Doc U: Festival Strategies Master Class with Kathleen McInnis

Submitting your film to festivals is like walking through a minefield of choices. Make the right decisions and you will launch your film successfully into the world and build a solid foundation upon which to establish your film career; make the wrong ones and you will likely cost yourself precious time, opportunities, and money that will set you down the wrong path. This Master Class will break down the process, pull back the festival curtain, and train you to think and act strategically every step of the way. In addition, you will learn everything you need to know about festival deliverables, crucial elements that are often poorly understood and frequently not well executed.

Join top film festival strategist Kathleen McInnis on this carefully plotted journey through the festival maze. Kathleen’s years of experience on both sides of the Festival divide make her uniquely qualified to lead this class: as Festival Director of Palm Springs International ShortFest and Slamdance; programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival and the Seattle International Film Festival; and as a proven festival strategist and publicist who has worked with dozens of emerging and established filmmakers.

This class is essential for filmmakers at every stage in the filmmaking process — from those about to embark on a new project to those who have recently completed their films. Save yourself the aggravation and anxiety of not knowing to do next by spending three hours with a master who knows all the right moves.

As part of the class, participants will be invited to submit either a trailer or short clips that Kathleen will workshop as potential assets for the festival circuit. And don’t miss out on Kathleen’s head-spinning presentation of the Festival Wheel of Death!® — a copyrighted feature of this Master Class!