Bears Rebecca Fonté is the Founder of OTHER WORLDS AUSTIN SCIFI FILM FESTIVAL. From 2012-14, she served as the Director of Programming for AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL, overseeing some 200 films selected to screen at eight venues over eight days. She programs the midnighters for San Francisco IndieFest, and has consulted on the launch of five film festivals, including the Greenwich International Film Festival. Bears was one of the producers on the Sundance Jury Award-winning short film THE PROCEDURE. Her own short, ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, was been selected at over 64 festivals including Fantasia, SciFi London, Lund International Fantastisk Filmfestival and Dances With Films. Vicious Circle Films released her feature thriller iCRIME, on DVD, VOD and streaming in 2011.
Film Festival Consulting
Bears Rebecca Fonté is a well-respected consultant for the film festival circuit, working with both film festivals and filmmakers.
Her films have played countless festivals including Sundance, SXSW, Fantasia, Fantastic Fest, Dances With Film, Austin Film Festival, Phoenix Film Festival, Shriekfest, SciFi London, and Lund International Fantastisk Filmfestival.