"Dave Watterson" <
david.filmsocs@virgin.net> wrote:
"Fraught" <
forums@theiac.org.uk> wrote:
Ok... its been a month now since the Closing date of BIAFF 2006... any
idea when we will hear something.
I think there was a record entry of over 240
movies this time. Brian insists that the results are not published until
each movie maker has had a letter. I know everyone gets impatient, but it
truly is an enormous task and one that has to be done very carefully indeed
.. imagine how awful it would be to get Silver Plus Standard but later be
told that was a mistake and you got Blue Standard.
So you should be getting the letter soon - some have already gone out.
(Ken Wilson says:) We got our (PHASE 4s) letter yesterday, so I can confirm
what Dave is saying, that the letters are indeed going out.
Having run a very SMALL competition ourselves last year (The Fiction Film
Festival) I now have more idea of what is involved. There is the logging
of entries at the start. Noting what has been paid, contact/return addresses,
storing tapes, sorting into different formats etc. (I transferred all the
different formats onto DVD for judging as we had VHS, S-VHS, Hi-8, Mini DV,
and DVD.) Then planning the judging session...a mammoth task for Brian with
around 240 entries as he will have to balance sessions with timings and I
presume a mixed programme of films to keep the judges interested and alert.
The judges then have to write their critiques and hand them in to the organiser/
manager.(In my case, I condensed and co-ordinated what everyone said and
typed the notes up.)
Now after the results are decided, Brian will have to write all the letters
to go out to entrants as well as deciding what can be shown at the festival
and then plan the mini cinema programmes, running times etc etc....and on
and on....
Brian has told me in the past, that there are only a few days each year when
he is not doing SOMETHING to do with the competition!!!
Having tried it (in a very small way) I now have great admiration for him
in this task.
No doubt those more directly involved such as Dave, will know more of the
details, but I believe it is a very complex and time consuming job!
As to our own results; I am saying nothing at this stage as I think it would
possibly not be appropriate.
Good luck to readers when your letters arrive.
Ken (Being mysterious...and serious.)