Workshop | 75 minutes | Gathering House at Downtown Cary Park
Demystifying FilmFreeway: Insider Strategies for Festival Success with Crickett Rumley
If you’re submitting your film to festivals, chances are you’re already on FilmFreeway, the go-to platform that thousands of filmmakers use to discover and submit to festivals every day. It’s a powerful tool, but like any tool, knowing how to use it and avoid common pitfalls makes all the difference.
You’ll walk away knowing how to:
- Build and maintain a compelling profile for you and your film
- Dig into FilmFreeway’s listings so you really understand a festival before you hit submit
- Use the Film Festival Alliance’s best practices as your roadmap to finding high-value festivals
- Spot low-value festivals and “pay to play” awards events that won’t move the needle for your career
- Read filmmaker reviews like a pro and pick out the details that actually matter
- Catch red flags in rules and requirements
Come learn how to read between the lines to find festivals truly worth your time and submission fees and build the festival run of your dreams.
Crickett Rumley is the founder and senior director of the Film Festival Department at the New York Film Academy (NYFA) in Los Angeles, Crickett Rumley has guided filmmakers to official selections at festivals ranging from Sundance to Bronzelens and to wins and nominations at the Student Academy Awards, the BAFTA Student Film Awards, the DGA Student Film Awards, and the College Television Awards. She is on the board of the Film Festival Alliance, served as the Panels Director for the Tallgrass Film Festival, and has taught workshops and served on festival juries around the U.S.
