How to Craft a Winning Film Festival Strategy

So, you've made a film, are making a film or want to make a film... and festivals are a part of your grand plan to make new opportunities for yourself and for your work. Figuring out which ones to submit to is a challenge though, finding your winning strategy is all based on having a clear goal. What exactly is it that you would love to get out of the festival process?

There is a vast landscape of film festivals out there and lots of different aspects to navigate to get the most out of your films journey with them. In this class we are going to explore all the key aspects of how to identify what makes your film stand out, what sort of festivals it will fit into and things to consider when planning a budget. We will also cover ways to distinguish if a festival is worth your time... there are some less desirable ones out there and even scams. I go through some top tips for researching and checking that the festival you are looking at is the 'real deal'. 

Want more bespoke help? You can book a 1-on-1 call with me from my profile page and I'm more than happy to look at your specific film and help you create a shortlist and plan of where to submit to to get you hitting the goal you have with your festival strategy. 

I'm currently working on my next short film 'Stumbling Blocks', any calls you book with me will help me fund completing it, like my work and want to be a part of it - there are some cool perks available here.

Feel like I've missed something? Let me know and when I have time I will film/add in additional lessons if that will be helpful. Reach out to me in the class discussion, no question is too silly... and don't forget to post about your film, and more importantly your goal, in the class 'project window'.