This past week I submitted our film to the first of our seven film festivals we intend to enter for the purposes of this class. More than likely we will submit to more than 7, but in order to fulfill the requirements of this class I will blog this week about the first 7 we selected and why we selected them.
The first festival is the American Conservation Film Festival. I picked this festival for a variety of reasons. It is an environmental film festival with a student category, it was free, and it is in Shepardstown, West Virginia which is not far from where I originally grew up as a little kid. I haven't been back there in about 15 years, so I would be very interested in the opportunity to go there and see how things have changed, as well as watch other environmental films.
The second festival is called Greentopia. Again, this is an environmental festival and it specializes in films which encourage audiences to make sustainable changes in their lives for the betterment of the environment (according to their website). They program mostly documentary and have a shorts category. The festival takes place in Rochester, NY and the fee is only $25, so it would be affordable to enter.
The third festival is Lunafest, which is a film festival dedicated totally to films made by women, for women, or with women in mind. This is a festival that travels nationwide and I was involved with it here in Wilmington for two years. They have a documentary category and the fee is only $20 and if selected our film would be seen by the largest of audiences because they have multiple screeenings around the country.
The fourth festival is the Asheville Cinema Festival. I picked this festival because it is here in NC and it has a student category that is only $20 to submit. It is also in early November, which would be a beautiful time to check out Asheville. This is such a progressive area I think our film would have a good chance at being programmed.
The fifth festival is the Savannah Film Festival. I picked this festival for similar reasons as the Asheville Cinema Festival. It is relatively close being in Georgia, they have a student category and because it is programmed by SCAD I feel like they might be more willing to accept a film from UNCW. This one is $30, which is the highest fee of all.
The sixth festival is Cucalorus. This is my regional pick.
The seventh is the Projecting Hope festival. This festival is my free festival pick. It takes place in Charlotte and is a Christian festival, so hopefully it could have an impact there.
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