Good morning, fellow artists! Welcome to another exciting edition of my weekly Hollywood blog. Last week, I wrote that our script, “The Third Act”, was selected as one of only 20 global finalists for the prestigious Largo.ai pitch competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival Marché du Film. How thrilling! How exciting! What a milestone achievement and win! And then, a few days later, I had a quick and minor sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. A feeling of, “Uh-oh. How do I top this win? What’s next?” I imagined those artists winning an Academy Award and feeling like, “Uh-oh. How do I top this win? What’s next?” I also drew from my personal experiences whenever I completed a film shoot or other creative project. “Uh-oh. How do I top this win? What’s next?”
Fortunately, the answer came quickly to me. Just keep doing the work and move forward. For example, shortly after Richard Lawson shared the Cannes win with us, Kelly and I delivered a great scene in class the following night. I continued checking off action items in my DOIN (Declaration Of Independence, aka business plan). I continued attending my career administration meetings. I’m marching towards my primary goal for the year. The work continues. And that’s why having a DOIN is so vital. It keeps me actively plugged in and doesn’t allow me the opportunity to go off track. It creates a system for me to repeat successful actions and produce wins. The DOIN empowers me to start over, expand upon, and continue my work. It maintains stability and sanity. Keep reading below 🙂
Cannes also made me realize that I needed to create an administration plan to capitalize on this amazing win. This additional outflow will create new inflow for me to deal with and act upon. Also, just as important, I will remind myself to enjoy the ride and have fun with this new administration plan for Cannes! And CELEBRATE! Keep reading below 🙂
See you next week!
Chasing The George 