Hi everyone,
Here’s a great opportunity to attend an amazing panel on NAVIGATING THE FILM FESTIVAL CIRCUIT: SUBMISSION STRATEGY & PR – and learn from top professionals in the film festival landscape!
FREE TO ATTEND – ONLINE VIA ZOOM, so you can attend from ANYWHERE!
Details are below – as always, feel free to forward if you know someone who might be interested, and be sure to mention you heard about this from INFOLIST.com!
Good luck, have a great day, and don’t forget to dream big!
-Jeff
Jeffrey R. Gund
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SANDRA LORD, LAFTV MEETUP & WOMEN HELPING WOMEN IN ENTERTAINMENT
in association with
PRHollywood
INVITE YOU TO AN EXCITING & ENLIGHTENING PANEL:
NAVIGATING THE FILM FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
SUBMISSION STRATEGY & PR
FREE TO ATTEND!
ONLINE VIA ZOOM – So you can attend from ANYWHERE!
Meet TWO amazing professionals in the film festival landscape!
PLUS: Our panelists have each agreed to set up an additional
“PRIVATE ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS”
with a LUCKY ATTENDEE! See link to submit below.
ONE DATE ONLY:
SUNDAY, October 5th, 2025
2pm – 4:30pm PST (5pm – 7:30pm EST)
Even though this is a “Women Helping Women sponsored event, please note that
** MEN ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND! **
GUEST PANELISTS:
REBEKAH LOUISA SMITH
“The Film Festival Doctor”
Having won more than 2,500 awards for her company’s clients, including 3 Oscars success stories!
MONICA MATULICH
Founder of PRHollywood
Communications Strategist
Has worked with Netflix, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Paramount Pictures, among many others!
MODERATED BY:
SANDRA LORD
Master Career Strategist and Coach, renowned Networking Authority,
and former Talent and Literary Manager
Founder of the award-winning Hollywood Networking Breakfast®, Women Helping Women in Entertainment, and LAFTV Meetup
REGISTER NOW:
Be sure to mention you heard about this from Jeff Gund at INFOLIST.com to confirm your FREE registration, and complete the registration form at:
https://forms.gle/5UvPx6C8nWkqBYmi6
(Be sure to scroll down to complete the entire form at the link above, and then click the additional link if you’d also like to submit to be considered for the Private One-on-One Meetings)
~ COME PREPARED WITH ALL THE BURNING QUESTIONS YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO ASK
ABOUT THE PANELISTS:
DR. REBEKAH LOUISA SMITH
Dr. Rebekah Louisa Smith is a true change agent. With her company having won more than 2,500 awards for their clients, and three Oscar success stories under her belt, Rebekah is aptly known as the Film Festival Doctor. She and her hard-working team are committed to nurturing filmmakers in order to help them secure film festival screenings, win awards, and cultivate a positive recognition within the film industry and has secured hundreds of festival screenings around the world for her clients. Additionally, Rebekah’s focus on film festivals and mental health is the first of its kind within the film industry.
MONICA MATULICH
Monica is the founder of PRHollywood, a communications strategist, experienced in the art of crafting win-win marketing/PR programs for clients and spinning stories that the media loves. Monica and her team at PRHollywood understand what is takes to bring a film to market, work with filmmakers, and be a liaison to top tier press. After having the pleasure of watching your film or project, they develop and execute personalized strategies that will best position your project to the right audiences and media. Monica has successfully promoted documentary and independent films for such talent as DeSean Jackson, Nichelle Nichols, and Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning Director Mark Mori while also working with Netflix, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Paramount Pictures, to name a few.
MODERATOR: Sandra Lord
A key figure in facilitating access and connections in Hollywood, Sandra Lord is a master career strategist and coach, renowned networking authority, and former talent and literary manager. She works with clients across film, television, new media, publishing, music, sports and small business — guiding both established professionals and emerging talent. Her entertainment clients have included ACADEMY, EMMY, GRAMMY, VMA, TELLY, GABRIEL, and CINE award winners and nominees, all of whom have sought her counsel for project development, career strategy, and effective networking. Lord’s unique tools and services have been described as “LIFE CHANGING.” She is also founder of the award-winning Hollywood Networking Breakfast®, Women Helping Women in Entertainment, and LAFTV Meetup.
REGISTER NOW:
Be sure to mention you heard about this from Jeff Gund at INFOLIST.com to confirm your FREE registration, and complete the registration form at:
https://forms.gle/5UvPx6C8nWkqBYmi6
(Be sure to scroll down to complete the entire form at the link above, and then click the additional link if you’d also like to submit to be considered for the Private One-on-One Meetings)
PLUS: Our panelists have agreed to set up “PRIVATE ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS” with a couple LUCKY ATTENDEES!
(Date and Time TBD – Lunch meeting, general meeting or shadowing — see panelists’s bios & submission link below)
PRIVATE MEETING SUBMISSIONS INFO & PANELISTS’ BIOS:
For info on how to submit to be considered for a Private One-on-One Meeting with our Panelists:
https://bit.ly/BIOS_NAVIGATING_FILM_FESTIVALS2025
NOTE: This panel is for educational and informational purposes only. Attending this event or being selected for a private meeting with one of the panelists, will NOT guarantee or secure representation or distribution of your film or project by any of the panelists.
PLEASE READ ALL INFO & RSVP ACCORDINGLY — THANK YOU — SEE YOU THERE!!
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