FilmFreeway explained
| FilmFreeway |
| Type: | Film |
| Language: | English |
| Current Status: | Active |
FilmFreeway is a website for filmmakers to submit their films to hundreds of film festivals globally. Started in Canada in 2014 as a four-person startup, it 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.[1] With the closing in September 2019 of Withoutabox, FilmFreeway became the default tool for the worldwide film festival submissions process.[2] [3] [4]
FilmFreeway was acquired by Backstage (magazine) publication and entertainment-industry portal in September 2021.[5]
Notes and References
- News: O'Flat . Chris . 22 October 2018 . FilmFreeway Defeated Amazon’s Withoutabox Monopoly, and Film Festival Submissions Will Never Be the Same . en . . live . 7 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230623063528/https://www.indiewire.com/features/craft/film-festival-submission-filmfreeway-withoutabox-amazon-1202014229/ . 23 June 2023.
- News: Anderson-Moore . Oakley . 24 August 2014 . With Free Online Screeners, Is FilmFreeway Braced to Become Withoutabox's Serious Competition? . en . No Film School . live . 7 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220715044126/https://nofilmschool.com/2014/08/free-online-screeners-filmfreeway-withoutabox-competition . 15 July 2022.
- News: 16 May 2017 . Freestyle Submission: FilmFreeway Seeks to Box Out Competitors With User-Friendly Features . en . . live . 7 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321174328/https://www.moviemaker.com/filmfreeway/ . 21 March 2023.
- News: Ferrari . Alex . 31 May 2016 . Decoding WithoutaBox & Film Freeway – Film Festival Hacks Podcast: 002 . en . Indie Film Hustle . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210614120337/https://indiefilmhustle.com/withoutabox-film-freeway-film-festival-hacks/ . 14 June 2021.
- Web site: FilmFreeway . 14 September 2021 . FilmFreeway Acquired by Backstage . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211104092317/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/filmfreeway-acquired-by-backstage-301376568.html . 4 November 2021 . 7 October 2023 . . en.
