Festival Fixr™ announced in Variety (EXCLUSIVE)

Every once in a while, a full-circle moment happens – and today, I had one.

Variety published an exclusive feature on a tool I built from the ground up for independent filmmakers: Festival Fixr™, the first AI-powered strategist designed to help artists navigate the festival circuit with clarity, not chaos.

👉 Read the full article here

Why This Matters (To Me and Maybe to You)

If you’ve followed my work as an actor or filmmaker, you know I’m drawn to stories that speak to transformation – on screen and off.

But behind every film is a second story:
The post-production maze. The festival grind. The rejection loops no one wants to talk about. The silence after you hit “Submit.”

I’ve lived that story more times than I can count. And over the years, I’ve helped other filmmakers navigate it too – quietly, one strategy call or DM at a time.

Eventually, I realized something:
What if the support filmmakers needed didn’t depend on access, luck, or knowing the “right” people?
What if we could level the playing field?

So I Built It.

Festival Fixr™ is a tool powered by everything I’ve learned as a filmmaker, programmer, consultant, and yes – artist who’s sat in the exact seat of “What do I do next?”

It’s designed to help filmmakers:

• Build strategic festival plans

• Avoid budget-draining mistakes

• Turn acceptances into visibility and momentum

• Submit with confidence, not guesswork

What started as a wish list turned into a real system. And now, it’s out in the world – thanks to a team who believed in the vision, and a filmmaking community that kept asking better questions.

What This Means

This isn’t a pivot away from the creative work – it’s an extension of it.
Storytelling has always been at the center of what I do. This time, the story was one that needed to be built, not cast.

If you’re an actor, filmmaker, or artist navigating your own “what’s next,” I hope this moment reminds you:

You’re allowed to expand. You’re allowed to innovate.
You’re allowed to build the thing you wish existed.

👉 Want to see what Festival Fixr™ does? Click here to explore it.
👉 Want the backstory? Here’s the Variety article.

Thanks for celebrating this milestone with me. Whether we’ve worked together on set, on screen, or behind the scenes – I see you. And I’m rooting for your next chapter too.

– Heather Brittain
Actor | Filmmaker | Builder of Festival Fixr™