Festival Production
Email That Sells Seats: How Film Festivals Can Fill Theatres with Smarter Email Marketing

Boost your film festival’s ticket sales with smarter email marketing. Learn how to segment audiences by interest and location, send “because you liked” recommendations, use scarcity (“only a few seats left”) to create urgency, and craft short, visual emails with clear calls-to-action. Discover real festival case studies and expert tips to turn every email into a seat-selling powerhouse.

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25th August 2025

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Festival Production
Festival Websites That Convert – Design for mobile, speed, and clarity: what to watch, how to buy, how to get there.

Ready to supercharge your festival’s ticket sales? Discover how mobile-first, lightning-fast, user-friendly design turns casual visitors into ticket buyers.

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25th August 2025

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Film Festival Trailers & Sizzle Reels: Rights, Formats, and Maximizing Engagement

Are your festival trailers getting the hype they deserve? Discover how to craft show-stopping trailers and sizzle reels that captivate audiences and boost ticket sales. From clearing music rights to multi-platform edits, captions, and analytics, learn the secrets to promo videos that convert viewers into attendees.

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25th August 2025

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Film Festival Launch Calendar: Tease, Announce, Sustain

Insider secrets to planning a sold-out film festival: map out teaser campaigns, line-up reveals, and engagement tactics to keep buzz high through opening night.

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25th August 2025

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Festival Production
Film Festival Positioning & Taglines That Travel: Crafting Your Mission in 7 Words or Fewer

Unlock the secret to a film festival tagline – learn to sum up your mission in seven words or fewer and ignite buzz on every platform before your lineup drops.

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25th August 2025

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Festival Production
Year-Round Programming: The Glue That Keeps Film Festivals Thriving

Discover how year-round programming – from monthly screenings to masterclasses – keeps film festival audiences and industry engaged long after festival week.

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25th August 2025

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Festival Production
Regional Film Office Partnerships at Film Festivals: Location Tours, Crew Meetups, and Incentives to Attract Productions

Film festival organisers – partner with regional film offices to host location tours and crew meetups, showcase local incentives, and secure ongoing support.

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24th August 2025

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Festival Production
Campus & School Outreach: Grow Tomorrow’s Film Festival Audience Today

Inspire the next generation by bringing your film festival to schools with short films, filmmaker Q&As and educator guides – grow tomorrow’s audience today.

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24th August 2025

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Festival Production
Education for Emerging Film Critics and Festival Programmers: Seeding the Next Generation of Tastemakers

How do film festivals cultivate future critics and programmers? Through ethics workshops, mentorship, and press access, they are nurturing tomorrow’s tastemakers.

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24th August 2025

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Co-Pro Forums and Pitch Days at Film Festivals – Keys to Successful Pitches and Partnerships

Learn how to run impactful co-production forums and pitch days at film festivals. Discover expert tips on structuring short pitches with clear asks, pre-matching projects with ideal partners, coaching filmmakers to perfect their pitch, and tracking success stories to build your festival’s industry credibility. Packed with real examples and actionable advice from festivals worldwide.

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24th August 2025

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Festival Production
Film Festival Panels That Don’t Preach: Curate, Train, and Engage

Transform film festival panels from boring lectures to dynamic discussions with targeted topics, expert panelists, skilled moderators, and follow-up resources.

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24th August 2025

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Festival Production
Works-in-Progress Labs & Rough-Cut Consultations: A Guide to Confidential Expert Feedback at Film Festivals

Discover how film festivals use works-in-progress labs and rough-cut consultations to transform unfinished films into festival-ready hits with expert feedback.

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24th August 2025

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