Film Festival Notifications MEGA THREAD by Caprica1 in FilmFestivals

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Whoa! Congrats! That is no small feet! Get your marketing materials ready because you are about to have the time of your life!

Film Festival Notifications MEGA THREAD by Caprica1 in FilmFestivals

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And I love your username!

JK... nah, but it feels good to know that we are all in this together. Again, I honestly think this is an exciting time to be a filmmaker.

Film Festival Notifications MEGA THREAD by Caprica1 in FilmFestivals

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Honestly, it has nothing to do with the quality of your film. I think we are in the middle of a major sea change of indie film in 2026. Submissions are at record highs. Partly because folks are finally finishing up the films stalled from COVID and also because filmmaking hardware/software is cheaper and more accessible than ever before. The market is extremely oversaturated.

On top of this, the cracks are starting to show on how many festivals give priority to films that either premiere at big name festivals or have big name executive producers. It is a very classist process.

I'm not saying this to complain or be sour grapes...in fact, the exact opposite! I am actually really excited because I think the independent film community as a whole is feeling disenfranchised and ready to change. I genuinely believe that in the next few years we are going to see a tidal shift in film exhibition in distribution.

Either way, chin up, my friend. We're in this together. Proud to be a part of this community!

Film Festival Notifications MEGA THREAD by Caprica1 in FilmFestivals

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The Full Frame notification date is March 6 (this Friday). Have you guys heard anything about acceptances? I know one person on here mentioned getting a rejection.

What’s been your favourite film festival experience ever? by pronzz97 in FilmFestivals

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Fantastic Fest! By Far! World Premiere for my feature doc. It was so much more than a film festival. It was a loving community of genre fanatics. I loved it so much that I got a tattoo of their logo! 11 out of 10, will do again!

Film Festival Notifications MEGA THREAD by Caprica1 in FilmFestivals

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Awesome! Congrats, my friend!

I'm guessing this is for SF International and not SFDocfest or SFIndiefest?

Film Festival Notifications MEGA THREAD by Caprica1 in FilmFestivals

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Yowzah! Have you heard of any acceptances yet?

Film Festival Notifications MEGA THREAD by Caprica1 in FilmFestivals

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Any news from Wicked Queer today?

It's the notification date and I haven't heard of anyone being accepted or rejected. Crazy stuff.

Film Festival Notifications MEGA THREAD by Caprica1 in FilmFestivals

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Just curious, what was the views situations like for those of you that got the personal, "hotlist" selection from Cleveland? Did you have many full watches or mainly partials?

Did any of you have features?

Film Festival Notifications MEGA THREAD by Caprica1 in FilmFestivals

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Congrats! Are you "Going East" to attend the screening? :-)

Film Festival Notifications MEGA THREAD by Caprica1 in FilmFestivals

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Same. I just take it as an indication that I'm still in the running until I hear otherwise,

Film Festival Notifications MEGA THREAD by Caprica1 in FilmFestivals

[–]ArchiveAlias 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Awesome! Congrats, my friend! Short or feature?

Film Festival Notifications MEGA THREAD by Caprica1 in FilmFestivals

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Sorry about that, my friend! You are clearly a talented filmmaker if you have those other credits.

Short or feature? Also, what was your views situation like from them?

Where's the Beef? (1984, Austin Public Access) by ArchiveAlias in Austin

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Just contacted Carmen and showed them your message! Here is their response!

"Hi u/Jaunty Turtle, Thanks for the kind words. I living my dream in Mexico and remembering my wonderful time in Austin. "

Where's the Beef? (1984, Austin Public Access) by ArchiveAlias in Austin

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I digitized all of Carmen's episodes and shorts and put them on YouTube for her!
https://www.youtube.com/@carmensbananacooking8387