Enter your shorts into film festivals. If you have a film you're particularly proud of, then you can enter it into a film festival. The great part about it is that you can enter a film festival anywhere. There are probably some film festivals in your state or region that you can participate in. Sundance receives 12,000 submissions per year, so it is competitive. You may want to start smaller and work your way up. Just make sure you meet the deadline and formatting requirements![6] Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs" was discovered at Sundance Film Festival and Steven Spielberg stumbled upon a then unheard of film called "Paranormal Activity" at a film festival.
