Andrew-W
I am a 25 year old film maker living in Huntsville, Alabama. I am about to release my first full length documentary entitled "My Name is Eric" which as been recieved very well by focus groups up until now. I want to entertain people through film and video for the rest of my life.
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Just waiting to show the world my film.
Aug 31, 2006 08:26PM
Well, so far I have been rejected from 2 of the 6 film festivals that I have applied to. It's a little discouraging, but I must press on. This is a movie that I put my heart and soul into. It's taken me 4 years to finish it, and I just want to show it to everyone. What I want to know is "how many film festivals do most people apply for?" Should I try to get 1,000 festivals to see my movie? I'm paying for everything out of my own pocket so I don't really have the money to do that. At this rate, I'll have to find some way to raise money to send off my film to other festivals. Maybe I should create my own film festival just to show off my work. I would love to hear from some of you that are going through the same thing stress as me. What do you think?
Well, so far I have been rejected from 2 of the 6 film festivals that I have applied to. It's a little discouraging, but I must press on. This is a movie that I put my heart and soul into. It's taken me 4 years to finish it, and I just want to show it to everyone. What I want to know is "how many film festivals do most people apply for?" Should I try to get 1,000 festivals to see my movie? I'm paying for everything out of my own pocket so I don't really have the money to do that. At this rate, I'll have to find some way to raise money to send off my film to other festivals. Maybe I should create my own film festival just to show off my work. I would love to hear from some of you that are going through the same thing stress as me. What do you think?
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Thank you to everyone who came to the World Premiere last night
Jul 16, 2006 02:23PM
Well, last night went off without a hitch - except the heat. I keep forgetting that in Alabama during July the heat (along with humidity) is almost unbearable. Still, 125 people came to show support for the film. I want to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart who has given their support for this film. It's taken a long time, but I feel that it is right to show it now. Thank you.
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Sep 02, 2006 09:04AM
Thanks for the add, Andrew. Regarding how many festivals you should submit to, my suggestion is to target a limited number that have a program representative of the type of movie you've made. Feature-length movies, especially docs, tend to have less slots in most festivals than narrative features or shorts. Research the festivals and be selective, else you could go through a lot of money needlessly. Definitely pop over to the WAB Message Boards and get opinions from other filmmakers. Between the WAB members, there's a ton of experience you can glean valuable information from in order to most efficiently shepherd you film to wherever you're aiming to go with it.
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