WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU...

...we didn’t get into Sundance.

We weren’t expecting to, but it was still disappointing to get that email. According to the Sundance rejection letter, there were 9800 entries this year. Out of those, a mere 200 films were selected.

Every independent filmmaker dreams their movie will premiere at Sundance. They imagine going to Park City, answering questions from the audience, getting interviewed by entertainment journalists, attending the parties, and selling their movie in an all-out bidding war. So when you get that rejection email, that dream is officially dead.

The worst part is, you start questioning the quality of your movie. You start wondering if one more edit might have improved the film tenfold. If casting name actors would have made a difference. If, God forbid, your little movie is simply not as good as you thought it was.

READ MORE by Matt Harry - http://fuguefilm.blogspot.com/2009/12/we-regret-to-inform-you.html