Roger, thanks for posting something with some facts in it.
I stayed out of this because I have not had any dealings with this
festival in years, due to a shift in my own focus. But in the past,
Bryan Wendorf has always acted with integrity, at least with respect to me.
I feel the need to point out the contrast between the two negative
comments, which came with absolutely zero facts or reasons, and
Roger's. If someone posts their experience, even with no way of judging
their post factually, one can still make certain inferences. Late
resplies? Print not returned? Then Bryan could respond. Your films
always get rejected? That is at least some information. Everyone knows
festivals do not accept everything. Suppose one reader of this post
knows the films of the rejectee, and thinks they are unusually fine and
original. Many years of rejections might make the reader think
negatively about the festival's selection process. If the reader
dislikes the same films, the contrary might be true.
What bothers me is that in the last four years, negative comments issued
in one liners with no reasons and no facts have not only become common
in our political discourse, but seem to have spread into other fields.
It saddens me to see them on this list. In fact, full disclosure, one of
these two posters issued a comment against me a couple of years ago,
provoked by nothing as far as I could tell.
Fred Camper
Chicago
On 1/3/2022 9:31 AM, Beebe, Roger W. wrote:
Not every festival is for everyone, but I’ve had great experiences at
Chicago Underground, where I’ve screened regularly over the past two
decades, including this fall’s in-person festival. The festival has
good projection, solid audiences, is well attended by accepted
filmmakers, and I always discover some interesting new work when I
go. I’m planning on going again this summer (pandemic permitting).
I’d encourage folks to look at what has screened there in past years
and assess whether it looks like a potentially good fit for your
work. If it does, I’d encourage you to submit.
There aren’t that many experimental-focused festivals out there, and
for my money, this is one of the really good ones.
FWIW,
Roger
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I completely agree Dominic.
On Sun, Jan 2, 2022 at 11:05 PM Dominic Angerame
<[email protected]> wrote:
Do not waste ur time with this festival.
Dominic Angerame
On Jan 2, 2022, at 4:55 PM, Bryan Wendorf
<[email protected]> wrote:
Submissions are now open for the 29th Chicago Underground Film
Festival to be held July 13-17, 2022 at the Logan Theater In
Chicago.
Deadlines
February 1, 2022 Earlybird Deadline
March 5, 2022 Regular Deadline
March 25, 2022 Late Deadline
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Chicago Underground Film Festival
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