Miscellaneous
Short film festivals seem to struggle when it comes to press coverage, acceptance from the film industry, audience development, or private and public financing. As short film festivals are often seen as a niche of the festival and cinema industry, their organizers face obstacles in their daily work, for instance when they receive less funding simply because they «only» show shorts, even though the workload is comparable with many feature film festivals. The press coverage to market the festival is sparse, thus limiting audience outreach. Would that change if short film festivals were to show feature-length films? What are the experiences of festivals that are already doing that? Does it impact financing, and does that, in turn, compensate for the increased effort? How does it affect the programming and elements of viewer guidance?