Choose Festival Fixr if
- You mainly want help writing your loglines, cover letters and press materials.
- You already live in ChatGPT and want a strategist trained assistant there.
- You are happy with a monthly subscription and prefer a chat interface.
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Denver Film Festival3 JulHeartland Film Festival5 JulAustin Film Festival8 JulInternational Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam9 JulInternational Izmir Short Film Festival10 JulKurzfilmtage Winterthur12 JulReel Pride13 JulCambridge Film Festival15 JulDenver Film Festival3 JulHeartland Film Festival5 JulAustin Film Festival8 JulInternational Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam9 JulInternational Izmir Short Film Festival10 JulKurzfilmtage Winterthur12 JulReel Pride13 JulCambridge Film Festival15 Jul
Comparison
Circkit vs Festival Fixr
One writes your festival copy. The other builds and runs your festival strategy. Here is the honest difference, with current pricing.
Festival Fixr is a capable AI assistant. It is a custom GPT, built by festival programmer and filmmaker Heather Brittain, that runs inside ChatGPT and helps you draft loglines, cover letters and press copy, and talk through strategy. If you mostly want help writing your materials, it does that well.
Circkit is a different kind of tool. It is a standalone film festival strategy app with its own database of 1,800+ festivals. Instead of working from what you type into a chat, it scores every festival against your specific film, protects your world premiere, traces your award routes, and tracks the whole campaign. The comparison below is current as of June 2026.
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| Capability | Festival Fixr | Circkit |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | ||
| A film festival strategy app (web and mobile) | ||
| An AI assistant for festival writing (a custom GPT) | ||
| Runs inside ChatGPT | ||
| Its own standalone app, no ChatGPT account needed | ||
| Festival intelligence | ||
| Built-in database of festivals | Works from your input | 1,800+ festivals |
| Scores festival fit against your specific film | ||
| Public, searchable festival profiles | ||
| Programmer profiles, taste and recent selections | ||
| Strategy and protection | ||
| Premiere hierarchy enforced as a hard block | ||
| BAFTA, Oscar, BIFA and Canadian Screen Award route tracking | ||
| Deadline calendar and submission tracker | ||
| Scam festival safety check | ||
| Writing help | ||
| Drafts loglines, synopses and cover letters | Partial | |
| Builds a downloadable EPK | ||
| Pricing | ||
| How you pay | Subscription | Pay once per film |
| Price | 47 USD per month | Free, then 49 GBP per film |
| Needs a paid ChatGPT plan | Recommended | |
Festival Fixr details are taken from its public product page, June 2026. Pricing and features change, so confirm the current terms on each site before you decide.
Common questions
Is Circkit a Festival Fixr alternative?
Yes, and it is a different kind of tool. Festival Fixr is a custom GPT that lives inside ChatGPT and helps you write festival materials such as loglines, cover letters and press copy. Circkit is a standalone film festival strategy app: it scores how well 1,800+ festivals fit your specific film, protects your world premiere, tracks your BAFTA, Oscar, BIFA and Canadian Screen Award routes, and manages deadlines and submissions. If you want the strategy decided for you, rather than just the copy written, Circkit is the alternative.
How much does Festival Fixr cost compared to Circkit?
As of June 2026, Festival Fixr is a subscription at 47 US dollars per month, or 470 US dollars per year, and a paid ChatGPT plan is recommended to run it. Circkit is free to start, then a one-off Film Pass at 49 GBP per film with no subscription, and a Six-Film Slate at 239 GBP for up to six films. Circkit is a one-time cost per film rather than an ongoing monthly fee.
What is the difference between Circkit and Festival Fixr?
Festival Fixr is an AI writing assistant for festival materials, delivered as a custom GPT inside ChatGPT, and it works from the information you give it. Circkit is a festival strategy app with its own database of 1,800+ festivals: it tells you which festivals to submit to and in what order, protects your premiere with a hard block, traces award-qualifying routes, and tracks the whole campaign. One drafts your text; the other builds and runs your strategy.
Do I need a ChatGPT subscription to use Circkit?
No. Circkit is its own web and mobile app and needs no ChatGPT or OpenAI account. Festival Fixr, by contrast, is a custom GPT accessed through ChatGPT and recommends a paid ChatGPT plan to use it.
Which is better for building a film festival strategy?
For building the actual strategy, deciding which festivals fit your film, protecting your premiere, tracing award routes and tracking deadlines, Circkit is purpose-built, because it has a festival database and a strategy engine that a chat assistant does not. Festival Fixr is strong for generating festival copy and quick advice. Many filmmakers could use Circkit for the plan and an AI assistant for the writing.