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2022 FIlmmaker Welcome Guide
Contents 4 Welcome 6 Important dates 8 The Festival 10 Filmmaker Survey 12 ENGAGEMENT 14 Marketing 2 OPPOSITE K K ET Walking with Caribou Chad Galloway 2021 3
Congratulations and welcome to the nearly 100 films and over 90 hours of second Annual North Dakota Environmental content submitted our first year to our sur Rights Film Festival prise The experiment was a success and we were so thankful for that Instead of Over the past six years The Human Family losing these critical films we could present has worked tirelessly to bring current and them to our northern audiences relevant human rights and social justice content film to the northern communities of This Welcome Packet is designed to North Dakota This work originated through welcome you to the festival and to provide our flagship community event The North information about the festival Inside you ll Dakota Human Rights Film Festival As that find relevant details about the festival exhibition series progressed we important deadlines for content and discovered that we were receiving many opportunities for engagement with the important and well made films about the festival impacts of changing climates and the connection between the environment and We ll be working diligently to make this human rights But because of our desire to festival a positive and enjoyable have a balanced festival many of those engagement for both you our incredible films unfortunately found themselves on filmmakers and our community members our proverbial editing room floor If our programming staff can make this a better experience for you at any time So we decided to experiment We crafted please do not hesitate to reach out to us an opportunity for environmental 4 Welcome specific films to have a space of their own Welcome to the North Dakota We weren t sure if the festival would be of Environmental Rights Film Festival We re interest to filmmakers But we had thrilled to have you here Sean Coffman 2022 Festival Director NDERFF Executive Director The Human Family sean human family org 701 205 0248 OPPOSITE OYATE Brandon Jackson and Emil Benjamin 2021
Festival Dates Here are the important dates for the 2022 festival March Sunday February 27 Marketing Begins Poster Released Festival Lineup Announcement Festival Press Release Announcement Friday March 4 Filmmaker Survey should be completed Monday March 7 Digital files for your films should be delivered to the festival Wednesday March 14 Eventive Online Festival goes live Official Program and Schedule Released Wednesday March 23 Passes and Tickets go on Sale April Thursday April 21 Opening Day Theatrical Screenings April 21 April 23 Theatrical screenings and presentations at the Fargo Theatre Saturday April 23 Closing Day Theatrical Screenings Saturday April 23 Films become available online Sunday May 1 Online availability ends Festival ends 6 Important Dates OPPOSITE The Last Vaquita Ed Harrison 2021 7
The Festival In 2022 we will be hosting a hybrid week after the theatrical screenings experience for our attendees We ll be returning to the historical Fargo Theatre in Digital Rights Management downtown Fargo North Dakota for Through Eventive all content for the in person theatrical screens of all films NDERFF will be protected with the same screening at the festival Following the DRM technology used by Disney iTunes conclusion of the in person experience and Netflix Your file is kept on secure films will be made available online for cloud storage for the festival and then audiences to engage in deleted immediately after Only authorized ticket holders or subscribers will Digital media be granted access to view the content We would like to have an MP4 MOV or and all activity is logged Pro Res version of your film in hand no later than Monday March 7 Once we GEO FENCING have your file we ll prep it for screening at As desired you have the opportunity to the Fargo Theatre and for presentation on only allow certain geographic regions our online platform via Eventive locations If you would like the festival to geofence your film please share that 8 Festival Experience Online SCREENING information in the Filmmaker Survey Our online screenings will be hosted Details about the survey follow on the through Eventive The platform will go next page If at any time you have a live on Monday March 14 the same question feel free to reach out date that we release the official program Sean Coffman for help or support and schedule for the festival The online sean human family org portion of the festival will take place the OPPOSITE Living in the Time of Dying Michael Shaw 2020
About You So we can better promote you and your film and collect information to help our efforts to support artists from diverse backgrounds we have a short survey we would very much for you to complete by Friday March 4 The survey includes opportunities for you to provide us with your preferred social media channels production details about your film links to media stories you are particularly proud of and would like us to share as we promote your film and opportunities to share payment portals so that we can encourage our community to support your work Please take a moment to complete the survey which you can access via the following URL or QR Code https www surveymonkey com r M6Y8YG8 10 Filmmaker Survey OPPOSITE TAIAO Micah Te Kaponga Winiata and Andrei Talili 2021
Joining the Festival In 2022 there are several ways to be engaged in the festival Join us in Person As part of the festival you are invited to join us in Fargo North Dakota on April 21 23 A limited number of hotel accommodations are available for traveling filmmakers on a first come first serve basis The festival will also provide a free All Access Pass to attending filmmakers Join us for a Podcast Discussion or Written Interview As part of the lead up to the festival we ll be hosting podcast interviews written conversations and arranging pre recorded and live panel discussions that will take place throughout the festival Online Festival Access We also hope that you ll take the time to enjoy the amazing films included in this year s festival In the coming weeks each filmmaker will receive an All Access Pass to give you access to the festival online If you re interested in participating in any of these activities mark the appropriate boxes on the Filmmaker Survey and festival staff will reach out to you 12 Engagement OPPOSITE The Peace Pipeline Gitz Crazyboy and Tito Ybarra 2021 13
Telling the Story Beginning Sunday February 27 2022 you are welcome to share your film s engagement with the festival at any time Please try to tag the festival so we can like and share your posts We are also using NDERFF2 for posts about the festival Marketing from the festival s perspective began on Sunday February 27 with the release of the poster for the festival and a press release to statewide media in North Dakota about the festival Announcements about the official selections for the festivals your films will follow that Finally on Monday March 14 the official program and schedule for this year s festival will be released Where possible we ll tag you and your film s social media profiles We invite you to share those posts and help us promote your film as part of the festival The festival s social media channels are Facebook https www facebook com NDERFF Twitter https twitter com HumanFamily_ND Instagram https www instagram com humanfamilynd TikTok https www tiktok com thehumanfamilynd The festival website is accessible at www NDERFF org 14 Marketing and at www Human Family org OPPOSITE The Bat Man and Woman of India Emily Driscoll 2021
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