THE CONNECTED FILM FESTIVAL

HELP

Welcome to the help section of the Connected Film Festival. This section contains answers to the most common help topics and tips for watching indie films on our online film festival. For more information, check out our FILM FESTIVAL INSTRUCTIONS page.
We not only design and maintain the web site for the Connected Film Festival, but we watch films on it, too, just like you do. We also use it as a high-profile marketing and as a promotion platform for our indie films. Site designer C. A. Passinault designed it as an indie film marketing and promotional platform for his film projects, and if it is designed to suit his needs, we all benefit from using this site.
Have a question? We have answers!

1. I watched a short film, and it seems incomplete. Where is the rest of it?
Many indie films are split up into episodes of smaller films. This is often done to improve viewing quality of the film. One film showcased on our online film festival Dirty Bomb Diaries, is 16 episodes long. Simply hit the NEXT link on the upper right part of the screen above the film or the NEXT key next to the film title under the film viewing window.

TIP: Look at your menu options. Above the film, you have a series of text links for navigation: PREVIOUS - ALL FILMS - FILM SHOWCASE - REPORT PROBLEM - HELP - RATE FILM - NEXT . HELP leads here, and you may have hit that link to get to this page. Report problem is for a film that no longer plays, or films that may have been pulled down by their owner.
IF the film is split into several EPISODES, the NEXT link will lead to the next episode, and you can continue watching the film. We will always post as many episodes as are available to give our film festival viewers as complete of an experience as possible.
EXCEPTION: Series films. If a film is part of a series, and it is a stand-alone film with no continuity to the other films in the series, the NEXT key will only lead to a related film if the titles are in sequence alphabetically. In the case of series, we will have dedicated index pages where you can see related films in their proper order.

TIP: The online film festival is optimized to be watched full-screen. If you are watching from a computer, hit your F11 key on your keyboard to see options which may be hidden on a limited screen. Hit F11 again to toggle the screen back to normal when you are done.
Episodic films will always have a enlarge NEXT link following the title under the film window. If the window is large and you cannot see the title, simply hit F11 to for full screen viewing or scroll down to see the link. You can also hit the normal NEXT on the upper right part of the screen above the film viewing window.

2. The film will not load and play.
We don't actually host indie films on our online film festival server. The films are hosted elsewhere, on sites such as Youtube. Sometimes, you have to wait for the film to load from their server. If it does not load on its own, hit your F5 key on your keyboard to refresh the page. That should fix the problem, and you should be able to watch the film.

TIP: If you are watching a film, you click on a link to watch something else, and the present film is still playing, pause the film. You will then go to the page or the film that you want to go to. When a film is playing, it tends to anchor the page that you are on because it is pulling from a server. Pausing it allows links to respond.

3. I clicked a link or another film to watch, and it won't go there.
Click the link again. If this does not work, pause the film that you are currently watching, and the link will work.

4. How do I find the kind of film that I am looking for?
If it is not easy to find on our online film festival, you can simplify your search by looking at our channels for the genre which your film may be found under. Each indie film channel only lists relevant films for that category.

5. How do I find your film channels?
We have many online film channels for our online film festival. The channels are not set in stone, and we may add channels or adjust channels as they are needed.
You can access a directory for all the channels by clicking on the CHANNELS button, which is on the main menu above on the the web site.
For a listing of ALL the films available on our Tampa online film festival, go to our ALL FILMS CHANNEL. There are a lot of films on our ALL FILMS CHANNEL, as it lists everything that we have. To weed out films that do not pertain to the film genre that you are looking for, check out our individual film channels.
At any time, if you are on a film channel, and you want to see the channel index, click on the CHANNELS link on main menu above.
For sadists, or people who simply love bad films, we are adding a FILM DUMPSTER channel for the worst of the worst-rated films; this is opposite of our esteemed FILM FESTIVAL SHOWCASE CHANNEL.
Filmmakers have a lot to look forward to, also, in our upcoming INDIE FILM PRODUCTION channel, which will have video tutorials covering all aspects of indie film production work. How's that for a weekend film school that won't cost you a dime?

TIP: There are other ways of surfing our online film festival and watching films as they are listed in alphabetical order. See those PREVIOUS and NEXT links above the film viewing window? Use them! If the film is not in parts, or episodes, those links will lead to other films in our film database.

TIP: Don't like a film? Don't watch it! We have plenty more for you to choose from. This is one advantage that we have over film festival events. You don't have to sit through films that you don't like. You can also select indie films from a menu and watch films in any order that you like. Need a break? Hit pause. The film can be resumed when you come back!

6. How do I add a film to your online film festival?
Follow the instructions on our FILM SUBMISSION page. Our online film festival is free, too!

7. How does your Film Showcase Channel work? How do I get my film added to your indie film showcase?
Our indie film INDIE FILM SHOWCASE CHANNEL is only for the best films on our online film festival, and once your film is selected it may take a while before it shows up there, unless one of our editors likes it and fast tracks it there with an minimal showcase score of 50 assigned to it by default.
So, how does your film make it onto our showcase channel?
Simple. People who watch it vote on it in our ongoing online indie film competition. We also weigh in.
See the RATE FILM link above each and every film (located on the text navigation menu over the film viewing window). That's how people vote.
When they hit the RATE FILM link, they rate the film with a score ranging from 1 to 100. Films that have over 120 votes and average a score of over 50 will be added to our ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL SHOWCASE, and their score ranking will be shown!

Still have a question which is not addressed on this page? Ask us! Email us at TampaBayFilm@yahoo.com , and we'll do our best to help. those who have suggestions on what to add to this page are welcome to contact us, too.

PUBLISHED 10/04/23

UPDATED 10/04/23/1235/1250/

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THE CONNECTED FILM FESTIVAL SITE INDEX UPDATE HISTORY

11/19/23/1100/1251/ - Updated header graphic and the main menu. Adding sections and content. Preparing to add more independent films later this week. Assing reviews. Working on a logo, which should debut on another header update before the end of the month. The logo is needed for support graphics.

11/09/23/1403 - Adding content to content already online to prepare for the addition of more independent films.

10/04/23/1730 - Connected Film Festival online.

10/01/23 - Completed the design and began assembling the Connected Film Festival. Integrating content.

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