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Last night, Rhett Somers met the love of his life. Now all he has to do is convince her she's the one. Not an easy feat considering how they met...
Polish up them Umlauts: Turkish has got to be the language with the craziest spelling without completely going overboard and throwing the Latin alphabet out the window: 'gerçek güzellik bu gece' was accpeted into the Istanbul International Short Film Festival, running November 4 through 11. For the trivia nerds: Istanbul is the only city in the world situated on two continents, and depending on what side of the Bosphorus the screening is held, this could turn out to be an Asian premiere. But we might never know...
MORE INFO Tell you what; just out of curiosity, I did a google-translation-thing on 'True Beauty', and I stand corrected: the craziest spelling might be Icelandic: sannur fegurð þessa nótt. what the f&*%? Who comes up with these letters?
Oh sure, we've all heard about Sundance, Slamdance, maybe Raindance (booh!), or even Dances with Films, but those are just that: well known. Enter Lakedance. In Sandpoint, Idaho. And as of today, that's the only -dance festival I care about (until of course the others - except Raindance - booh! - call; then I do care greatly). 'True Beauty' will play November 5th @ 7:30 at the Panida Theater as part of The Lakedance International Film Festival.
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I had to dig this up myself while obsessivly googling my film: 'True Beauty' received an "Honorable Mention - Comedy" at the 7th iP Short Film Contest. Funny thing is that they didn't 'mention' that to me. iP stands for Independent Producer, and according to their website they are 'Hollywood's #1 Networking Source'. Great, now all I have to wait for is some bigshot in Hollywood to obsessively google my film and I should be set...
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This one's not just one lousy city in Europe but all over the map: Barcelona! Moscow! Athens! Stockholm! Budapest! ... and so on. You get the idea. It's a traveling Film Festival, the aptly named European Film Festival is, and 'True Beauty's along for the ride. It's Europe's biggest Indie Fest (so they say), and this here has nothing to do with it, it just looks cool:
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One thing European cities got that's very cool is them coats of arms. They all got lions and dragons and ornamental stuff that makes it look oh-so-European-aristocratic-snobbish. The stuff you find on a Marc Ecko shirt. Salford's got this one:
Pretty cool, right? Now here's the interesting part (and not that I'm projecting here), but guess what is the twin city of Salford since 1966? Clermont-Ferrand. Need I say more?
The Salford Film Festival takes place November 20th-24th.
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If you answered Kansas, you're wrong. It's Florida! And yet another city agreed to show our film. This time Miami, for the 8th Miami Short Film Festival, November 13-22nd. Maybe it's the heat, maybe it's the women in bikinis or the old people playing golf, who knows, but Florida, how we love thee...
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Not talking about drugs here: 'True Beauty' was accepted into this year's Starz Denver Film Festival. This is big news people. They've been doing this for the last 32 years, and it's a major stop on the festival circuit. I mean, they had that guy on the red carpet a few years back:
Know what I mean?
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Am I the only one who thinks of 100% Vitamin C? Or a black dude with an ill-fitting glove? Probably not, but 'True Beauty' was accepted into the 10th Ojai Film Festival, taking place November 5-8 in Ojai, Ventura. Got nothing to do with health or crazy people, see?
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Filmstock 11 in Luton, England has accepted 'True Beauty' to their line-up. It's a festival run by these guys:
...and I really like their attitude about a lot of things. Right now especially of including our film. This looks to be a great little festival, running November 5-15. If you don't believe me, check it out for yourself:
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Now it's personal: we were told that for economic reason, they people at the Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue in Canada had to pull my film. Yes, we were in, but I don't have a copy with French subtitles, and because they don't have the money, they won't have the electronic-subtitling-thing-a-madooder. So 'True Beauty' is out. When are they going to fix that worldwide economy so I can screen my short with impunity at every festival that wants it? Huh? Any day now would be good...
I will not rest until every town, every city, every retirement home in Florida has screened 'True Beauty'. Back in the sunshine state, and this time at the Orlando Film Festival, running November 4-8. What's cool about this festival is that all screenings are free! Now that's the way to run a festival when the economy's in the shitter.
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The 10th annual Samhlaiocht Kerry Film Festival has accepted 'True Beauty' to the line-up, and if last year's anything to judge by, it's going to be cool: in 2008 they had Liam Neeson, Kirsten Sheridan (Oscar nominated writer for 'In America') and John Carney (director of 'Once') as judges. I wonder what they all have in common... The festival takes place October 31 through November 7 in Tralee, Ireland.
and to everybody who's reading this blog:
Sláinte go saol agat,
Bean ar do mhian agat.
Leanbh gach blian agat,
is solas na bhflaitheas tareis antsail seo agat.--
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Finally got an excuse to go there: 'True Beauty' not only was accepted into the Yosemite Film Festival, taking place at the Tenaya Lodge October 23 and 24, but we also won Best Short Film there. Yes, they give out the awards before the actual screenings, and in this case, I love it!
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That on the left pretty much says it all; where it is, when, who to call... yup, 'True Beauty' is part of that. If anybody's out there in Florida around the 24th of September, they're having a kick-off party where each guest 'receives a complementary drink served in a lighted FLIFF2009 souvenir glass'. I want that. A lighted glass. Drinking when the electricity's out. Sweet.
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This looks like to be a good festival, out there in the middle of nowhere we call Texas. They've accepted five films so far (guess who's on top of the list? Not sure if this means anything, but I'm shamelessly reading into this), and three of the other films I've seen play in festivals and pick up prizes! The whole schedule will be made up out of only twenty films, to be shown in a curated exhibition at the historic Paramount Theater in Abilene, November 6-7.
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One of my all-time favorite books growing up was John Irving's 'Hotel New Hampshire' with its labyrinthine plot (yes, we had that in Germany), and now 'True Beauty' is going where I've never been. The New Hampshire Film Festival takes place in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, October 15-18. Now, come to think of it, Portsmouth featured prominently in another writer's work I devoured when I grew up: H.P. Lovecraft (yes, we had that in Germany too). Oh, the circle of life...
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Attention grabbing headline resolves into explanation that's still cool, but doesn't quite have the glitz and glamour the original conjures up: The Other Venice Film Festival accepted 'True Beauty'. Which other one? Well, that's what the festival's called. Other Venice Film Festival. Hence the headline, see? It's a double play, makes you think that... and then... never mind. The festival's in Venice Beach, October 15 through 18, and the theater looks really cool:
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Not a typo: 'True Beauty' was accepted into the Bendfilm Festival, taking place October 8-11 in (not a surprise) Bend, Oregon. I like their whole attitude. They believe that 'film festivals are best experienced in a relaxed atmosphere where the next venue is a block from the last and the words "velvet rope" apply to fashion choices; not exclusive access ordeals.' Amen to that.
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Seems there's not only 25 festivals worth the entry fee, there's also 25 of the 'coolest' film festivals according to MovieMaker Magazine, and we just happen to get into one: 'True Beauty' is an official selection at the Indie Memphis Film Festival. Smokin'...
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Not quite sure why 880 yards of hell are in Bay City Michigan, but Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival has accpeted 'True Beauty' to this year's edition, running October 1-4. We're playing closing night, and I take that as a good thing.
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Watch for those small hands! 'True Beauty' was accepted into this year's Coney Island Film Festival, going on October 2-4. And again, I wish there were more money (well,
any money would be great) for travel: seems they have an "infamous opening night celebration" featuring "live performances by sideshow & burlesque stars." Something along the lines of this:
Badass Hookers! No, three exlamation points: HOOKERS!!!
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Man, things move fast here in the entertainment capitol. We just got accepted to the Cinema City International Film Festival in Century City, and the screening is next week, on September 10. Bing Bang Boom. Next! I'm missing the foreplay a bit, the endless emails about deliverables and photos, director's statements, the negotiations about screening format, the delicate dance around attendance and what the festival can offer to get you there. Oh no, nothing like this in Century City. You're screening next week. See you there. Well, you just might...
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Apparently not. Even though it's a big world, and Spain's a big country, there apparently can only be one. Valladolid that is. Which means Pamplona's out. Fine, I'll explain: 'True Beauty' was accepted into the Valladolid International Film Festival, but one of the stipulations is that the film cannot be screened in Spain before them. They've been doing this for the last 54 years, so I guess they've got the market cornered. So, sadly, I had to pull out of Pamplona. They were kind about it, but it sucks. Then again, another festival! And this one's got its own magazine, the Seminci. That's kinda neat...
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... there's a second prize, and we won it (if you're wondering what this refers to:
the Aussie Bruce Springsteen). The Landlocked Film Festival in Iowa gave us Second Place in the Narrative Short category. That makes it lucky thirteen in prizes. Congrats to everybody who worked on the film.
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Looks middle eastern, but it's more western Quebec. 'True Beauty' was accepted into the Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue in Canada. There might not be that many people up there (are there?), but they sure got a cool poster. The festival takes place October 31 through November 5.
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Yup, another obscure reference: 'True Beauty' was accepted into the 24. Unabhängiges FilmFest Osnabrück in Germany. So, you ask? Erich Maria Remarque was born in Osnabrück, and he wrote 'All Quiet on the Western Front' one of the - if not
the - best anti-war books ever written, and the German title is 'Im Westen nichts Neues', which roughly translates to 'nothing new in the west'. I think you can figure out the rest.
The festival runs October 21-25.
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Seems the mid-west is coming around. 'True Beauty' was accepted into this year's South Dakota Film Festival in Aberdeen, running September 18-20.
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In case you're wondering (you probably are), this is what the Swedish chef in the Muppet Show used to sing at the beginning before he launched his kitchen utensils. At least in Germany. I'm sure it was something else in the original version.
Then again, in Germany, the Swedish Chef was a Dane. Oh hell, where is this all going? Could have been so simple: 'True Beauty' was accepted into the Norrköping Filmfestival Flimmer in Sweden. There. October 2-11. 'nuff.
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The vagaries of film festivals. We got accepted into the Raindance Film Festival in London, but only on their acceptance letter did they mention that the film would have to be a London premiere. A bit late I think. The submission rules on their website didn't say anything about that. And so 'True Beauty' was un-invited. A polite British no is still a no. And an American 'kiss my a...' is exactly that.
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That looks like a good one. I ask again: who's with me? Especially since it's also voted 'Best Party Film Festival' by the Film Festival Survival Guide. Gotta go! 'True Beauty' is playing Friday, Sept. 25 @ 5:30 pm and Saturday, Sept. 26 @ 3 pm. I'm going to be there on Friday, so come and find me. I'll probably be at the Tequila station afterwards.
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