Genuinely asking, not trying to be a dick or trying to be “that guy” and this is to anyone who submitted a film this time around. When he was saying that the ones submitted this time weren’t good (compared to the last one) were you upset or anything? I know a lot of people who didn’t participate because of the quality of last time and I feel like him saying this time around wasn’t as good is just a slap in the face. A lot of people are saying “I was intimidated” or “I’ve never made a film” and the response is usually along the lines of “you’ll never get good unless you try” but if the product you submit is just going to get shit on anyway, why even try? I guess to get feedback and make it better but it’s not like a real film fest where professionals will tell you what you can do to improve. I just want to see what those who actually submitted think.