Festival Insights and Screenwriting Strategies with Scott Michael Branan

Faith & Family Filmmakers

Episode 52 - Festival Insights and Screenwriting Strategies with Scott Michael Branan

In this episode of the Faith and Family Filmmakers podcast, host Jaclyn Whitt and guest Scott Michael Brannon delve into the intricacies of navigating film festivals. Scott shares his unique perspective as a festival organizer and discusses the value of selecting the right festivals as a screenwriter, including personal anecdotes about mistakes and successes. The conversation covers strategic submissions, the importance of feedback, and how film festivals can offer networking opportunities. They highlight notable festivals and stress the significance of recognizing scripts that resonate beyond faith-based audiences.

• Introduction and Welcome
• The Value of Film Festivals
• Festival Experiences and Insights
• Choosing the Right Festival
• Success Stories and Lessons Learned
• Strategic Submissions
• Feedback and Improvement
• Final Thoughts and Encouragement

Scott Branan has been screenwriting for over 20 years. He enjoys many different genres of film and has also written a full stage musical with his father and oldest daughter, complete with 14 original songs.

He owns Beyond Entertainment Studios in Southwest Florida, which creates family friendly projects, as well as Beyond Audio Visual, a complete Audio Visual Rental, Installation and Live Production company. BAV is the money-making side of the business which is used to bring BE projects to life. Scott is also the director of Beyond Entertainment Family Film Festival.

He has been married to Kathy Brannon for 30 years and has two daughters; Karissa and Makayla.

Czar of Hollywood Musical: www.beyondmusicals.com

Deep Within Film: ​​www.carbondating.love

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