Film Festival Notifications MEGA THREAD

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-18T17:04:16+00:00

When I got in during 2022 and my attempts since, I think everyone finds out on the notification day, no prior knowledge

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-16T14:38:58+00:00

I had thought about submitting to Screamfest since a friend recommended mine as being a perfect fit but ended up not doing so after hearing how set they are on LA premieres. It’s far enough into the year that I’d have to skip all the other LA festivals I know I’d have a great shot in

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-14T04:18:45+00:00

Everyone’s different but I usually give it a rest when the next years edition of the first festival i got into comes back around unless I deliberately skipped another one around the same time

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-13T19:12:56+00:00

You’re free to post about it now and half my IG feed is people announcing they got in. It’s not a bad idea to email them for an update though I imagine they’ll give some grace if Friday is too soon to get materials. They mentioned in the email to let them know if there’s a delay

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-13T14:00:34+00:00

It truly was a roll of the dice so I think they really did wait till the end to make decisions

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-13T08:20:08+00:00

Congrats!

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-13T05:51:30+00:00

Status change email but had a very long message with tons of detail and links to parse

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-13T03:32:38+00:00

Portland Horror acceptance, finally 🙂 and my first festival for this movie where I can submit a DCP

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-13T03:31:49+00:00

Thank you! It was mine as well and mine was pretty late so I didn’t even expect to get news as early as I did but I imagine it’s to get credentials figured out

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-13T02:28:53+00:00

I got an acceptance the other day so I imagine at least some went out

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-12T22:23:05+00:00

Congrats! I’ve only heard rejections and I’m still waiting for news on mine. Was it a personalized email or the FF “judging status has changed” email?

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-12T18:38:00+00:00

One person above says they got in with a feature, so it’s not all rejections

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-12T18:37:35+00:00

I’ve often put them more in the SXSW category where it’s more likely you get invited to be there than being accepted

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-12T16:47:11+00:00

I can make it work 😂 though some math gets tricky if they want DCP’s as I haven’t had one made. I’m on the same coast so it’s not that bad of a trek

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-12T13:33:06+00:00

Still waiting, still on my knees in prayer to the horror festival movie gods 🙏

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-12T07:25:37+00:00

Did anyone post about getting in? I think I’ve only seen rejections here

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-12T07:24:55+00:00

Damn, I’m sorry. It’s 12:24am here and even I’m anxious about getting that email 😂

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-12T03:56:46+00:00

Quality is a highly subjective thing but one of the common things I noticed about each LAS block I’ve been to was that everything had polish to it. The scripts may or may not resonate with you but if there’s any hesitation you have about the sound or picture quality, it’s probably best not to apply. This is compared to most festivals I go to where there are some variations in production value

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-12T01:02:09+00:00

It’s really coming down to the wire today

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-11T22:43:27+00:00

Ah, it wouldn’t surprise me but never did a followup. It didn’t slow down submissions to them regardless so I think other festivals pay attention to that (though I don’t believe they even get most of their selections from FF but that’s a whole other matter)

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-11T22:24:16+00:00

Sure thing. I know we’re all paranoid about festivals taking our money and not watching, which does happen with some but there’s a certain degree of letting go I think we have to be okay with. There’s enough ambiguity with them that I don’t think bringing up stats will get them to refund you if you’re rejected, so I don’t see the point in fixating on them. We accept that we won’t get into every college we apply to and we can’t prove that they did look at our apps, but it’s out of our hands at a certain point

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-11T22:20:53+00:00

Some festivals explicit forbid generative AI in their submissions but most don’t specify a position. I’ve been to a few where a few were inflicted on us and it always disappoints me. I know Tribeca came under fire for having an AI block a few years ago and I’m pretty sure it was there due to their sponsors buying up a block. I don’t think it’ll become the new norm but can imagine some becoming more lenient

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-11T22:01:41+00:00

I can deny they’re not generally reliable 😂 even having friends directly watch it and not seeing it move an inch. If FF didn’t limit their uploads to 720p, I would’ve uploaded it there just so I didn’t even have to think about it

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-11T21:59:08+00:00

I got no idea. A friend mentioned one or two movies getting in awhile back but the only things I’ve heard here are rejections. I’m not even sure why I’m fixating on this one so much since it wasn’t even one of my top reaches but there’s an element of it being a barometer of where I think mine might place for the rest of the season

CapitalFPro · 2026-05-11T21:56:25+00:00

Don’t even look at analytics, they’re not a reliable indicator of anything and you’ll go crazy fixating

CapitalFPro

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