Festival Strategy Playbook

Note: Because this is a self-paced event that has already begun, tickets are no longer available.

Whether you’re a festival veteran or a first-time filmmaker, learn how to make film festivals work for you, while developing your filmmaker community in this 5-week program. DOC NYC PRO takes it to the next level with this course led by our Director of Industry and Education Malikkah Rollins, building on our pre-recorded festival webinars to help you craft a personalized strategy.

You’ll work through the material each week on your own schedule. Then you’ll meet with a peer cohort to unpack ideas, ask questions, and apply what you’ve learned to your project. The program ends with each participant presenting a practical plan to tackle one specific challenge of their choice, supported by peer insight and shared experience. We’ll feature guest experts, to be announced at a later date.

SCHEDULE. The below dates are the live discussion sessions which all meet from 12-1pm ET.

Week 1: Introduction session (March 4)
Week 2: Finding the Right Festival for Your Film (March 11). Guest speaker Brandon Harrison, DOC NYC Programmer
Week 3: Decoding Film Fest Submissions (March 25). Guest speaker Jaie Laplante, Artistic Director of DOC NYC
Week 4: Festivals: You’re In, Now What?  (April 1)
Week 5: Final live session/participant presentations (April 8) (1:30-2:30pmET)

Participants will be sent all relevant webinar links and a schedule after the introduction session.  The live discussions will be recorded and shared with registered participants.

Tickets are $75 ($60 for IFC Center members) and are non-refundable.
If you have questions about registration, please email ticketing@docnyc.net. For questions about accommodations and accessibility, including requests for live ASL interpretation, please email accessibility@docnyc.net.

This event is co-hosted by the Video Consortium