tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725829740839307597.post2337191070318649984..comments2024-01-22T13:26:24.036-08:00Comments on Dances With Blogs: Guards and VanguardsRSMellettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14957584006652753439noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725829740839307597.post-52223888090636516472010-05-03T11:40:51.035-07:002010-05-03T11:40:51.035-07:00Please let us know SOONER rather than later so we ...Please let us know SOONER rather than later so we can purchase affordable plane tickets to LAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725829740839307597.post-70085885396128662192010-04-21T13:27:16.905-07:002010-04-21T13:27:16.905-07:00Oh, I don't know that there's a number bey...Oh, I don't know that there's a number beyond 2nd round. We're making final decisions this week.<br /><br />We're also famous for our rejection letters - the kindest in the business, I think. So you will hear one way or the other. You won't be left hanging.RSMellettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14957584006652753439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725829740839307597.post-33230951035846789462010-04-21T13:06:24.068-07:002010-04-21T13:06:24.068-07:00Just curious, how many selection rounds are there?...Just curious, how many selection rounds are there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725829740839307597.post-364276739146380582010-04-20T08:15:07.872-07:002010-04-20T08:15:07.872-07:00creeps, lolcreeps, lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725829740839307597.post-46418391019036358582010-04-17T09:28:41.588-07:002010-04-17T09:28:41.588-07:00Talk about the glass being shatter on the floor wi...Talk about the glass being shatter on the floor with all the milk spilled. :)<br /><br />We haven't officially rejected anyone yet. And the blog will go on. No worries.RSMellettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14957584006652753439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725829740839307597.post-53390794723470759302010-04-16T22:14:36.659-07:002010-04-16T22:14:36.659-07:00Bummer. That this brilliant blog about selections ...Bummer. That this brilliant blog about selections is over, but also to get the rejection this way. Thanks for all the insights about filmmaking and the festival process.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725829740839307597.post-4805962598537809682010-04-16T13:33:11.302-07:002010-04-16T13:33:11.302-07:00First - Leslee just reminded me that we still have...First - Leslee just reminded me that we still have features to watch, and even a few straggling shorts (usually ones on PAL).<br /><br />Second, if we don't hear back from an e-mail, we'll call. Keep in mind, if we like your film we want it to be in the festival as badly as you do. As you might have learned here, good films are hard to find. :)<br /><br />And thanks again for all the RSMellettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14957584006652753439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725829740839307597.post-14424277913092913212010-04-16T13:23:34.893-07:002010-04-16T13:23:34.893-07:00Robert: Yes, regardless of our films being selecte...Robert: Yes, regardless of our films being selected or not, this really is a great informative blog. If nothing else, I've learned a lot of things to avoid the next time around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725829740839307597.post-66936065582226508582010-04-16T12:14:57.408-07:002010-04-16T12:14:57.408-07:00anonymous: be sure to add dances with films to you...anonymous: be sure to add dances with films to your email contact list (address book), that will help prevent their messages from ending up in your spam box. <br /><br />robert: thanks for the great blogging & the helpful Q&A!soozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791214957311360975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725829740839307597.post-57524001644052677412010-04-16T12:11:25.942-07:002010-04-16T12:11:25.942-07:00I check my email pretty regularly, and for these r...I check my email pretty regularly, and for these reasons I have a pretty loose spam filter, but I'm curious what happens to emails that get caught in people's spam filters or otherwise lost? Do you make another attempt to contact the filmmaker, or shrug your shoulders and cross it off the list? I'm not saying you have obligation to do anything, mind you, I'm just curious about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725829740839307597.post-34192480835028925102010-04-16T12:02:59.918-07:002010-04-16T12:02:59.918-07:00hmmmm... been informed sometime back about a secon...hmmmm... been informed sometime back about a second round. But it has been quiet since. Not sure if its considered as early contact. Crossing every part of my body and yes it is a world premiere if selected.kenneth cheonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14310463245156935906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725829740839307597.post-38352950833600360332010-04-16T12:02:09.495-07:002010-04-16T12:02:09.495-07:00It was the last of the shorts screening - but what...It was the last of the shorts screening - but what about features? Are features still in review?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725829740839307597.post-68616139026328122492010-04-16T11:38:39.418-07:002010-04-16T11:38:39.418-07:00We get that question a lot.
It's as safe to...We get that question a lot. <br /><br />It's as safe to assume that as it is safe to assume anything about the future. As I said, programming is a bumpy ride. We might have films drop out. <br /><br />We might have a film that's already been seen in lots of places, but is 2 minutes long (easy to fit into a package of shorts) so we didn't bother to make early contact with them to RSMellettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14957584006652753439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725829740839307597.post-12766515328466726752010-04-16T11:18:59.821-07:002010-04-16T11:18:59.821-07:00So, if we have not yet been notified that we are s...So, if we have not yet been notified that we are still under consideration, is it safe to assume we were not selected this year?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725829740839307597.post-18852578469086879112010-04-16T10:51:53.884-07:002010-04-16T10:51:53.884-07:00Thanks for your kind words. :)Thanks for your kind words. :)RSMellettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14957584006652753439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725829740839307597.post-58801632522574702662010-04-16T10:39:41.748-07:002010-04-16T10:39:41.748-07:00I particularly loved this post Robert!! For this o...I particularly loved this post Robert!! For this one I give you 5 stars.<br /><br />It's interesting what you say about the guards for art. Sadly we are going through a misinformation era, the internet, YouTube, the blogs. Everyone can stand up and say anything, film anything, or even write on an encyclopedia full of mistakes (Wikipedia). I feel that as humanity were going through a sand Manuel RZnoreply@blogger.com