TWO DOWN!
DEPTH OF FIELD is another monthly online film festival! That's two in two days! Good start! A quick look at the website actually makes it seem pretty low-budget and a little, shall we say, "Scammy." It's a REALLY poorly designed 90's-style website with scrolling graphics and some poorly produced Vimeo videos of a woman on a green screen "news-type" background with "newsy" music explaining the rules and regs and how the festival is linked to World Wide Motion Pictures Corp in Huntington Beach, CA who may offer to distribute the movie.
Obviously, this is a lower tier festival, touting that "unlike other film festivals that play your movie in a theatre where only the cast and crew might see it, we put it on the web and market it to our large email list of interested viewers!" ......yeah, well, honestly, I'd rather see my movie alone in a theatre. That guarantees that it has, y'know, played in a theatre. Nice that you promise that no, really, you've got people watching on the internet, but I have no way of knowing.
BUT! I'm not trying to be negative, just wary. Online monthly Festivals could very well simply take anything that came with a poster so they can fill up on content. And of course, while the two festivals have their own judges, they, too, have Audience Awards.
In theory, Audience Awards are great. It's like People's Choice Awards: the idea that the consumer likes your work is most important. But ONLINE Audience Awards? Not so much. Because most of the movies aren't streaming so that they can be in contention for other festivals, so if they win an Audience Award, it's simply because they've arranged for tons of friends, family, or multiple email addresses to vote sight-unseen. Which is a ludicrous reason to win an award, unless it's for "Organizing A Blind Committee."
But whatever. We're in two festivals, we have two laurels, and now we sit back and wait to see which PHYSICAL Festivals we get into!!
Do I have a Wish List? Of course.
"Anything" is a good start, but I'm actually pretty sure we'll get into at least two or three of the 26 or 28 to which we've applied. (I mean, two MORE!) So as far as Dream Scenario?
Sundance, obviously. Not just because of name recognition, but because I had SUCH a great time going last year! (Slam dance for same reason.)
Kerry or UK Film Fests, as I want a reason to go to London or Ireland.
Victoria Film Festival, as I want a reason to go to Canada.
SXSW or Austin Film Festival because I had a blast in Austin a few years back for the music festival.
North Hollywood Cineast, as it's close to a lot of my friends and would be a great way to get a large group to see the movie in a theatre.
Something in Baltimore, New York, or Pittsburgh. Just so I can head back home and see family and friends - and the movie!
And Carmel Valley, as I want to go up and hang out in wine country.
But really, I'll be very happy with any place: New Hampshire, Colorado, Oregon, North Carolina, any of the places we applied. Traveling and seeing the movie in Festivals wasn't at all the reason we made it, but it's a nice icing.
ADDENDUM 8/10/15!
Obviously, this is a lower tier festival, touting that "unlike other film festivals that play your movie in a theatre where only the cast and crew might see it, we put it on the web and market it to our large email list of interested viewers!" ......yeah, well, honestly, I'd rather see my movie alone in a theatre. That guarantees that it has, y'know, played in a theatre. Nice that you promise that no, really, you've got people watching on the internet, but I have no way of knowing.
BUT! I'm not trying to be negative, just wary. Online monthly Festivals could very well simply take anything that came with a poster so they can fill up on content. And of course, while the two festivals have their own judges, they, too, have Audience Awards.
In theory, Audience Awards are great. It's like People's Choice Awards: the idea that the consumer likes your work is most important. But ONLINE Audience Awards? Not so much. Because most of the movies aren't streaming so that they can be in contention for other festivals, so if they win an Audience Award, it's simply because they've arranged for tons of friends, family, or multiple email addresses to vote sight-unseen. Which is a ludicrous reason to win an award, unless it's for "Organizing A Blind Committee."
But whatever. We're in two festivals, we have two laurels, and now we sit back and wait to see which PHYSICAL Festivals we get into!!
Do I have a Wish List? Of course.
"Anything" is a good start, but I'm actually pretty sure we'll get into at least two or three of the 26 or 28 to which we've applied. (I mean, two MORE!) So as far as Dream Scenario?
Sundance, obviously. Not just because of name recognition, but because I had SUCH a great time going last year! (Slam dance for same reason.)
Kerry or UK Film Fests, as I want a reason to go to London or Ireland.
Victoria Film Festival, as I want a reason to go to Canada.
SXSW or Austin Film Festival because I had a blast in Austin a few years back for the music festival.
North Hollywood Cineast, as it's close to a lot of my friends and would be a great way to get a large group to see the movie in a theatre.
Something in Baltimore, New York, or Pittsburgh. Just so I can head back home and see family and friends - and the movie!
And Carmel Valley, as I want to go up and hang out in wine country.
But really, I'll be very happy with any place: New Hampshire, Colorado, Oregon, North Carolina, any of the places we applied. Traveling and seeing the movie in Festivals wasn't at all the reason we made it, but it's a nice icing.
ADDENDUM 8/10/15!
We just went from "Official Selection" to "Official Nomination"! Which, I guess, means we weren't nominated for anything before? Just selected? Selected for what? To be nominated? Is this like a teaser trailer for a teaser to a trailer? Confused.
Regardless! Always nice to have a little something extra.
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