On the Circuit

On the Circuit

Two Moments Where Filmmakers Get Stuck

A 5-week lab to move from Shorts to Features—or Festivals to Releases

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Jon Fitzgerald
Apr 16, 2026
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Over the past couple of months, I’ve been at a number of festivals (Sundance, Ashes to Films, Poppy Jasper), and in conversations with filmmakers at very different stages.

And the same pattern keeps showing up.

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