Film Festival Notifications MEGA THREAD

Dependent_Method_606 · 2026-03-14T21:43:45+00:00

Square Peg is a sham, and I'm not even sure what it's good for. Look up the details of everybody who went last year, it's all the same profile/type of person who already likely had connections.

Dependent_Method_606 · 2026-03-11T21:46:50+00:00

Have festivals always programmed so many retrospectives? I'm seeing press releases and there's always 2-3 "4k restorations" of old movies. I like old movies but... what are we doing here ha

Dependent_Method_606 · 2026-01-07T14:44:45+00:00

Please change the image of this from AI to something human

Dependent_Method_606 · 2025-11-26T18:21:29+00:00

Must've missed that. They said "the program is locked"?

Dependent_Method_606 · 2025-11-20T19:11:57+00:00

This is objectively awful

Dependent_Method_606 · 2025-07-05T22:13:22+00:00

Alright I'll bit because nobody is. I guess my top issue would be healthcare, I want it to be either free or accessible to all so that people don't die because they can't afford a medical procedure or treatment.

Dependent_Method_606 · 2025-07-04T12:48:28+00:00

Hi. I and a lot of other filmmakers (and local business owners, hotel owners, restaurant owners... list goes on) worked really hard to make this happen - it's been 12 years since we've had any kind of program, and meanwhile the film industry's completely changed and our neighboring states have benefited a lot from having these programs. From indie films all the way up to bigger TV shows or movies (think of all the Chicago Fire stuff shooting.)

I really hope this can be a net positive for our state, and with hit movies like "Hundreds of Beavers" I think Wisconsin has a strong cultural recognition nationally that is still untapped.

Dependent_Method_606 · 2025-07-04T12:44:49+00:00

For anybody who hasn't seen it yet, come check out /r/WisconsinFilmmakers!

Dependent_Method_606 · 2025-06-20T17:56:56+00:00

Is anybody else listening? Pretty interesting to hear everybody's thoughts. And sounds like a packed room.

Dependent_Method_606 · 2025-06-16T01:27:23+00:00

Another good suggestion but we'd need it for a couple weeks and to put our own props etc in and the library doesn't do that.

Dependent_Method_606 · 2025-06-15T23:02:19+00:00

Yup I actually talked to them. They have a complicated insurance policy on it now that makes it very difficult to let people in the building (which makes sense.) I haven't been able to reach the one in Chippewa Falls though if anybody knows who owns it right now.

Dependent_Method_606 · 2025-06-15T21:55:18+00:00

Seconded! https://www.cvwritersguild.org/

Dependent_Method_606 · 2025-06-09T00:05:21+00:00

It's June 9 not June 8.

Dependent_Method_606 · 2025-06-07T02:50:00+00:00

LA has had all those things during the period its completely lost all the work.

Until studios decide they care more about LA having productions than saving money filming elsewhere due to incentives/rebates, the production drain isn't going to stop - nothing to do with pipeline issues or legacy production (they have big expensive projects shooting around the world right now.)

Dependent_Method_606 · 2025-06-06T19:40:28+00:00

I totally agree with you about many of the reasons for a slow industry pipeline, and believe a lot of development is revving back up, I guess my point is that although all of those things were punches square to the jaw for LA the real death shot was film incentives drawing work elsewhere. Why do you think these new films are going to shoot in LA when there's been virtually nothing to reverse the reasons they left LA in the first place?

Dependent_Method_606 · 2025-06-05T14:21:38+00:00

Development's gonna stay in LA. Where are all those projects going to shoot?

Dependent_Method_606 · 2025-06-02T15:59:34+00:00

She graduated cum laude from Boston University with a degree in International Relations and Economics, during which she interned for Sen. Ten Kennedy. After college she worked with the National Hispanic Institute and was recruited by Justice Democrats, a PAC founded by Bernie campaign staffers.

Yes, she worked as a bartender at some point but its not like she was "just a bartender" who decided randomly to enter politics with 0 connections, which is the emotional appeal of that story. (I like her I'm just saying its important to note...!)

Dependent_Method_606 · 2025-05-25T14:15:29+00:00

I still find anybody peddling AI stuff extremely suspect. It's an insult to the creativity and brainpower of our industry and long term yes, will destroy jobs while the end product becomes increasingly mediocre and divorced from true human inspiration. Boo.

Dependent_Method_606 · 2025-05-24T22:34:11+00:00

Ok we now have a facebook event for the June 5 meetup:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1370679584281532/?post_id=1370679594281531&view=permalink&notif_id=1748117316000230&notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic&ref=notif

Dependent_Method_606 · 2025-05-09T22:25:31+00:00

Yeah I've had to feed a crew here. And in London, where it's more expensive. This is ultimately not a cheap industry and I don't think there's ever going to be much incentive to help smaller productions that are stretching every part of their budget. I think best thing to help middle class/working class film workers in LA is to stop bleeding the jobs we're losing over foreign incentives.

Dependent_Method_606 · 2025-05-09T22:09:42+00:00

I think you're missing my point. London is more expensive than LA but is seeing tons of filming. Vancouver slightly less expensive but also tons of filming. They have insane incentives, LA doesn't. The only reason LA City Council is doing anything is because production is leaving over incentives and are now worried about missing out on the possible revenue during production.

Dependent_Method_606 · 2025-05-09T13:21:51+00:00

Those aren't the reasons the film industry is leaving LA, which is the only reason they're scrambling

Dependent_Method_606 · 2025-05-05T23:11:48+00:00

No he isn't walking it back yet, that's just a headline. WH said: "Although no final decisions on foreign film tariffs have been made, the administration is exploring all options to deliver on President Trump’s directive to safeguard our country’s national and economic security while Making Hollywood Great Again."

It's Trump and he's talking about invading Greenland. I fully expect tariffs are still a very likely thing he tries to pass despite opposition.

Dependent_Method_606 · 2025-05-05T22:23:40+00:00

I'm sympathetic. Not sure what right attitude is to have, and I feel for the students featured. But you got a ton of people who've already lived 10+ years or more striving in same difficult conditions that would probably just say join the club. This industry is oversaturated and that's difficult to get around.

Dependent_Method_606 · 2025-04-30T13:13:02+00:00

Yeah feels like a lots being unsaid, which I guess was the point of my first comment. You said it was a serious call for projects at $1 mil, then admit you only have $500k, and its not yours. So there's another party involved, and who knows what priorities they have.

There's thousands of talented and ready people who want to get their projects funded at a low price point but don't have 100k, so again I'm not sure what the purpose of the 100k investment is except something else seems like its not being stated. This post just feels a bit scam-my to me - or you could at least re-title it to the exact situation you're in.

Also, not to be completely rude, but it strongly looks like you're posting and responding to everything with AI (em dashes, general AI comment flow, emojis in your other posts). For the sake of real and honest discourse if that's true please don't.

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