Beyond basic FilmFreeway/spreadsheet: Admin hacks for 20+ festival submissions?

Posted by Oliver Harding in Distribution & Marketing 0 views · 1 replies

Hey everyone,

I'm currently wading deep into festival submissions for a short film I just finished editing. We're aiming for a fairly wide campaign, probably hitting 20-30 festivals, and while FilmFreeway is obviously central, and I've got a detailed spreadsheet tracking everything (deadlines, fees, notifications, etc.), I'm already feeling the admin creep. It's a lot of little details, constant checking, and uploading different assets for each. Has anyone developed a personal workflow hack that goes beyond those two standard tools to really streamline things?

I'm talking about the stuff that actually makes a difference in cutting down the time spent clicking, copy-pasting, or just generally feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of tasks. What's been your most effective 'secret weapon' for managing the administrative load of a substantial festival submission campaign?

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