The Secret’s Out: Festival Fixr™ Featured in Variety

For years, I’ve worked behind the curtain of the festival world—both as an award-winning filmmaker and as a programmer helping shape what gets seen, selected, and celebrated.

And for just as long, I’ve watched talented filmmakers throw everything into their films… only to get lost in a broken submission system.

Today, that changes.
Festival Fixr™, the first AI-powered strategist built for indie filmmakers, just made her public debut — in Variety.

👉 Read the full article here 

Why I Built Festival Fixr™

Festival submissions are supposed to be the start of your film’s next chapter.

But for too many filmmakers, it becomes the most disheartening stage of the process.

You open FilmFreeway. You see 15,000+ options. You start guessing. You burn through your budget. You get ghosted.

You question if your film was ever “good enough” in the first place.

You’re not alone.

I’ve consulted with filmmakers after their funding dried up. I’ve seen strong films get buried because of poor timing, misaligned submissions, and no positioning strategy.

I’ve sat on juries where the same mistakes showed up again and again — all preventable, if someone had just taught them how this world really works.

That’s what led me to build Festival Fixr™.

What It Does

This isn’t some AI toy.

Festival Fixr™ is built from a decade of real-world consulting data, programmer insights, and filmmaker wins.

She helps you:

✅ Build a smarter festival submission plan
✅ Avoid scammy or poor-fit festivals
✅ Strategize premiere positioning
✅ Draft bios, loglines, and press releases
✅ Maximize the momentum from your acceptances
✅ Save time, money, and stress — without losing control of your film

It’s the tool I wish I’d had when I started.

Now she's here - for all of us.

Why It Matters

Most filmmakers don’t fail because their film isn’t good.

They fail because they’re submitting blind, with no strategy and no visibility into what’s working.

Festival Fixr™ was built to close that gap - for emerging entrants, plateaued submitters, and anyone who’s tired of gambling with their work.

This is not about luck.

It’s about positioning. And now, for the first time, positioning is finally accessible.

Final Word

To everyone who’s tested, trusted, and championed this tool from the early days — thank you.

To everyone discovering it today - welcome. You’re not too late. You’re right on time.

👉 [Click here to learn more about Festival Fixr™]
👉 [Or dive into the Variety article that’s got the industry talking]

Let’s stop guessing. Let’s start positioning.
Your film deserves to be seen — and now, you’ve got a strategist in your corner.

– Heather Brittain
Founder, Film Festival Insider™
Creator of Festival Fixr™
Vice-Chair, Garden State Film Festival