I'm heading to the Austin Film Festival later this month.

Live events are one of the best ways to start or scale a career.

In fact, I got my start as a reader at a writer's conference. That's the thing about live events. Things happen there that don't happen anywhere else. I walk through all of this in this episode, and it's full of links to festivals, guests, and resources that can help your career, so it's worth a listen.

I've also created a mini course on navigating live events that I think makes a great refresher before any festival. You can access it at: https://HollywoodGatekeepers.com/LiveEvents

Learn more about the Austin Film Festival: https://AustinFilmFestival.com

I will be attending the screening of 109 Billion Followers: CLICK HERE

I started my career as a story analyst by attending a live event, and it continues to grow as I attend more events. For example, last year in Austin, I met Travis Hodgkins and Rashaana Shah, the writer-director and producer of Line of Control. I ended up at the premiere a couple of months later, and now Rashaana and I are working on projects together. Both were guests on our program, and my interview with Rashaana was last week's episode.

Here are additional links to things I mention in this episode:

Line of Control, the Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/WqUXf9FGyWg?si=mK37dbd7KcdnoYX7

Inside Pitch Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/theinsidepitch

Allegory Live https://allegory.live/

Hollywood Speakeasy https://hollywoodspeakeasy.org/

Coverage Ink https://coverageink.com/

Sadie Dean Reckless Creatives Podcast https://www.recklesscreativespodcast.com/

Glendale International Film Festival https://glendaleiff.org/

If you are interested in learning about the careers you can create as a story analyst, take our free Workshop at https://HollywoodGatekeepers.com/Action

Enjoy this episode and use the key takeaways to manage any event that you happen to attend!

Here is a link to my Navigating Live Events Minicourse where you will also receive a free download. https://HollywoodGatekeepers.com/LiveEvents