So next wednesday is the beginning of the big event. There is still some work to be done on my end to make sure I'm ready for it. I'm currently in the process of putting the final touches on some flyers that we're making for the film and getting my new business cards ready as well. I don't plan to go overboard with the marketing for this particular festival because there are only five films in the competition and ABFF has done a fantastic job of marketing the event. The festival is well known and plenty of people are making the effort to come down and celebrate it so it shouldn't be too hard to get people in the seats to watch the film. After all, the screening of five films in one night makes it pretty simple as to when and where the film will be screened. If this was a different festival where there are 30 or 40 other short films playing that you really have to be aggressive in making sure people come to see your project. We are doing some things though to get the word out. Its all pretty exciting.
I'm still kinda in shock that this is happening. Of course when you make a film you have high expectations that it will succeed. But when you actually have significant experiences confirming that you made a piece of work that people appreciate, enjoy and recognize there isn't a much better feeling than that. And for your world premiere to occur in such a prestigious situation makes it even better. I just hope that people walk away from the film feeling something about the characters and what they go through. I also hope that I can take advantage of this great opportunity and really turn it into something. We'll see...