Sandrine Faucher Cassidy is USC School of Cinematic Arts Senior Director of Talent Development, Festivals & Distribution. As such, she counsels and mentors students and alumni on strategy for their shorts and independent features in the festival circuit and how to best utilize their projects to network for their upcoming projects and reach their career goals.She also helps students and alumni to create a festival and distribution plan specially adapted to their film, and advises them on copyright and clearance issues.USC's catalog of over 3,000 short films grows in number every year, and Sandrine Licenses both recent and archived films throughout the world. With over 20 years of experience in the film industry and international festivals dating back to her position at Unifrance Film International, Cassidy is uniquely specialized in the distribution and exhibition of independent films.