
Available for One-on-One Sessions
Dr. Rebekah Louisa Smith
Film Festival Strategist
15 years creating Film Festival Strategies | Podcaster | 3 Client Oscar Successes | Over 2,500 awards won for Clients
Mentors on:
- Navigating the International Festival Circuit
- Creating a Festival Strategy
- Creating Festival Deliverables
- Effective Networking at Festivals
- How to integrate PR into your Festival Strategy
- Using Film Festivals to help your Career
Does NOT mentor on:
- Film Financing & Production
Meet the mentor
Dr. Rebekah Louisa Smith, The Film Festival Doctor, is a change agent. Her focus on film festivals and mental health is the first of its kind within the film industry. She creates new ways to approach festival strategies and redefine how to look after one’s mental health within the intense & rewarding world of the film festival circuit.


Rebekah and her hard-working team are committed to nurturing filmmakers in order to help them secure film festival screenings, win awards, and cultivate a positive recognition within the film industry. Currently, her company has won more than 2,500 awards for their clients and three Oscar success stories. She has secured hundreds of festival screenings around the world for her clients and has supported over 850 international filmmakers, enlightening and inspiring their journey towards achieving their goals and following their filmmaking dreams.



LISTEN TO HER PODCAST

What you get
An online video session with Dr. Rebekah Louisa Smith.
She will give you her advice and guidance based on your description and the materials you submit.
WHAT YOU CAN SUBMIT
- Trailers to Feature & Short Films
- Synopsis
- Links to Short Films
- Press Kit
- Poster
- CenterFrame Project Page Link
- Film Freeway Project Page Link
Sessions are solely for feedback on the submitted material and does not imply any offer of development, representation, employment, or engagement.