Cindy Claes shares her strategy on how to build a network when attending film festivals. She is a Podcast host, Action Actress and Filmmaker.

She tried out different approaches recently, and went to four different film festivals. After some failures and successful connections, she shares her experience in details and offers practical top tips for making meaningful industry connections.

Don't just attend film festivals crossing fingers hoping to meet someone who will change your career - go with a clear strategy!

• How to select festivals?
• When to get your accreditation?
• How to navigate industry networking events?
• Business cards or Instagram?
• How to follow up after initial meeting?
• Creating value
• The Belgian Independent Film Network and WhatsApp group
• Networking as an actor versus as a filmmaker/director, differences?
• What are the do's and donts?

A special shout out to the BIFFF, International Toledo Action Film Festival, BSFF and BRIFF film festivals!

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Actors, stunts, dancers... we are all "peak performers". Briana Bowley, a specialist in nervous system regulation for high performers, reveals how our fight-flight-freeze responses can either sabotage our efforts or become powerful allies in our creative journey.

When you'll understand why you freeze during that Brazilian jiu-jitsu sparring sessions or why you're drawn to action movies despite hating real-world violence, you might gain access to profound new insights about your own patterns and potential.

We explore the seemingly contradictory attraction many of us have to martial arts and action movies while being fundamentally non-violent people. Is it because survival is portrayed in such vivid ways? Is it about reclaiming power? Seeking the spark of uncertainty in monotonous lives? Or perhaps it's about creating those powerful "blended states" where challenge and safety coexist, allowing us to test our edges in controlled environments.

In this episode we learn that the body cannot distinguish between surviving through an experience or thriving through it and how the "minimal effective dose" concept helps performers achieve results without burning out.

One of Cindy’s key takeaways is how opportunities to "brag" about successes can reprogram nervous system patterns.

Ready to transform your relationship with performance, success, and the inevitable challenges of a creative career? Discover how understanding your nervous system patterns can help you approach your craft with greater self-awareness, efficiency, and compassion.

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In this episode, comedy writer Sophie Estourgie (based in The Netherlands) shares her incredible story of winning a prestigious L.A. screenwriting competition and getting her script, “The B Word”, produced. Sophie reveals how a script she almost set aside, gathering dust, is now set to be produced in L.A., and she might even land one of the leading roles herself!

But that’s not all. Sophie is also working on a dark comedy titled “Somewhere Between Here and There”, about a ghost who shows up at her own wake. With a team of 8 actors, they are currently fundraising to bring this script to life—and they’ve even secured sponsorship - from a funeral home! (Yes, really!) Support their campaign by clicking the link in the description!

In this episode, host Cindy Claes and Sophie dive into writing, comedy, overcoming failures, and the process of turning ideas into reality - no matter the obstacles.

Whether you’re a writer, filmmaker, actor, or just someone who loves the behind-the-scenes magic of storytelling, this episode is filled with both practical insights and inspirational takeaways.

Crowdfunding link to support “Somewhere Between Here and There” and help bring this unique dark comedy to life:

https://www.voordekunst.nl/projecten/19048-somewhere-between-here-and-there-1

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