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Navigating the Film Festival Circuit w/ Jon Fitzgerald
In this episode, Jeff Everett sits down with Jon Fitzgerald — filmmaker, festival founder, former AFI Festival Director, and president of Cause Pictures — to break down the real strategy behind submitting to and succeeding on the film festival circuit.
Jon shares how he co-founded Slamdance after being rejected by Sundance, and how decades of festival experience have shaped his expertise in submission strategy, credibility building, audience targeting, and festival networking.
Together, Jeff and Jon explore how filmmakers can identify their goals, design custom submission plans, understand…
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