Festivals, by the numbers (REPOST)

Some more rejections to add, plus the one acceptance. New rejections: New Directors/New Films, MethodFest, and Cannes (rejected in TWO languages). MethodFest actually sent a snail-mail letter, surprising in the digital age (and the first snail mail rejection I've received with this film.

Oh, and New Directors/New Films goes on the wall of shame as the fourth fest who never bothered to officially reject me. In fact, I only found out I wasn't in when they happened to announce their lineup to indie film press. Nice.

The lone acceptance, as of now: COSMOS International

Number of festivals entered: 33

Number of festivals who have rejected the film: 16

Number of festivals who have accepted the film: 1

Number of rejecting-fests who never bothered to tell me we were rejected (i.e., I found out only by NOT getting contacted when others were hearing they were in): 4

List of fests:

Sundance
Slamdance
Cinequest**
SXSW
San Francisco Indie Fest
Syracuse International Film Festival
DC Indie Fest
Durango Independent Film Festival
Beverly Hills Fine Arts Industry Showcase
Tribeca
US Comedy Arts (HBO)
Florida Film Fest
Crossroads (Jackson, MS)
Gen Art (NY)
Ann Arbor Film Festival
NY Underground Film Festival
Atlanta Film Festival
Houston Worldfest
Los Angeles Film Festival
Seattle International Film Festival
MethodFest
Palm Beach International Film Festival
New Directors/New Films (NY MoMA)
Staten Island Film Festival
Brooklyn Underground Film Festival
FilmFest DC
Cannes
Boston Independent
Dances With Films
DIY Film Festival
Santa Cruz Film Festival
Seattle True Independent Film Festival
Cosmos Film and Video Festival

**Cinequest did reject the film from the main fest, but they extended an invitation to their online festival. I politely declined, after thinking on it for a while, because I didn't want the film to premiere online. Since it's a feature, I didn't think it would be a great way to start off a festival run, and I was concerned about how it might affect distribution deals in the future.

I'll update this post as new results come in and as I enter new fests.