Stolen Festivals. 3 Romanian Festivals whose Identities were Copied on FilmFreeway | The State of Cinema
We continue our series of investigations on the frauds in the film festival circuit – both Romanian and international – with a new investigation on how the popular submission platform FilmFreeway is abused by bad-faith actors: this time, we focus on the cases in which unauthorized individuals are copying the identities of extant festivals – that might even be renowned – that don't use the platform's services. Thus, by using the prestige of said festivals, as well as the ubiquitous presence of FilmFreeway amongst (newcomer) filmmakers and distributors, the fraudsters rake in considerable sums of money from ill-gained submission fees.
Film critic & journalist. Collaborates with local and international outlets, programs a short film festival - BIEFF, does occasional moderating gigs and is working on a PhD thesis about home movies. At Films in Frame, she writes the monthly editorial - The State of Cinema and is the magazine's main festival reporter.
