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Jon Fitzgerald

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After Slamdance FF in 1995, he directed numerous fests (AFI, Santa Barbara, Naples & more). Jon provides consulting services to indie filmmakers.

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Huge news coming out of @filmquest today as we formally announce the FilmQuest genre film market! Partnering with Slamdance co-founder Jon Fitzgerald @onthefestcircuit for this exciting endeavor is going to be a fun challenge as we work to elevate and rethink what a market can be, how we can make the business of film fun again, and ultimately bring huge new opportunities to filmmakers around the globe all in @provocity @downtownprovo and @uthafilm! A huge thank you to our friend and partners at @variety and William Earl for breaking this exclusive news! Let’s goooo!

#filmquest #filmquestmarket #filmquest2025 #downtownprovo #provo #utah #utahfilm #filmfestival #filmmarket #provoutah #genrefilm #scifi #horror #fantasy #filmmaking #screenwriting by @onthefestcircuit

Hope you enjoy our first preproduction video, Inside the Frame. As we track the production for Alchemy in Venice.

For more information visit alchemyinvenice.com.

or visit our On the Fest Circuit pages on Substack for more links and information.

#festivals #movies #films #slamdance #sundance #filmfestivals #filmmaker by @onthefestcircuit

Film Festival playbook
Section 1 – number 5
Festival laurels
#festivals #movies #films #slamdance #sundance #filmfestivals #cannes #filmmaker by @onthefestcircuit

Film Festival Playbook#
Section one – Number 4
Networking

#festivals #movies #films #slamdance #sundance #filmfestivals #cannes #filmmaker by @onthefestcircuit

Film Festival Playbook
Section 1 number 3
Advancing your Career

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Film Festival Playbook - Section I #2

Selling Your Project

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I’m excited to finally bring the film festival playbook online. Going to try and do a tip a day. For more information you can click on the link above to visit me on the site if you need any support for your film projects.

#films #movies #festivals #filmfestivals #slamdance #sundance by @onthefestcircuit

Some film entries are not even viewed by certain festivals. And oftentimes, batches of films are passed on without the viewer watching more than 10 minutes of the movie. I’ve heard this firsthand. A number of filmmakers are speaking out, with some even asking festivals for their money back.

#film #filmfestivals #indie #filmmaker #festival by @onthefestcircuit

I’m excited to announce two new books in support of Filmmakers playing the festival circuit. Visit link in bio for details.

#filmmaker #filmfestivals #indies #filmmakingtips #austinfilmfestival #slamdance #sundance #fliff by @onthefestcircuit

BIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS: Film Festival Strategies Seminar
February 24th from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST.

A seminar dedicated to assisting and mentoring filmmakers in the process
of entering and navigating the film festival circuit. Topics include
determining which festivals are the best fit for your film, how to build
your audience, building a successful PR campaign and finding the right
distribution model for your film.

It is recommended that all filmmakers are prepared with 1-2 questions
specifically related to their film.

Register at https://www.bigapplefilmfestival.com/networkingevents

50% discount with code: JonFitzgerald2021

#filmmakers #filmfestival #indiefilmmakers by @onthefestcircuit