Festival Submissions: Beyond FF & Spreadsheets - Your Best Admin Hack?

Hey everyone, Raj Patel here. I'm a Focus Puller, and our short film just wrapped post. We're looking at a festival run for it, aiming for over 20 festivals, which is exciting but also a bit daunting on the admin side.

Like most, I've got my FilmFreeway account dialed in, and I'm using a pretty detailed Google Sheet to track deadlines, costs, acceptance, etc. It's functional, but the sheer volume of managing updates, unique requirements for each festival, and chasing materials feels like it could easily become a full-time job in itself.

I'm curious to hear from those who've tackled extensive festival campaigns. Beyond the standard FilmFreeway platform and a well-organized spreadsheet, what personal workflow hack or unconventional method has been most effective for you in truly streamlining and managing the administrative load of 20+ festival submissions?