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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 festivals to help you learn more about this part of the film industry. Rebekah interviews festival programmers from all over the world, unpacking their programming process and exploring in detail what they look for when selecting films to screen at their festival. You can find out more about her here www.thefilmfestivaldoctor.com & Instagram @rebekahfilmdr Like, Subscribe, leave a review and visit the Shop page on the website for more free resources and information.

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Behind the Scenes at the Proof Film Festival

2026/10/15

In this episode, Rebekah sits down with Imani Davis the founder of the Proof Film Festival, a short film festival in Los Angeles dedicated to highlighting the best in proof-of-concept films to discuss what types of films they are looking for and the value of a strong POC short film.

Feature Film Programming at the BFI London Film Festival

2026/10/01

In this episode, Rebekah speaks candidly with Grace Barber-Plentie, one of the BFI London Film Festival programmers discussing what she looks for when programming feature films. They also discuss some of the highlights from this year’s festival including actor Ashley Walter’s directorial debut and the boundary pushing Josephine. BFI London Film Festival Website: https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff Trailer: https://youtu.be/yE0xGvfOuuQ?si=Yv_L-nobHrhn6Gbv Follow on Instagram - @britishfilminstitute

Spotlight on the BIFA Qualifying Mansfield Town Film Festival

2026/09/17

In 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.

Bitesize Episode - Spotlight on Asian American Film Programming

2026/09/10

In 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.

Programming TIFF & the Aspen Short Film Festival with Jason Anderson

2026/09/03

In 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.

Bitesize Episode - Spotlight on the Importance of Film Festival Partnerships

2026/08/27

In 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.

The Film Festival Doctor Podcast LIVE from the Waco Independent Film Festival

2026/08/20

In 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.

Bitesize Episode - Spotlight on Disability Film Programming

2026/08/13

In 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.

Behind The Scenes at the Aesthetica Short Film Festival

2026/08/06

In 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.

Programming the Lone Star Film Festival

2026/07/23

In 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.

Film Festival Doctor Podcast Trailer

2026/07/15

The Art of Genre Film Programming with Joe Mauceri

2026/07/09

In 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.

Oak Cliff Film Festival Preview 2026

2026/06/25

In this episode, Rebekah welcomes the Oak Cliff Film Festival back to the podcast. Lauren Alberque & Ashton Campbell share with her an exclusive preview of what's in store for this year's Festival and reveal their personal top film picks.

Spotlight on the Beeston Film Festival

2026/06/11

In this episode, Rebekah takes a deep dive with John Currie, the Beeston Film Festival's Director, discussing the Festival's growth over the years, curating its programme, and becoming a BIFA qualifying Film Festival.

Behind the Scenes at the McMinnville Short Film Festival

2026/05/28

In this episode, Rebekah takes a deep dive into Oregon's premiere short film festival; the McMinnville Short Film Festival with the Executive Director and programmer Heather Older

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MKinCali 2025/12/30

Wonderful Resource for First Time Filmmakers

As a filmmaker new to the festival scene, I’m so grateful I found the Film Festival Doctor podcast. Rebekah interviews top festival directors and prog...

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Lunatopia Productions 2025/04/03

Invaluable info

Navigating the world of independent film and film festivals would be 10 times more daunting without Rebekah’s experienced guidance. Solid podcast.

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