This episode features the award-winning director duo Brent Forrest and Tobias Schlage. In our chat they share how they produced their short film “Like and Follow” which screened at over 160 festivals worldwide and won 30 awards.

You’ll also learn:

• *Which festivals they got the best connections from
• *The ingenious way they maximized success with getting into festivals
• *Why you should focus on making films instead of getting films made

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Watch Like and Follow on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioaY1z2trx4

Check out Brent and Tobias’ website: forrest-schlage.com

Follow Brent and Tobias on Twitter: twitter.com/ForrestSchlage

Follow Brent and Tobias on Instagram: www.instagram.com/likeandfollowfilm

Add Brent and Tobias on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/forrest-schlage/