“
”
Rebekah agreed to take on COMMUNE and tailored a festival run that would suit the style and level of my film. Nearly 12 months later and Commune has out striped my festival expectations, it has screened at over 25 film events worldwide and continues to be shown at festivals. It has received 5 awards and been picked for distribution up by shorts T.V.
Thomas Perrett, Writer & Director of COMMUNE (Short Film), Winner of 7 Awards
“
”
Thank you Rebekah and Sara, your event was wonderfully executed. It was nice to see a strong attendance, and to check the film with a fresh London audience. I shall look forward new screenings together in the future, great work & thanks again.’
Kamal Musale, Director & Producer, BUMBAI BIRD & THE HERMIT (Feature Films)
“
”
‘Rebekah is one of the most enthusiastic and hard working individuals I’ve met. Clearly passionate about what she does, we can always rely on her to do her best in any situation!’
Gaz Bailey, Director ABERTOIR HORROR FESTIVAL
“
”
‘The Film Festival Doctor got my film Sea Change out there to find its audience, to highly prestigious and to smaller boutique festivals. Rebekah doesn’t guarantee any festival screenings – and I’d be a bit alarmed if that was the case – but what she will provide is for her valuable list of contacts to actually watch a film and select it on its merits. I wish she’d been around when I was releasing my first 2 films – it would have saved me time and money’
Marinella Setti, Director SEA CHANGE (Short Film), Winner of 3 Awards
“
”
‘Rebekah is incredibly knowledgeable about the film festival circuit and assisted us in navigating the waters on two short films and our feature film, “Evangeline.” With so many film festivals to choose from, it’s easy for filmmakers to overspend and lose focus. Rebekah understands the market, devises smart strategies, and is incredibly supportive of the films long after her work is done. Highly recommended services!’
Karen Lam, Director DOLL HOUSE (Short Film), Winner of 15 Awards
“
”
‘Since bringing Rebekah on board, our film has been exposed to its appropriate festival audience and has made in roads with the help of her extensive connections. She’s a delight to work with and works tirelessly for you. I would highly recommend Rebekah’s services to any filmmaker who is interested in getting their film the recognition it deserves – so make sure you work her fees into your budget!’
Zoe Guilford, Producer THE WATCHMAKER’S APPRENTICE (Documentary Feature), Winner of 2 Awards
“
”
‘I would highly recommend the services and advice I have received from the Film Festival Doctor, Rebekah Louisa Smith. She offers a very comprehensive and clear strategy as to how you start preparing your film for the festival scene, with specific guidance and suitability for the project, to the follow up and further promotion to ensure a successful run of the production’
Julia Florimo, Actor/Producer ROOMMATES (Short Film)
“
”
‘I have worked with Rebekah several times and it has been an absolute pleasure. Rebekah’s company the Festival Doctor is a unique organisation, with a unique service that not many can match. Rebekah’s deep knowledge and understanding of film-festivals through the Festival Doctor should be part of the toolkit of any aspiring and established film-maker’
Enrico Tessarin, Producer THE HABIT OF BEAUTY (Feature Film)
“
”
‘I am very grateful to Rebekah for politely but firmly kicking my reluctant ass into the world of social media, much to the benefit of my film, as well as asking the questions that needed to be asked and connecting me with people who might have the answers’
Peter Domankiewicz, Director/Producer TEA & SANGRIA (Feature Film)
“
”
‘Rebekah’s great advice, motivation and insightful feedback have really spurred me on. I came away from our meetings with a clear mind and all the tools I needed to develop a successful festival plan, which has lead me to great results. Her continuous social media support has helped me in spreading this success even further. My début short has now been screened in various festivals and has recently won several awards. I could not have asked for more’
Elena Dapelo, Director/Producer TAKING CHANCES
“
”
‘My short film ‘A Short Epic About Love’ has had some success and picked up distribution with Magnetfilm in Berlin earlier in the year – which is good news as they also have the 2014 Oscar Winning short Helium among other great films in their line-up this happened as a result of being shown at Huesca. This successful outcome was achieved from Rebekah’s valuable and much appreciated work on it. It has also made its way to a few other festivals and continues its journey’
Josephine Halbert, Director A SHORT EPIC ABOUT LOVE (Short Film), Winner of 3 Awards
“
”
Rebekah helped demystify the expensive gauntlet of film festivals and point me down the right path. After even a brief consultation with Rebekah I had valuable insight and was set on the right track, and since then have found our audience and had a great acceptance rate into festivals winning multiple awards, not to mention made much better use of our budget which was previously being drained by festivals with little result. Had I not met with Rebekah I dread to think about the experiences and opportunities I could have missed out on!’
Jon James Smith – Writer & Director of DO NOT DISTURB (Short Film) Winner of 3 Awards
“
”
‘Bridge’ is our first feature film and since we were completely new to the industry, we had very little idea about how or where to start. Rebekah, made a tailor-made plan that resulted it not only screenings but also awards. Rebekah not only targeted international festivals globally, but also U.K. festivals and offered to organise screenings for the UK film making community. As it’s an Indian film, she also proactively contacted various Indian film festivals in India and globally which will be very helpful for the film’s distribution in the future. This would not have happened without her support, so a big thank you to her.’
Paramita Banerjee, Producer BRIDGE (Feature Film), Winner of 13 Awards
“
”
‘I really love the way Rebekah fits the films she reps to the right film festivals. So many filmmakers are a bit naive about entering festivals. Everyone believes their films are worthy of Cannes or Sundance. I know very famous directors who have been turned away from big festivals for one reason or another. What she does helps to bolster confidence in a filmmaker by giving them a chance to shine in the right forum. Thus building confidence for the future. It’s a very valuable service she provides.’
Stephen Savage, Director TUCKER’S WAR & VERTICAL (Feature Films) (Winner of 2 Awards)
“
”
I would highly recommend Rebekah to anyone I know who has invested weeks, months or years of time as well as money into a project and is looking to get as much exposure as possible. I’d encourage them not to enter a single festival until they’d had a consultation. I only wish I had met Rebekah sooner.
Rod Reguez, Director RUBY (Short Film)
“
”
Rebekah assisted with the planning, submitting, and promoting of my film to film festivals, and through her knowledge, expertise, and guidance, my film is being selected by international film festivals, win multiple awards, and receiving global press. But more importantly, Rebekah Louisa Smith is a valuable friend.
Sezar Alkassab, Director PAINT DRY (Feature Film), Winner 7 Awards
“
”
Rebekah is amazing. She is a very hard worker, always nice, and make things happen. It's a great joy to work with her on the distribution and festivals circuit for my film "Rock And A Hard Place". Highly recommended!
Felix Burgan, Director ROCK AND A HARD PLACE (Short Film), Winner 8 Awards
“
”
Rebekah is awesome. Really a key to helping me get Changeover out and in front of the people it needed to be in front of. She was really key in giving the film a life. Cannot recommend this lady enough to filmmakers needing festival and sales rep/distribution help.
Estes Tarver, Director CHANGEOVER (Feature Film), Winner 10 Awards
“
”
Rebekah knows her stuff and shows AMAZING results! In the short time that she has been working with our film, she has secured TOP TIER festivals for us! She's a joy to work with and helpful on every front while navigating the sprawling world of festivals. Can't recommend her enough!!!
Stellan Kenrick, Director GOODNIGHT, GRACIE (Short Film)
“
”
Rebekah and the team are ridiculously good at what they do. They took our film to the next level. I wouldn't hesitate to use them again and again.
Alex Hardy, Director SOLDIER BEE (Short Film), Winner of 14 Awards
“
”
I've known Rebekah for quite few years now. She has promoted my work in a great amount of Festivals which has contributed to its success with her highly competent knowledge of Festival distribution strategy. I've seen her growing and expanding her team so quickly, working restlessly and I'm planning to carry on collaborating with her in many more and bigger projects in the future.
Flaminia Graziadei, Director ARRIVEDERCI ROSA (Short Film), Winner of 7 Awards
“
”
For many years, finding the right Film Festival for my unique films, were mostly a time consuming and typically unrewarding, depressing experience! Now Rebekah and her international team have positively revolutionized the process by skillfully curating which Film Festivals best suited the production, based on fabulous, extensive, expertise and knowledge.
John Hipwell, Producer, FATAL FLAME
“
”
I reached out to Rebekah Louisa Smith through a friend and she gave me her thoughts in a matter of a few days. Her input on a new edit for The Parking Spot and her guidance on what Film Festivals to enter was spot on. She was completely blunt and honest in her assessment. My team and myself thank her as now we are reaping the benefits. We are now in The Palm Springs International Comedy Festival, Chicago Comedy Film Festival and The Ocktober Film Festival (nominated for best short film). Thank you Rebekah Louisa Smith
Mario Corry Writer, Director, Producer, THE PARKING SPOT
“
”
I'm very excited to work with Dr.Rebekah Louisa Smith for 'POOCH SITTER' my new short film. She's the film whisperer. We met at the Valley Film Festival in Los Angeles during the Zoo festival run. We've been able to build an honest, authentic relationship during the past 18 months. For these filmmakers who believe festivals aren't worth the time - think again and listen to a few film festival hacks by The Film Festival Doctor.
Monda Raquel Web, Director POOCH SITTER
“
”
Rebekah and her team’s competence, professionalism, intelligence, passion and strong work ethic, have been without a doubt invaluable to us. They are all extremely knowledgeable and help tailor a bespoke strategy for your film giving it the best possible chance to shine.
Vivien Reid – Actor & Writer of The Box, Winner of 2 Awards
“
”
Rebekah agreed to take on COMMUNE and tailored a festival run that would suit the style and level of my film. Nearly 12 months later and Commune has out striped my festival expectations, it has screened at over 25 film events worldwide and continues to be shown at festivals. It has received 5 awards and been picked for distribution up by shorts T.V.
Thomas Perrett, Writer & Director of COMMUNE (Short Film), Winner of 7 Awards
“
”
Thank you Rebekah and Sara, your event was wonderfully executed. It was nice to see a strong attendance, and to check the film with a fresh London audience. I shall look forward new screenings together in the future, great work & thanks again.’
Kamal Musale, Director & Producer, BUMBAI BIRD & THE HERMIT (Feature Films)
“
”
‘Rebekah is one of the most enthusiastic and hard working individuals I’ve met. Clearly passionate about what she does, we can always rely on her to do her best in any situation!’
Gaz Bailey, Director ABERTOIR HORROR FESTIVAL
“
”
‘The Film Festival Doctor got my film Sea Change out there to find its audience, to highly prestigious and to smaller boutique festivals. Rebekah doesn’t guarantee any festival screenings – and I’d be a bit alarmed if that was the case – but what she will provide is for her valuable list of contacts to actually watch a film and select it on its merits. I wish she’d been around when I was releasing my first 2 films – it would have saved me time and money’
Marinella Setti, Director SEA CHANGE (Short Film), Winner of 3 Awards
“
”
‘Rebekah is incredibly knowledgeable about the film festival circuit and assisted us in navigating the waters on two short films and our feature film, “Evangeline.” With so many film festivals to choose from, it’s easy for filmmakers to overspend and lose focus. Rebekah understands the market, devises smart strategies, and is incredibly supportive of the films long after her work is done. Highly recommended services!’
Karen Lam, Director DOLL HOUSE (Short Film), Winner of 15 Awards
“
”
‘Since bringing Rebekah on board, our film has been exposed to its appropriate festival audience and has made in roads with the help of her extensive connections. She’s a delight to work with and works tirelessly for you. I would highly recommend Rebekah’s services to any filmmaker who is interested in getting their film the recognition it deserves – so make sure you work her fees into your budget!’
Zoe Guilford, Producer THE WATCHMAKER’S APPRENTICE (Documentary Feature), Winner of 2 Awards
“
”
‘I would highly recommend the services and advice I have received from the Film Festival Doctor, Rebekah Louisa Smith. She offers a very comprehensive and clear strategy as to how you start preparing your film for the festival scene, with specific guidance and suitability for the project, to the follow up and further promotion to ensure a successful run of the production’
Julia Florimo, Actor/Producer ROOMMATES (Short Film)
“
”
‘I have worked with Rebekah several times and it has been an absolute pleasure. Rebekah’s company the Festival Doctor is a unique organisation, with a unique service that not many can match. Rebekah’s deep knowledge and understanding of film-festivals through the Festival Doctor should be part of the toolkit of any aspiring and established film-maker’
Enrico Tessarin, Producer THE HABIT OF BEAUTY (Feature Film)
“
”
‘I am very grateful to Rebekah for politely but firmly kicking my reluctant ass into the world of social media, much to the benefit of my film, as well as asking the questions that needed to be asked and connecting me with people who might have the answers’
Peter Domankiewicz, Director/Producer TEA & SANGRIA (Feature Film)
“
”
‘Rebekah’s great advice, motivation and insightful feedback have really spurred me on. I came away from our meetings with a clear mind and all the tools I needed to develop a successful festival plan, which has lead me to great results. Her continuous social media support has helped me in spreading this success even further. My début short has now been screened in various festivals and has recently won several awards. I could not have asked for more’
Elena Dapelo, Director/Producer TAKING CHANCES
“
”
‘My short film ‘A Short Epic About Love’ has had some success and picked up distribution with Magnetfilm in Berlin earlier in the year – which is good news as they also have the 2014 Oscar Winning short Helium among other great films in their line-up this happened as a result of being shown at Huesca. This successful outcome was achieved from Rebekah’s valuable and much appreciated work on it. It has also made its way to a few other festivals and continues its journey’
Josephine Halbert, Director A SHORT EPIC ABOUT LOVE (Short Film), Winner of 3 Awards
“
”
Rebekah helped demystify the expensive gauntlet of film festivals and point me down the right path. After even a brief consultation with Rebekah I had valuable insight and was set on the right track, and since then have found our audience and had a great acceptance rate into festivals winning multiple awards, not to mention made much better use of our budget which was previously being drained by festivals with little result. Had I not met with Rebekah I dread to think about the experiences and opportunities I could have missed out on!’
Jon James Smith – Writer & Director of DO NOT DISTURB (Short Film) Winner of 3 Awards
“
”
‘Bridge’ is our first feature film and since we were completely new to the industry, we had very little idea about how or where to start. Rebekah, made a tailor-made plan that resulted it not only screenings but also awards. Rebekah not only targeted international festivals globally, but also U.K. festivals and offered to organise screenings for the UK film making community. As it’s an Indian film, she also proactively contacted various Indian film festivals in India and globally which will be very helpful for the film’s distribution in the future. This would not have happened without her support, so a big thank you to her.’
Paramita Banerjee, Producer BRIDGE (Feature Film), Winner of 13 Awards
“
”
‘I really love the way Rebekah fits the films she reps to the right film festivals. So many filmmakers are a bit naive about entering festivals. Everyone believes their films are worthy of Cannes or Sundance. I know very famous directors who have been turned away from big festivals for one reason or another. What she does helps to bolster confidence in a filmmaker by giving them a chance to shine in the right forum. Thus building confidence for the future. It’s a very valuable service she provides.’
Stephen Savage, Director TUCKER’S WAR & VERTICAL (Feature Films) (Winner of 2 Awards)
“
”
I would highly recommend Rebekah to anyone I know who has invested weeks, months or years of time as well as money into a project and is looking to get as much exposure as possible. I’d encourage them not to enter a single festival until they’d had a consultation. I only wish I had met Rebekah sooner.
Rod Reguez, Director RUBY (Short Film)
“
”
Rebekah assisted with the planning, submitting, and promoting of my film to film festivals, and through her knowledge, expertise, and guidance, my film is being selected by international film festivals, win multiple awards, and receiving global press. But more importantly, Rebekah Louisa Smith is a valuable friend.
Sezar Alkassab, Director PAINT DRY (Feature Film), Winner 7 Awards
“
”
Rebekah is amazing. She is a very hard worker, always nice, and make things happen. It's a great joy to work with her on the distribution and festivals circuit for my film "Rock And A Hard Place". Highly recommended!
Felix Burgan, Director ROCK AND A HARD PLACE (Short Film), Winner 8 Awards
“
”
Rebekah is awesome. Really a key to helping me get Changeover out and in front of the people it needed to be in front of. She was really key in giving the film a life. Cannot recommend this lady enough to filmmakers needing festival and sales rep/distribution help.
Estes Tarver, Director CHANGEOVER (Feature Film), Winner 10 Awards
“
”
Rebekah knows her stuff and shows AMAZING results! In the short time that she has been working with our film, she has secured TOP TIER festivals for us! She's a joy to work with and helpful on every front while navigating the sprawling world of festivals. Can't recommend her enough!!!
Stellan Kenrick, Director GOODNIGHT, GRACIE (Short Film)
“
”
Rebekah and the team are ridiculously good at what they do. They took our film to the next level. I wouldn't hesitate to use them again and again.
Alex Hardy, Director SOLDIER BEE (Short Film), Winner of 14 Awards
“
”
I've known Rebekah for quite few years now. She has promoted my work in a great amount of Festivals which has contributed to its success with her highly competent knowledge of Festival distribution strategy. I've seen her growing and expanding her team so quickly, working restlessly and I'm planning to carry on collaborating with her in many more and bigger projects in the future.
Flaminia Graziadei, Director ARRIVEDERCI ROSA (Short Film), Winner of 7 Awards
“
”
For many years, finding the right Film Festival for my unique films, were mostly a time consuming and typically unrewarding, depressing experience! Now Rebekah and her international team have positively revolutionized the process by skillfully curating which Film Festivals best suited the production, based on fabulous, extensive, expertise and knowledge.
John Hipwell, Producer, FATAL FLAME
“
”
I reached out to Rebekah Louisa Smith through a friend and she gave me her thoughts in a matter of a few days. Her input on a new edit for The Parking Spot and her guidance on what Film Festivals to enter was spot on. She was completely blunt and honest in her assessment. My team and myself thank her as now we are reaping the benefits. We are now in The Palm Springs International Comedy Festival, Chicago Comedy Film Festival and The Ocktober Film Festival (nominated for best short film). Thank you Rebekah Louisa Smith
Mario Corry Writer, Director, Producer, THE PARKING SPOT
“
”
I'm very excited to work with Dr.Rebekah Louisa Smith for 'POOCH SITTER' my new short film. She's the film whisperer. We met at the Valley Film Festival in Los Angeles during the Zoo festival run. We've been able to build an honest, authentic relationship during the past 18 months. For these filmmakers who believe festivals aren't worth the time - think again and listen to a few film festival hacks by The Film Festival Doctor.
Monda Raquel Web, Director POOCH SITTER
“
”
Rebekah and her team’s competence, professionalism, intelligence, passion and strong work ethic, have been without a doubt invaluable to us. They are all extremely knowledgeable and help tailor a bespoke strategy for your film giving it the best possible chance to shine.
Vivien Reid – Actor & Writer of The Box, Winner of 2 Awards
