Tonight at Poppy Jasper Intl Film Festival Katie & Ian hosted a chat about festival strategy. Ace questions from the filmmakers, myths dispelled, reassurances made. Thanks for the opportunity to chat to everyone! ❤️💚💙🎬🇺🇸🎤 #festivalformulaontour #filmfestival #festivalstrategy #poppyjasperfilmfestival

We’re at Poppy Jasper International Film Festival! It feels great driving down the street and seeing the banner ❤️💚💙🎬🇺🇸 #festivalformulaontour #filmfestival #poppyjasperfilmfestival

Meet Ben Wicks, director of the FF Slate Film THE IMPENDING WHITE LIGHT, with his #ReelOpinion.

Dace attempts the impossible: a peaceful walk without his phone.  Welcome to the FF Slate to the 6-min animation ADDICTED TO IT from directors Nigel Tierney and Federico Heller.  https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/addicted-to-it

Coming up - our esteemed leader Katie Bignell will be speaking at an online training session for Cinema Femme:⁠ ⁠ 📅 Wednesday, April 22⁠ ⏰ 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (Central Time)⁠ 💰 $25 (non-members)⁠ ⁠ Get your spot: https://watch.eventive.org/cfmembership/play/69ce731624be5484705def89⁠

When a government-sanctioned program is implemented to reduce prison numbers by erasing offenders’ memories, retribution falls to the survivors. Welcome to the Slate to the 15-min sci-fi CLEAN SLATE from @alexgeffen.bsky.social & Cass Huckabay.  https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/clean-slate

So pleased that Lily’s House is now a part of the Festival Formula slate. @festivalformula.bsky.social

As her father’s mental health spirals, 7 year old Lily uses her favourite game to try and bring back the dad she knows. Welcome to the FF slate to the 13-min drama LILY’S HOUSE from director @matthewhowell.bsky.social .  https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/lilys-house

Meet Ed Willey, the writer/director behind the FF Slate Film DOWNSIZING, here with his #ReelOpinion on production hiccups,.

Today Katie and Ian were in Brighton for Oska Bright Film Festival and their networking marketplace. Lovely to catch up with fellow industry guests as well as meet new filmmakers on the circuit ❤️💚💙🎬🇬🇧🏖️ #festivalformulaontour #filmfestival #oskabrightfilmfestival #brighton

Waiting for the bus, a mother is suddenly swept into a painful past as she tells her 6- year-old daughter a tale. Welcome to the Slate to the 16-min drama EL FRIO QUE GUIA LUZ (THE COLD LUZ GUIDES) from dir Emily Gularte.  https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/el-frio-que-guia-luz

Katie was at Manchester Film Festival and Met Film School to chat on a panel about festival success. Alongside Sunderland Shorts, Directors Notes, and producer Baldwin Li - all wonderfully moderated by Miles Steel ❤️💚💙🎬🇬🇧 #festivalformulaontour #filmfestival #shortfilm #manchesterfilmfestival

In racially divided 1950s Britain an Afro Caribbean miner struggles to find acceptance above ground. Welcome to the FF Slate to the 16-min drama WE’RE ALL BLACK DOWN HERE from director James Mellors.  https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/were-all-black-down-here

When Natalie returns to Roman's place, the lurking presence of a strange doll unnerves her. As the night continues, she questions her future with his family. Welcome to the FF slate to the 12-min horror DOLL from director Daniel Lipton. https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/doll

In the shadows of a decaying grand estate, an imagined affair plays out with two lovers deeply intertwined.  Welcome to the FF slate to the 6-min dance film JEALOUSY from directors Camilla Greenwell and James Cousins.  https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/jealousy

We took part in the network speed dating at Hebden Bridge Film Festival today! It was great to meet lots of new filmmakers including a lot of composers and producers which was refreshing ❤️💚💙🎬🇬🇧 #festivalformulaontour #filmfestival #hebdenbridgefilmfestival

An inept nationalist's mission takes a detour when he finds himself face-to-face with a mischievous South Asian spirit determined to alter the course of his mission. Welcome to the FF slate to the 13-min horror CARMAGEDDON from Tarun Thind.  https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/carmageddon

Meet Anna Chi, director of the FF Slate Film BURIED ABOVE GROUND. #reelopinion  Anna Chi is a Chinese-born, LA-based award-winning filmmaker who brings the layered perspective of an immigrant, a woman, and a person of color to her work as a director.

A great time seeing BROKEN ENGLISH, the Marianne Faithfull documentary from Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard at Hebden Bridge Film Festival+Q&A with @edharcourt of which our founder Katie is a massive fan - an ace night! ❤️💚💙🎬 #festivalformulaontour #filmfestival #hebdenbridgefilmfestival #brokenenglish

Meet Maros Pulscak, director of the FF Slate Film GUZZLING MOUTH. #ReelOpinion.  Maros Pulscak is a Slovak film director specializing in fiction and documentary cinema.

Today our very own @mrmarkbrennan.bsky.social has been representing Festival Formula at The Funny Life Film Festival in London! ❤️💚💙🎬🤣 #festivalformulaontour #filmfestival #thefunnylifefilmfestival

A mortally wounded man reflects on his personal and political history, as he observes the bombing of Baghdad from a well outside the city. Welcome to the FFslate to the 9-min drama CASUALTY from director Vadim Egoul.  https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/casualty

Katie and Ian are at Hebden Bridge Film Festival for the weekend! It’s new territory for us so consider it our World Premiere here ☺️❤️💚💙 #festivalformulaontour #filmfestival #hebdenbridgefilmfestival

Meet Guillemo de la Rosa, director of the FF Slate Film FOREVER, LIAM.  Here's his #ReelOpinion on the challenges behind his last movie.

Nathan loves Church so much he can't see that the vicar is sleeping with the girl he fancies, right in front of his face.  Welcome to the FF slate to the 8-min comedy ON FIRE FOR JESUS from director Harry Carr.  https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/on-fire-for-jesus

Each Fourth of July, cars are driven across America, and launched off an Alaskan cliff. The film observes ritual through fragments of dialogue. Welcome to the FF slate to the 23-min documentary GLACIER VIEW from director Jamie Shipston-Mourn. https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/glacier-view

Frustrated with the lack of representation of fat women’s joy on the big screen, FF’s Jess Sweetman went on a mission to compile the rare examples that she could find, from U to XXX-rated.  https://www.festivalformula.com/insight/fat-joy

Ivy is confronted with the hard truth that she may not be a good friend and sets out to prove she can be a girl's girl. Welcome to the ff slate to the 14-min US-produced comedy/drama CAT NAP from director Carolyn Maher.  https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/cat-nap

A middle-aged woman in rural England spends more time glued to the seductive sermons of her favourite televangelist.  Welcome to the FF slate to the 15min drama/horror THE FATHER JOE SHOW from dirs Michael Bicarregui and Joshua Sarphie.  https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/the-father-joe-show

A luckless businessman's cursed trip through a forest of screams and menacing strangers to visit his rural in-laws. Welcome to the FF slate to the 14-min US-produced comedy/horror WITHINLAWS from director Miles Douglas Bartle.  https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/withinlaws

Haunted by a past abusive relationship, Ella tries to psyche herself up for her third date with Harry when unnerving things start happening around her home. Welcome to the FF Slate to the 16-min Australian drama DATE 3 from director Cristabel Sved.  https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/date-3

If you look beyond social taboos around sex, erotic film festivals offer supportive, inclusive and niche space for filmmakers and audiences to experience their films together.  Find out more over on the Blog: https://www.festivalformula.com/insight/lets-talk-about-sexy-cinema

Meet Cyrus Hung, the filmmaker behind the FF Slate Film POPO'S PILGRIMAGE, with his #ReelOpinion.

A couple discussing whether to continue their relationship are visited by the relationship itself, in person. Welcome to the FF slate to the 10-min comedy YOUR ACTUAL RELATIONSHIP from director Andrew Day.  https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/your-actual-relationship

When Peter and Jill engage in an online flame war, they learn just how wrong "making it personal" can go. Welcome to the FF slate to the 7-min comedy THIS CONVERSATION HAS BEEN REMOVED from director Andrew Nolan.  https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/this-conversation-has-been-removed

A single woman takes the unorthodox decision to pick up her IVF eggs and races against the clock to deliver them in time for her embryo transfer. Welcome to the ff slate to the 14-min comedy/drama EGGS from director Akanksha Cruczynski.  https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/eggs

A mother insists her son is sick. The doctor disagrees. He’s dead, an urn of ashes. Welcome to the FF Slate to the 5-min comedy/drama PLASTER from director Tanguy Pichon.  https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/plaster

The morning after crossing the line, two longtime friends avoid the truth at a birthday party until they’re forced to admit what’s already changed. Welcome to the FF slate to the 17-min drama NOISE from director Rachel Keller.  https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/noise

Keep an open mind as FF’s Esther Smith explores the current trend in creature love throughout fiction, as part of the Erotic Edition of our Insight Blog. For this article and more like it, visit our website: https://www.festivalformula.com/insight/even-monsters-need-some-lovin

A struggling musician is plagued by feelings of insecurity when he discovers he was never a target of his music teacher's predatory behaviour. Welcome to the FF Slate to the 22-min drama / comedy F MINOR from director Josh Litman. https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/f-minor

We bid farewell to Sedona International Film Festival for another year. Congratulations to Pat and the whole team on another successful edition, and see you next year! ❤️💚💙🎬🥰🏜️🌵🇺🇸 #festivalformulaontour #filmfestival #sedonafilmfestival

Meet filmmaker Aaron Cassara, the director behind the FF Slate Films LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE and THE HARDEST WORKING MAN. #ReelOpinions Find out more about Aaron via his website: https://www.aaroncassara.com/

Meet filmmaker Bob Kotyk, the director behind the FF Slate film THE BORDER AT TOLSTOI. Today he offers not only his #ReelOpinion, but a good reminder to filmmakers.

A burnt-out nurse defends her treatment of a patient, unraveling deeper questions about her complicity and entrapment in a broken American medical system. Welcome to the FF Slate to the 13-min drama ADMONITIONS from director Meredith McDonough.  https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/admonitions

A young woman walks into a men’s support group, telling the tale of an awful night, when the hunter becomes the hunted. Welcome to the FF Slate to the 15-min drama MEAT from director Jacob Hopewell.  https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/meat

When we regularly attend a festival we get to make new friends around the world. We met the lovely Kathleen here at Sedona Film Festival a few years ago and have stayed in touch since ❤️💚💙🎬🇺🇸🏜️🌵 #festivalformulaontour #filmfestival #sedonafilmfestival

Meet FF Filmmaker James C Card, the filmmaker behind Slate Film CLUTTER with his #ReelOpinion on what we need more of in cinema.

If you're looking for something to watch - FF Slate Filmmaker Elizabeth Chatelain (I & ME) has a short film newly-available online.  Check out PAPER GEESE over on Film Shortage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7hIdWSp_Ps

For the Erotic Edition of the FF Blog, Join Mark Brennan as he chats to programmers from Erotic Film Festival London and Barcelona, plus The London Fetish Film Festival, to find out more about the sexy cinema scene. https://www.festivalformula.com/insight/lets-talk-about-sexy-cinema

While on a road trip to visit their estranged mother, two divided sisters realize they’re more alike than different. Welcome to the FF Slate to the 16-min drama CLEO AND ZION from director Jordyn Rolling.  https://www.festivalformula.com/theslate/cleo-and-zion