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Rebekah Louisa Smith, aka The Film Festival Doctor, is a film festival strategist who can help you get your film seen on the festival circuit. Her podcast focuses on all things film festi... more
FAQs about The Film Festival Doctor Podcast:How many episodes does The Film Festival Doctor Podcast have?The podcast currently has 79 episodes available.
September 17, 2026Spotlight on the BIFA Qualifying Mansfield Town Film FestivalIn this episode, Rebekah sits down with Jay Martin the Festival Director of the BIFA qualifying Mansfield Town Film Festival to discuss working class film programming and curating a selection of quality independent films to Mansfield, U.K....more1h 4minPlay
September 10, 2026Bitesize Episode - Spotlight on Asian American Film ProgrammingIn this new ‘Bitesize’ series Rebekah takes a deep dive for 15 minutes on one topic with a film festival programmer. In this episode, she sits down with Tony Nguyen & Alishba Javaid the programming team from the Dallas Asian American Film Festival to discuss how they programme and curate Asian American focused cinema....more20minPlay
September 03, 2026Programming TIFF & the Aspen Short Film Festival with Jason AndersonIn this episode, Rebekah speaks with veteran programmer Jason Anderson discussing candidly programming Canadian, Benelux and Nordic feature films for the Toronto International Film Festival; Canadian feature films for the Kingston International Film Festival and short film programming at the Oscar Qualifying Aspen ShortsFest....more1h 15minPlay
August 27, 2026Bitesize Episode - Spotlight on the Importance of Film Festival PartnershipsIn this new ‘Bitesize’ series Rebekah takes a deep dive for 15 minutes on one topic. In this episode, she sits down with marketing expert Eric Vollweiler to discuss how marketing plays a significant role in the film festival circuit....more12minPlay
August 20, 2026The Film Festival Doctor Podcast LIVE from the Waco Independent Film FestivalIn this episode, recorded live from the Waco Independent Film Festival, Rebekah sits down with three film festival Directors from the McMinnville Short Film Festival, the Waco Independent Film Festival & the Oak Cliff Film Festival to discuss how they programme and curate their film festivals....more47minPlay
August 13, 2026Bitesize Episode - Spotlight on Disability Film ProgrammingIn this new ‘Bitesize’ series Rebekah takes a deep dive for 15 minutes on one topic with a film festival programmer. In this episode, she sits down with Nicole Sandavol from the Champion Film Salon International Film Festival to discuss how they programme and curate disability focused films....more14minPlay
August 06, 2026Behind The Scenes at the Aesthetica Short Film FestivalIn this episode, Rebekah speaks with Cherie Federico, the Festival Director of the Aesthetica Film Festival, one of the UK's largest BAFTA & BIFA qualifying film festivals. They discuss programming, curation and the huge amount of work that goes into building their critically acclaimed industry panels, masterclasses and workshops....more1h 12minPlay
July 23, 2026Programming the Lone Star Film FestivalIn this episode, Rebekah speaks with Anderson William the Lone Star Film Festival's Director of Programming. They discuss his role, how he curates the festival and the key patterns and trends he sees each year....more55minPlay
July 09, 2026The Art of Genre Film Programming with Joe MauceriIn this episode, Rebekah takes a deep dive with veteran programmer Joe Mauceri who has worked in genre film programming for over 20 years. He is one of the curators of the Winter Film Festival's FEARS programme....more53minPlay
FAQs about The Film Festival Doctor Podcast:How many episodes does The Film Festival Doctor Podcast have?The podcast currently has 79 episodes available.