![]() ![]() We have had at least 2 horror comedy features and an entire horror comedy short block every year, some of them with nudity but nothing pornographic (what you described is fine). This year we will have more than 300 submissions and we usually screen about 100 (15 or so of them features - those will be very competitive this year as we already have close to 100 feature submissions for those 15 slots). I immediately got a response back from the programming director, R. My first email was sent on September 12th. Typically, I was referred to the Artistic Director or Programming Director.Īs always, I emailed the informational email listed on WithoutABox. In my email, I stated who I was, the answers I was seeking and inquired who could answer. My journey began by contacting festivals through the informational email they listed on or. Third, is a seventeen minute run time too long? (Many fests have time limits for their shorts, but don’t always post that info on or .) (For you newcomers, these are the two websites used for the majority of festival submissions.) I don’t have a problem with that, but, I would like to know that before I shell out my $45.) Second, do they accept films with nudity? (Plenty of festivals have to keep it family friendly. All three of these points give rise to questions I have for festivals.įirst, do they program horror films? (The majority of the fests out there are NOT horror fests, so I would like to know if they even consider the genre in their short film competition.) Finally, with a run time of almost seventeen minutes, it may be too long for some festivals to program. In addition to the gore and general subject matter, it contains nudity. (That’s right, the title is meant to be shouted.)Ĭlearly, it is a genre picture. I have a short film called OH, THE EFFING HORROR. It will give you some real insight into how unfriendly some fests are to filmmakers. Some festivals take the time to make sure it isn’t sketchy, whereas others just don’t want and/or care to make it otherwise.Ĭheck out my friend Paul Osborne’s documentary Official Rejection. They never speak with anyone from the fest. Yet, they never get confirmation that their film was actually watched. They can pay upwards of $100 just to be considered. But, you would be surprised by the myriad of answers/NONanswers I get.įilmmakers submit their films online to festivals. Seriously, there are only three questions, and they are “Yes or No”. As you will see, some fests are extremely filmmaker friendly, whereas others can’t/won’t/don’t respond to simple eligibility questions. These festival reviews are not based on whether or not I was accepted to their festival, it is based merely on my interaction with them as a filmmaker inquiring about their festival and if my genre film is the right fit. This is an ongoing review series about my film festival submission experience. 6 – Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival, CinePlay Film Awards & more Article by Justin Bowler The film has been screened at Los Angeles Cinefest, Equality international Film Festival, the 10th International Children Film Festival, We Care Film Festival, International Film & Art Festival for People with Disabilities, FREE NET WORLD Film Festival and Cineplay Film Festival.AN ONGOING SERIES ABOUT ONE SILLY LITTLE MAN’S FILM FESTIVAL SUBMISSION EXPERIENCEįilm Festivals: Positive Reviews & Deserved Boos: Pt. Will Majed and his colleagues be able to participate as the first team in the world for the blind? They continued by qualifying as a finalist team representing Jordan at the INTEL Global Competitions in the United States.Ī journey that wasn’t easy at all especially with Majed’s frequent epileptic seizures and the difficulties in getting visas to travel. However, it didn’t stop them from reaching the national competition for robots and winning the first place for scientific research. The team had no knowledge in robots and no support due to the lack of resources at their school as in other public schools in Jordan. “We started in the dark in a dismal world” as Majed describes it. The documentary takes us on a journey of hope and challenge with Majed and his fellow team members - who are blind - as they establish “Basaer Group”, the world's first robotics and electronics team for unsighted students. ![]() Mahmoud Hammash, 60 min, Documentary, Arabic with English subtitles, Jordan, 2016įollowed by a discussion with the director Mahmoud Hammash Location of Event: The Rainbow Theater - Jebel Amman- 1st Circle ![]()
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