In this episode, Robbie chats to Karina Libbey, screen culture specialist and festival director of the Capital Film Festival about what festival curation and audience engagement looks like from a programmer's perspective.

They discuss what filmmakers may not know about how to engage with festivals, how a festival entry should read like a resume for your film, and the more you know about your audience the easier it is to program and market your film.

Listen to hear Karina discuss:

• Audience-first programming as a guiding philosophy
• Defining, building, and challenging a festival audience
• Programming as curation, not just selection
• The role of trust in shaping audience behaviour
• Why great films don’t always make the program
• Why filmmakers must know who their film is for (and who it isn’t for)
• The unique power of shared cinema experiences

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Follow Karina and her work: https://www.karinalibbey.com.au

This Deep Dive interview is hosted and edited by Robbie Miles.

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