Festival strategy · Intelligence · Managed service

Your film's
festival circuit,
strategically planned.

FilmConnector is a strategy and intelligence platform — not a submission service. We help you decide where to submit, when, and at what cost. You submit on FilmFreeway or Shortfilmdepot. We track everything in one portal.

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Films

4

Tracked

112

Selected

28

Acceptance

25%

Circuit progress

Meridian
78%
Salt Flats
55%
The Crossing
34%

Strategy timeline

TribecaEarly
IDFARegular
BerlinaleLate

Outcomes

Selected28
Finalist14
Awaiting34

What we do

Strategy, intelligence, clarity

FilmConnector is not a submission platform. We are the strategic layer that sits above it.

Strategy timeline — Meridian

Tribeca Early
IDFA Regular
Berlinale

Festival Strategy

A plan tailored to your film: which festivals, when, at what fee tier, within your budget. You see the full timeline and strategy in your portal. You submit on FilmFreeway or Shortfilmdepot — we track everything.

Outcome tracker — Meridian

Tribeca Film FestivalSelected
IDFAAwaiting Decision
SundanceNot Selected

Outcome Tracking

Every submission you log, every deadline, every decision — in one place. Selected, Awarded, Finalist, Not Selected, Awaiting: each result tracked in your portal as you update it.

Historical intelligence — Documentary · 85 min

IDFA
82% match
Hot Docs
74% match
Sundance
61% match
CPH:DOX
58% match

Historical Intelligence

Selection and placement records for 26,000 films across 90 years of festival history. See which festivals selected films like yours — by genre, country, runtime, budget — and what happened next.

Plans

Pick your tier

All plans include a 9-day trial. 12-month commitment. No per-submission fees.

The First Cycle

Iris

€29.34/mo · 12-month term

excl. 21% VAT · incl. 35.50

Solo filmmakers running their first or second short.

1 film project
  • Full access to 2,200-festival database
  • Strategy creator
  • Outcome tracker + deadline alerts
  • 5 collaborator seats
See full plan details
Most popular

The Working Portfolio

Aurora

€59.34/mo · 12-month term

excl. 21% VAT · incl. 71.80

Filmmakers with multiple projects and small production companies.

5 film projects
  • Everything in Iris
  • Historical data — 26,000 films · 90 years
  • Submission reminder queue
  • Quarterly strategy review

The Strategist's Peak

Zenith

€102.34/mo · 12-month term

excl. 21% VAT · incl. 123.83

Independent sales agents, festival strategists, small distributors.

10 film projects
  • Everything in Aurora
  • Full historical data — search & filter
  • Multi-currency invoicing
  • Monthly strategy check-in
See full plan details

Need more? See all four tiers including Eclipse →

Process

How it works

01

Start your trial

Pick a plan and get 9 days of full access — no card charged until day 10.

02

Add your film

Tell us about your film. We map it to the historical database and the 2,200-festival catalogue.

03

Build your strategy

Use the strategy creator to plan your festival circuit — which festivals, in what order, at what cost.

04

Track your run

Log submissions as you make them on FilmFreeway or Shortfilmdepot. Every outcome lands in your portal.

Get started

Ready to plan
your film's festival circuit?

Tell us about your film — we'll build the strategy. You do the submitting.