After a 6 year hiatus my podcast is back with a bang! The Pod focuses upon interviewing festival programmers and directors from all over the world, unpacking their programming processes and exploring in detail what they look for when selecting films to screen at their festival. I’ve structured the episodes into four different sections, as […]
6 Ways To Build Your Film Festival Strategy
1. Evaluate and assess your film so you know what type of level and tier of festivals to target and submit your film to. Before doing any festival submissions my golden rule is – know your film, know your festivals. The biggest mistake that filmmakers make is submitting their film to festivals that are not […]
A Filmmaker’s Festival Packing List
Don’t worry this blog is not fashion or beauty focused – or where to get the best deal on travel sized toiletries! Those things you already know about and already have them on your packing list. Below I share 5 other suggestions to add to your list to help you get the best value from […]
The One Thing You Need To Wear To A Film Festival
Would you laugh out loud if I told you that my all time favourite necklace that I wear to film festivals (and the one which you always see on my instagram posts) is also a vibrator?! I can hear you howling as I type! 😂 Film Festivals are laid back casual events where you can […]
How to Process & Accept Film Festival Rejections
For the past year, I have been advising filmmakers how to take care of their mental health as they navigate the intense and sometimes stressful film festival circuit. This is discussed in further detail in my ‘Film Festivals & Looking After Your Mental Health’ E-Book. I’ve been doing more research recently into this topic which […]
The Film Festival Doctor’s Top 5 Oscar Submission Secrets
The deadline to submit your film to next year’s Oscar’s is October 10th and if you’ve not booked in your Oscar Qualifying theatrical release this will need to be completed by Sept 30th for shorts and Dec 31st for features. Below I share 5 tips to help you complete your submission with ease. Still stuck? […]
