The Film Festival Doctor's Blog - Smart Ways to Achieve Film Festival Success

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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? […]

This month I’m excited to be collaborating with one of my favourite festivals; the HollyShorts Film Festival and will be writing 2 blogs exclusively for their website. Below is the link to view the the second one: https://www.hollyshorts.com/news/how-to-pivot  Enjoy and as always, take care.