“It is festival season. And today’s podcast is going to be about how to get the most out of film festivals. But first, let’s start with a congratulations to the extraordinary success of our students at Austin Film Festival. We had four winners in three different categories!Jessica Sieff, a Workshop student of Stephen Molton,  who won the Josephson Entertainment TV Fellowship Award. Joshua Logan, a Workshop student of Steven Bagatourian, won the TV Comedy Fellowship sponsored by the Nickelodeon Writing Program Award. Heather Osterman - Davis and Sarah Ball, Master class students, who won the Comedy Teleplay Pilot Award.In addition, we had 15 finalists, 30 semifinalists, 67 second rounders, and 4 pitch competition finalists.  Austin Film Festival is one of the most respected film festivals in the world. They launch careers. We are so proud of all of our winners, finalists, semifinalists, second rounders and pitch competition finalists! (check out the show notes for a full list of their names). So how do you get the most out of film festivals?. How to know which film festivals to apply to, and which to attend? How do you network at film festivals and build connections? And how do you harness the doors that open when you win a big one, in order to take your career to the next level. In this How to Get the Most Out of Film Festivals podcast, you’ll learn all this, plus: And much more! Film festival success strategiesScreenwriting competition tipsHow to network at film festivalsFilm festival networking for introvertsScript coverage vs professional notesFilm festival submission strategyFilm festival prizes and accessScreenwriting career developmentFinding film industry mentorsBuilding screenwriter communityFilm producer networking tipsFilm festival networking techniquesScreenplay contest feedbackFilm industry access strategiesScript development processScreenwriting competition winsFilm festival levels and tiersIndustry mentor relationshipsBreaking into screenwriting industry Join Jake for free every Thursday night at Thursday Night Writes, RSVP here and check all of our classes!