Well... i got a letter through the post today from the organisers of the 2011 Regional SoCo awards... and i'm a bit stumped.
There are no judges comments, other than an anonymous comment of "the film was well made". Apart from that, apparently the President of the club that did the judging was Outraged at my film. My film was Offensive and Pornographic. Apparently.
The film also caused "real embarrassment to some members with Ladies present"! (I find that comment a little old fashioned and perhaps just slightly sexist?)
ANYWAY... the crux of the issue is, that i didn't put a warning up before the film started. Should i have? Should i have written something in the Synopsis box on the entry form? Should the entry form have a section asking about the content being suitable? None of our films are subjected to the BBFC, but we could take a wild stab in the dark at what we reckon it would receive.. good idea?
I know that my film contains adult material like bad language and nudity... but nothing more than what you would see on the TV after the watershed... Ok maybe a little later.
I feel that my film has been treated badly by the competition and the judging panel... i paid my entry fee, and the film is a valid piece of work, so whether they liked it or loathed it... surely i should get a critique? Everyone has differing opinions on content, and i can understand it if people dislike what's on show... but at the very least talk about the technical aspect? The film has already won a Silver Diana Award at the Golden Diana Festival in Austria this year... so at the very least, it's technically competent?
Let me know what you think? And if you want to see the film... it's here :
http://vimeo.com/26369316 BUT BE WARNED! IT CONTAINS BAD LANGUAGE AND NUDITY!
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