November 22 - 24, 2016 join us in SANTA BARBARA for three days on conferenceson festival issues.

Register online with our code Bruno15 to receive 15% off and a free shared eBlast to our filmmakers.

The Agenda of the conference Creative, Fun and informative.

What: A three-day Industry Conference for Festivals |
Networking | Panels | Best Practices | Exhibitors |
SponsorFest | Tech Hackathon | Art Installations |
Wine & Beer Tasting | Live Music | Poetry Readings |
“Best of The Fests” Awards Ceremony

Where: The Fess Parker Resort 633 E Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara, CA 93103

When: Sunday November 22 – Tuesday November 24, 2015 

Why: Learn, Share, Network, Discover, Engage, Enlighten, Laugh, Experience, Have Fun, Compete!

How: Get on Board at AboutFest.com

Who: Leading producers, promoters and directors of Festival brands such as:

MUSIC:

• Coachella
• Electric Daisy Carnival
• Bonnaroo
• Lollapalooza
• SXSW
• Vans Warped Tour
• TomorrowWorld
• Austin City Limits
• Global Citizen Festival
• Outside Lands

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FILM:

• SXSW
• San Francisco Int’l Film Fest
• Bentonville Film Festival
• Tribeca Film Festival
• Toronto Film Festival
• AFI
• Mill Valley Film Festival
• ​The Weinstein Company
• Rhino Films

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FOOD + WINE:

• South Beach Food & Wine
• Los Angeles Food & Wine
• Austin Food & Wine Festival
• Pebble Beach Food & Wine
• Charleston Wine + Food
• Zinfandel Experience
• Global Citizens Festival
• Life Is Beautiful
• Outside Lands
• SXSW

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The Recipe: One part music + one part film + one part food & wine + one part technology. Stir it up for a fun-filled mentally invigorating three day professionally enhancing experience with hundreds of festivals & industry insiders attending.

We’re taking all the best components of an industry conference and shaking it up! FestForward is a convergence of music/film/food/wine/beer festivals for three days of brainstorming, networking, disrupting, coalescing, agreeing, collaborating, competing & hugging it out! There will be inspirational industry panels, discussions, networking, a tech hackathon, a sponsor pitch contest, a wine and beer tasting, art installations, live performances in music + dance + poetry + cooking, memorable special events, sponsorship prizes and industry awards at the Best of The Fests Awards Brunch.

FestForward features thought leaders from all disciplines, unique networking experiences and educational resources in a relaxed yet elegant setting. Attendees and sponsors will leave inspired with solutions, contacts, new business and valuable insights and resources. We bring together the players.

We connect the dots and the dot-coms.

AboutFest co-founders Laurie Kirby and Stuart MacNaught are seasoned professionals in the areas of conference and event planning, festival production, legal affairs, sales and marketing with Fortune 500 companies & renowned festivals