This ticket will give you access to both Friday events Festival Formula Present: Demystifying Film Festival Strategy 14:00 Hackney Attic Katie McCullough, founder of Festival Formula, will discuss the importance of film festivals and talk about why you need a strategy. The session will involve looking at case studies of previous clients, sharing insights into the submission process, and how you can utilise your film’s assets and gain the best exposure. Panel discussion with Shorts International and Dazzle Films: Shorts Distribution 16:00 Hackney Attic Simon Young from Shorts International and Dawn Sharpless from DAZZLE London sit down with our Industry Programmer Rachael Castell to discuss the future of shorts' distribution. An interesting conversation on how to get your short seen by the Acquisitions team, and all the available distribution channels and platforms that will make your short movie available around the world, and give you the career boost that you need! The doors close 15 minutes after the event has started.