LME is proud to announce that Wit's End has been recognized as an Official Finalist by the
2009 Las Vegas International Film Festival. According to Festival Co-Director, James Mulidore, "our judges felt that your film demonstrated
superior and standout filmmaking and is deserving of special
recognition. Your film was among the best of nearly 2000 films
submitted from over 50 countries around the world."
The Las Vegas International Film Festival takes place April 9-12., 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Closing Night Awards Ceremony will be held 9:00 pm April 12, 2009 at the East Side Cannery Casino and Hotel.
The Las Vegas International Film Festival takes place April 9-12., 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Closing Night Awards Ceremony will be held 9:00 pm April 12, 2009 at the East Side Cannery Casino and Hotel.
Hey I have a question. Congrats by the way on your film being a finalist. My film also got chosen as a finalist too at the festival this year too. My confusion is if our short films are considered " Finalist " then
( 1 ) Why aren't we officially selected ? & why are they not showing our films ?
( 2 ) Great we are finalist but there is no NEWS of becoming a finalist on there website ? what's that all about ?
( 3 ) we pay for the flight / hotel / all this money spent to et to Las vegas n for what ? What can we expect if there is no platform for us to show our films ? What can we possibly expect from this so called Finalist word ?
( 4 ) A finalist to me means that out of all the films that were selected. There was a certain amount that were considered THE BEST. But we are not even selected. It's like there contradicting eachother.
Would love to see your reply blog on this dilemma ? Also have you had the same concerns too ?
Posted by: Onpoint | February 06, 2009 at 08:13 PM
The film festival world has changed drastically in the last couple of years because of the sheer numbers of digital films being made. Most of these festivals simply do not screen enough films because of their own limited space, $$, venues, etc.
It appears that most of them are trying to at least make an attempt to recognize the "finalists" even if they don't have a space to screen them. It gives the filmmaker some recognition and of course, allows the festival to invite a larger number of filmmakers to their festival (outside of those selected for screening).
I honestly feel that most of these smaller festivals will be out of biz in a couple of years, because if they can't help filmmakers screen their work, then we will turn to other venues -- like online venues -- to get our films out there. And festivals become unnecessary for us (the smaller indie filmmakers who don't already have distributors behind us and can't get into Cannes, Toronto, or Sundance).
Posted by: Lizbeth | February 07, 2009 at 04:55 AM