On Thursday I went and saw Official Rejection. I knew loosely about the film and thought it was an interesting idea to make a documentary about getting rejected by film festivals. The movie was funny and very informative. I would recommend this movie to any person who wants to get in to the entertainment business - whether they want to be an actor or director.
Official Rejection (see trailer) goes through the process of promoting your film, submitting your film, and the atmosphere and culture of a film festival. It was interesting to see how one minute you could feel like you were on top of the world at a festival, but then the next minute you are left to return to your hotel room alone. Official Rejection reveals how corporate sponsors are now in control of big name film festivals. If your film did not have Hollywood stars in it then you would not get selected. It was also sad to see how screeners for a festival are over loaded and generally could miss your film in a stack of 100s.
The documentary was a really good marketing ploy because now I want to go seek out the film that was rejected so many times. The documentary is not totally defeating. The filmmaker does come out on top. My only issue was that it was a little lengthy. I think the filmmaker could make his point and have room to cut out. If you are a filmmaker, and looking for information or resources about promoting your film or submitting your film, you should check this documentary out.
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