I have recently submitted to a few festivals around the state of New Mexico and just from what I have observed I feel like rules and deadlines just seem like guidelines.
Is this just because New Mexico hasn't quite established a festival scene and these festivals are just not as big as they seem?
For example I submitted to the Cine Manifico Albuquerque Film Festival and the final submission deadline was the 30th of June and I know a person who submitted a film about a month after the deadline and was just officially selected today.
I just need some reassurance that the rules and deadlines actually apply to bigger, more established festivals, or is it just festival politics.
Is this just because New Mexico hasn't quite established a festival scene and these festivals are just not as big as they seem?
For example I submitted to the Cine Manifico Albuquerque Film Festival and the final submission deadline was the 30th of June and I know a person who submitted a film about a month after the deadline and was just officially selected today.
I just need some reassurance that the rules and deadlines actually apply to bigger, more established festivals, or is it just festival politics.