Recent content by fantomette

Me too

obsessing is 1/2 the fun! no word yet :/

we got 8 views for the short but no news. I'm assuming its been denied - They usually notify accepted ones earlier right?

That's true about the mid tier and top tiere.... And international lol My advice is look at previous years films, research them on imdb pro.... If most are from big fests then skip that festival

now... should I bother coughing up 150 euros of my hard earned cash or is it a complete waste??

so in 3 years, amongst all the submissions ( 1/2 of which are usually from the USA...we produce A LOT) the only USA movie was: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1675192/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Take Shelter starring Michael Shannon and Jessica chastain for a budget of 5 million!!!

another example cannes, the section for first time feature directors... 2013 lineup Feature Films The Dismantlement (Le Démantèlement) Sébastien Pilote (Canada) Los Dueños Agustín Toscano & Ezequiel Radusky (Argentina) For Those in Peril Paul Wright (UK) The Lunchbox (Dabba) Ritesh Batra...

Yeh it was a personal email with details... They actually watched it and we sent it on late deadline - it's just good to know we had a shot like everyone else... No bs studio connection stuff.

Well, at least it's a real festival... They actually watched the submission even if I sent it last minute and unfinished. And the crop of movies they picked are real indies. Definetly worth the submission fee .

Fantasia

The odds for a feature at slamdance are as bad if not worse then sundance They have like only 7 to 10 spots. That's it.

Yes. But how will they know? We ve never asked for permission, we got caught once and pretended we didn't know ....but we live in Hollywood where the landlords are v savy about these things. Best bet... Don't mention anything unless u get caught. Otherwise they will make u buy insurance and...

Submit your trailer to the horror blogs , also watch what's out there and maybe get someone to review it? Filmthreat?

did you apply early ? late? was it complete or work in progress? when did they notify you? did they pay for travel lodging? did you know ahead of submitting that you were getting in? did you pay for submission? please share with us lowly ppl!!

good for you!! we've had a string of terrible luck getting rolled on. We even got ticketed on hollywood blv for shooting even though we had paid for permit and insurance!! the cop didnt bother to ask us and left the ticket with the boom mike guy as we were shooting. we had to show proof and...