying this service in the future. " Which means - you, filmmaker not happy with sudden additional Service fee, why not buy a membership?! I feel cheated. So many articles online state that "filmfreeway is always FREE to filmmakers". Dishonest. Disappointing. Not trustworthy.

I've had nothing but great experiences with FilmFreeway. Their site is clean, easy to use and their support team is always ready to help if you need it. I couldn't imagine submitting to festivals without having everything in one spot like this. This platform has made the submissions process so much easier. They have a customer for life with me.

COSA MI PIACE: La piattaforma è molto utile perché ci sono quasi tutti i festival nazionali e internazionali. Una volta creata la scheda del corto o del film bastano pochi passaggi per iscriversi. COSA NON MI PIACE: - Nei filtri di ricerca non c'è la possibilità separare i featival annuali da quelli mensili. - Purtroppo FilmFreeway non seleziona i Festival quindi è pieno zeppo di finti festival fatti a posta per spennare i filmmaker... Altro che festival... BUSINESS! CONSIGLI - Evitate come la peste i festival mensili, sono tutte truffe! - Evitate i festival con costi assurdi, quelli seri hanno diversi sponsor/partner, quindi non hanno bisogno lucrare sui i filmmaker indipendenti.

I’m new to filmmaking and after completing my first film I wasn’t sure where to start. A friend recommended I check out FilmFreeway and I can’t thank her enough for introducing me to their awesome service. I’m not the most tech-savvy person, but I was able to easily navigate the site and submit to some great fests. Keeping my fingers crossed for good results! I’ve honestly only had one interaction with their staff who seriously went above and beyond for me. I didn’t realize that I subscribed to their optional subscription service and like the rest of the world the pandemic hit me hard financially. Unlike other companies I’ve dealt with, their team did not hesitate to refund me. No questions asked. They even took the time to answer a handful of follow up questions - in detail I might add. Great experience so far with a solid service and nice folks.

FilmFreeway is the THE place to go for submitting your projects to festivals. I have been using FilmFreeway since 2016 and I still use it to this day. Like anything in life you will need to do your research into what festivals will be best for your specific project. Sometimes it's good to aim high for big world premieres, sometimes you want a quick round of feedback from a festival, and sometimes you want to see if you can win an award against other projects being submitted. FilmFreeway is like a mind reader, always adding new features we need to make it easier for us. I wanted to 'like' festivals, and then one day *BAM* a new feature appeared for making my own list of favorite festivals and more. Imagine that! I emailed FilmFreeway to thank them! FilmFreeway is so easy to use and there's so much helpful information about each festival, it makes the experience fun. Go explore all the festivals, check out the reviews, check out the photos, check out their facebook, see if it's something you can see yourself be a part of! Imagine that YOU'RE the one in those photos holding the awards!

I thought FilmFreeway was super easy to use and customer service was great when I had a few basic questions about submitting my film to festivals. The negative reviews about not getting their film accepted is just part of the game, not an issue with the company. I like FilmFreeway - way better than anything else I’ve used.

Filmfreeway is far superior site to all the others. Its great to navigate and edit your film and profile, the layout is great, its very easy to find the information you need. Blows the others away by a mile. It is much easier to put all the material in one place than to send all the material to different festivals all the time. I like the filtering possibilities where you look up festivals, which makes it easier for a fairly narrow film to find the festivals that may be relevant. As well as the ability to update the page easily and follow the film’s statistics.

Spent $700 with these bums at FilmFreeway. Out of 12 film festivals I applied to, I only heard back from 4. You would think the 8 other film festivals would have been gracious to at least say they were passing, right? They took our $50 bucks and laughed their way to the bank. AVOID applying to film festivals. If your film is any good, just email the festival director and send them the film with NO APPLICATION FEE.