Film Festival Jury Mechanics: Selection, Briefing, and Deliberation
Discover how to assemble a diverse, unbiased festival jury, brief them with clear criteria, and manage deliberations to guarantee a flawless awards ceremony.
Secret Screenings and Surprise Slots at Festivals Without Chaos
Expert tips for discreet announcements, solid tech prep, and smooth crowd management to ensure your festival’s secret screenings stay thrilling but chaos-free.
Local Stories, Global Context: How Festivals Bridge Cultures Through Film Pairings
Bridge local stories with global audiences at your film festival using thematic pairings, cultural context, and cross-cultural filmmaker dialogues to captivate audiences and leave a lasting impact.
Retrospectives and Restorations: Working With Archives in Film Festivals
Learn how to successfully plan film festival retrospectives and restoration screenings. From building early archive relationships to managing 35mm prints, shipping, insurance, and adding expert context, discover practical tips for bringing classic films to the big screen and delighting audiences.
Family & Youth Sections at Film Festivals: Respecting Short Attention Spans
Delight kids and parents at your film festival with shorter screenings, interactive activities, and sensory-friendly shows to keep young audiences engaged.
Late Night & Cult: Designing the Midnight Personality of a Film Festival
Learn to program cult favorites, staff for rowdy crowds, add thematic extras, and handle tech prep to make your festival’s midnight screenings unforgettable.
Docs vs Narrative at Film Festivals: Different Needs, Same Standards
Make documentaries and narrative films shine at your festival. Learn to meet docs’ audio, captioning, and Q&A needs without sacrificing projection quality.
Short Film Festival Blocks Audiences Actually Love: Curating Coherent Journeys
Make your short film blocks the highlight of your festival. Learn to curate shorts into well-paced, thematic journeys that keep viewers hooked. Discover how to cap runtime, include refreshing breaks, and host punchy Q&As that leave audiences wanting more.
Building a Balanced Festival Slate: Features, Shorts, Episodic, and XR
Balance features, shorts, series & XR in your film festival lineup using expert strategies for format mix, scheduling, themes & data-driven planning.
Mission Metrics: How You’ll Know Your Film Festival Is Succeeding
How do you know if your film festival is a success? Discover the metrics top producers track and how real-time data turns feedback into next year’s plan.
Country-of-Focus and Spotlight Programs That Land at Film Festivals
Choose the right country, prime audiences, and turn cultural exchange into lasting partnerships to make your film festival’s country spotlight a success.
Defining Festival Competition Sections and Awards That Matter
Discover how to define film festival awards that matter – align awards with your mission and offer career-boosting prizes to give your festival real impact.