You want statistics? we got statistics…
Katie speaking at Norwich Film Festival Awards, November 2021 | Photo: Luke Witcomb
Written by Katie McCullough
Well hallo December 2021, we’ve been expecting you, take a seat.
The festive time calls for traditions; watching Christmas films, seeing the lights being turned on where you live, wrapping presents with a bottle of something nice, sending letters to your nearest and dearest… And here at FF HQ we have our own. It’s our yearly round-up where we do a deep dive into our own data to show what we’ve been up to, and info that we think you’ll find interesting that we’re always happy to share.
It has been a testing time across the industry, and we need no reminder that some areas are still feeling the effects of a slow rebuild. And on the flip side, from our perspective, we can also attest to the strength of film festivals proving their staying power - and with it the hunger to nurture filmmakers, and entertain an audience. Without further ado, here are our stats to share with you…
🎬 How many films we considered - 489
👀 How many hours and minutes we’ve watched - 178 hours, 33 minutes, 41 seconds
🍿 Shorts vs Features considered - 432 shorts vs 57 features (with anything under 40mins being referenced as a short)
🙌 How many films we took on our slate - 150
👻 Genre // theme // asset breakdowns (with films encompassing several areas) of the films we took on our slate -
12 animations
13 Asian directors
12 Asian narratives
17 Black directors
22 Black narratives
38 comedy
9 crime
8 dance
25 documentary
15 experimental
19 fantasy
70 female narratives
6 Hispanic directors
18 human rights
20 horror
1 Indian director
1 Indigenous director
2 Indigenous narratives
11 Irish directors
7 Irish narratives
7 Jewish directors
6 Jewish narratives
3 Latinx director
2 Latinx narratives
14 LGBTQIA+ directors
13 LGBTQIA+ narratives
68 mental health
12 music
10 period dramas
4 poetry // spoken word
12 romance
3 science & technology
20 sci-fi
87 social issues
3 sport
20 supernatural
26 thriller
2 veteran
6 war
2 wildlife
36 youth // children
♀️♂️Female vs Male directors - 85 females vs 124 males (with 3 non-binary identifying directors, our numbers also include mixed co-director teams too) of the films we took on the slate
👤 Debut filmmakers - 73
🎓 Student productions - 15
✅ How many selections - 1,100
🏆 Affiliated festival screenings -
118 BAFTA festival screenings
112 Academy festival screenings
51 Canadian Film Award festival screenings
100 BIFA festival screenings
7 European Film Award festival screenings
182 MovieMaker recognised festival screenings
🐝 Busiest month of selections - August with 231
🌎 Territory screening breakdowns -
233 UK
54 Ireland
136 Europe
561 USA
59 Canada
29 Australia
15 Asia
13 Rest of World
⏳ Running time brackets - the most popular this year on our slate was 108 films between 6 mins - 15mins
As we close our offices for 2021, we have our sights firmly set on 2022 with its continuation of opportunities for films, and filmmakers, to travel and resonate. From all of us here at FF HQ, we extend our warm wishes and hope that you have a well earned festive break with whatever traditions you enjoy. See you in 2022 with even more determination, and films.
Much love,
Katie, Ian, Frankie, Kate and Mark
