If things go your way, you could be hitting the festival circuit for the first time come fall. But what then? The experts weigh in with smart advice. It’s summertime and you’re applying to the big fall and winter film festivals. It may be months until you hear anything, but it’s never too early to start planning and strategizing. We reached out to some of our favorite narrative and documentary filmmakers and asked them what advice they’d give to filmmakers hitting the festival circuit for the first time. The filmmakers who responded are listed below (along with the titles of their most recent films).

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