NY POST trailer contest: Your votes are needed

[DCP]

Hi All,

Many of you know me from the DRAWING WITH CHALK post on the User Films section. I'm writing to ask if you'd take a moment and vote for our trailer as part of the NY POST trailer competition (Hoboken International Film Festival). If you haven't seen the trailer for DWC, please take a few minutes to watch (and then vote). There are 10 trailers being featured (and even though there isn't a monetary prize, the exposure for those who haven't heard of the film is worth the trouble).

We've done fairly well on the festival circuit (no top tier festivals though) but as most of you know, it's still a difficult struggle getting recognized in the entertainment world and every little bit helps

Anyway, here is a link to the competition:

http://www.nypost.com/promotions/hoboken/

Thanks!

Todd

 

[DCP]

One more thing... if you watch all the trailers and like one better than DWC, then by all means vote for the one you like the most.

 

[ikander]

One more thing... if you watch all the trailers and like one better than DWC, then by all means vote for the one you like the most.

Voted!

I think Drawing with Chalk looks great...it's disheartening to hear that you haven't hit any top tier festivals.

It really bothers me that festivals that once were meant to give exposure to up and coming truly independent filmmakers, are more and more just showing grounds for movies with big budgets and celebrity backing.

 

[DCP]

Voted!

I think Drawing with Chalk looks great...it's disheartening to hear that you haven't hit any top tier festivals.

It really bothers me that festivals that once were meant to give exposure to up and coming truly independent filmmakers, are more and more just showing grounds for movies with big budgets and celebrity backing.

Thanks Ikander,

I guess every filmmaker has the hope that their little baby will be the next big thing at Sundance and that their careers will be laid out for them. Those days (mostly) ended in the '90s. There is still room for that overnight success but the competition is too fierce. With the thousands of submissions is is too easy to get lost (and I know for a fact that some festivals never really 'watch' the submissions). Hell, I know one film that was at Sundance a few years back and the hadn't even finished shooting when it was accepted. Those are the rules we have to play by. And if we choose to be in this business (and there aren't really points given to those productions that had no crew, no budget, etc.) then we have to acknowledge that we are up against the indie giants. True, Sundance has opened a new category for us small time films (can you imagine how many films they received for those few slots?).

I really do believe there was a place for my film and all I can do is get my film out there; it's not that I have to find an audience (and I know there is one), the problem is that I have to have the audience be able to find me.

This is a struggle we all face.

Todd