On May 24, 2012, I completed "Hanging Downtown" and started submitting it to film festivals. You can read the background on how and why the film was made here:
Hanging Downtown: Directed by Ted Fisher
Now, eight months later, the film ...
- has screened at two festivals
- is set to screen at two more
- awaits notification from seven fests
- was "not accepted" at four events
Let's look at the scorecard:
| FILM FESTIVAL | Entry Date | Notification | Result | |
| Coney Island Film Festival | 24-May-12 | 28-Aug-12 | Screened 22-Sep-12 | |
| Big Sky Documentary Film Festival | 24-May-12 | 6-Jan-13 | Not accepted. | |
| San Francisco Documentary Festival | 26-May-12 | 25-Sep-12 | Screened 10-Nov-12 | |
| New Hampshire Film Festival | 26-May-12 | 27-Sep-12 | Not accepted. | |
| Chagrin Documentary Film Festival | 16-Jun-12 | 15-Aug-12 | Not accepted. | |
| True False Film Festival | 16-Aug-12 | 1-Feb-13 | Waiting | |
| Winnipeg Real to Reel Film Festival | 14-Sep-12 | 15-Jan-13 | Screening 16-Feb-13 | |
| Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival | 16-Sep-12 | 7-Jan-13 | Not accepted. | |
| Boston International Film Festival | 16-Sep-12 | 12-Mar-13 | Waiting | |
| Independent Film Festival of Boston | 16-Sep-12 | 25-Mar-13 | Waiting | |
| Detroit Docs | 22-Sep-12 | Waiting | ||
| Thin Line Film Fest | 27-Sep-12 | 4-Jan-12 | Screening 13-Feb-13 | |
| Rooftop Films | 4-Nov-12 | 10-May-13 | Waiting | |
| Biografilm Festival | 17-Nov-12 | 30-Apr-13 | Waiting | |
| Olhar de Cinema - Curitiba Int'l Film Festival | 20-Nov-12 | 8-May-13 | Waiting |
Four yes, four no, seven to be decided. A long, slow process. And it's likely a lot will happen in the next four months.
So ... let's revisit this May 24, 2013.
