SERVICES

Consultations & Development Support

Zoom consultations with producer Rachel Stander. A few common topics covered:

• Basics of equity crowdfunding
• Working with a fiscal sponsor
• Setting up your LLC and business infrastructure
• Selecting your key creative team and crewing up for production
• Preparing for a successful shoot (locations, scheduling, contracts, permits, insurance, etc)

We also offer written feedback on development materials:

• Pitch decks
• Grant applications

$200 – 1-hour Zoom consultation
$150 – written feedback on a pitch deck or grant application

Prelim Schedule & Budget for Shorts

Drawing on our production experience, we will create a prelim shooting schedule and budget (in Google Sheets) for your short film so you can plan your fundraising and be ready for your shoot.

$400 up to 10 pages
$700 up to 20 pages
$1000 up to 30 pages

Festival Database

We maintain an Airtable database of over 600 festivals that is sortable and filterable by various criteria, including length and premiere requirements, festival dates, targeted interests, “Best Of” list mentions, and more. This is a resource designed for filmmakers and producers who want to strategize and manage their own festival runs, intended as a DIY alternative to full-service providers like Festival Formula and The Film Festival Doctor.

The database is updated on an ongoing basis, so information (dates, fees, etc) is generally accurate to within the last two cycles. The festivals included are worldwide and cover all formats, but there is some bias towards US festivals for live-action narrative.

You will get:

• Access to a fully customizable Airtable database that you can duplicate to your own Airtable account (so you own it moving forward and can share it with your team)
• 90-minute Zoom tutorial on how to configure the database to best serve you in building a strategy and tracking your festival cycle
• 30-minute follow-up Zoom for additional configuration, as needed, or to answer questions that arise as you start to use the database

Note: This database is not self-updating. You will get the information that’s current in our database, but for maximum efficacy over a period of years, you will need to update with new deadlines and dates as they are released.

If you have previously purchased the Full Database and want to start with a fresh update for a new film, you can purchase a Database Update, which includes any updated data and new festivals that have been added since your original purchase.

$550 – Full Database and Tutorial
$100 – Database Update (must have previously purchased the full database and tutorial)

Festival Strategy

If you’re not quite ready to tackle festival strategy on your own, we can watch your film and curate a list of suitable festivals based on your goals and budget.

You will get a 1-hour Zoom session that covers:

• Submission strategy for one film
• Guidance on assets and deliverables beyond the DCP
• EPK feedback

$250 for a short up to 30 minutes
$450 for a feature up to 120 minutes