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    Yekhefah
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    It's 3 pm and I still haven't heard from them. Today is the notify date for the first festival I submitted my movie to. They're supposed to let me know by today if I made it into the festival - and this is a huge festival, over 300 shorts. I had rather hoped for this festival to be my public premiere.

    If they don't call me, it doesn't look good for my $11,000 love child. Dear G-d, PLEASE let them call me. Everyone pray to whatever diety you believe in, light a candle, cross your fingers, something. The longer I sit in the quiet, the more I start to feel sick. I'm so nervous.

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    Default Re: Chewing on my nails and staring at the phone...

    Okay, I'm new at this one, but what is your film about? And what festival is it?

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    Good luck good luck good luck! can't find a fingers crossed smiley, but you get the idea.

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    awwww good luck sweety! im crossing my fingers for u!!!!!

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    My movie is a 20-minute short that follows a recently unemployed alcoholic voice actor through his quest for booze in Hollywood, 2 am to 6 am on Christmas morning. (Those are dry hours in California, where you can't just go out and buy booze.) It's quite funny if I may say so. I'm very proud of it. We shot it back in early March.

    The festival is Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films. It's a pretty big deal.

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    can u post ur vid here so we can see it too?

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    Sounds like it is a big deal. The only one I know of around here is the Toronto Film Festival. Good luck to you! Maybe if they haven't called you yet it's because they're going over it again and showing it off, making sure just the right category to put it in because it's a masterpiece!! I hope that helps a bit?

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    ^^^ Heh! It's in the Live Action Narrative Over 15 Minutes category. But thanks!

    And no, I will not be posting it anywhere online. The good festivals won't accept it if it's available for free on the internet; who would buy tickets? Maybe in a couple of years if (G-d forbid) nothing has come of it, I'll post it, but for now I'm going to pray I didn't spend $11,000 on a YouTube video.

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    best wishes and good luck!

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    Crossing all fingers and toes for you! Your movie is incredibly good and you deserve for it t o go all the way to the top!!!

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    Good luck, Yek!

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    fingers crossed
    Please don't lick me, it tickles..



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    what happened? I hope no news is good news...

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    Don't get discouraged if it doesn't get in! Competition is so fierce, as you know. Keep submitting it to as many festivals as you can.

    Hey, my $35,000 feature didn't get accepted to any .

    You can always come up with a crazy ass marketing scheme yourself too.

    Good luck though!!!!
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    Yekhefah, we always want the best for you. *beaming out strong positive vibes and hoping the judges have their receptors working*

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    Go baby go!!!!
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    No call.

    I'm hoping maybe they sent postcards out or something. I dunno, a gal can dream.

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    Can you call?

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    There are more festival's than just this one right?
    SO even if you don't get this, you always have a chance at the next one right?

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    good luck!! good luck!!

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    I prayed to the god of short films for you!
    You have my support!



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    Nothing YET????? Call them!! Give me their number and I'll call them..hell...lets start a SW calling campaign..."ACCEPT YEKS MOVIE....ACCEPT YEKS MOVIE..."

    I'm going to go watch it again in solidarity...and because i love it.

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    ^^^ LOL, thanks. They have not contacted me today either, and the submission site says the decisions have been made and all the accepted filmmakers have been notified. This is a very low blow and I'm trying hard to be a grownup about it. Yes, there will be other festivals, but this was the biggest one and the one where I wanted to have my premiere. And these entry fees are pretty damn expensive; now I'm sitting here wondering if the several hundred dollars I've spent on these entry fees was all a waste (not to mention the $11,000 I spent on the movie itself).

    Bah. Who wants to sit around Palm Springs in August, anyway? Too damn hot.

    Yeah, that's the ticket.

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    aww, Yek, I'm so sorry.

    I'm gonna look o the bright side that there will be other chances, even if you didn't get the main one you wanted.

    I'm so sorry.Wish I could see it, but I'm sure it's very good and these festival decision maker people just got their head up their asses to far to see your talent.

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    It's okay, Yek! I'm gonna do the cliche' thing and tell you that everything happens for a reason and that a bigger and better oppurtunity will come your way at the right time....and it will!



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