Swear Police is an official selection in the 2009 AOF, that I officially unselected

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"The Swear Police" is an official selection in the 2009 AOF international Film Festival but I have, personally, unselected "The Swear Police" from this "festival" because they are charging filmmakers $150 to buy one ticket to the awards ceremony.

MovieMaker Magazine said AOF is among The 2009 List: 25 Festivals Worth the Fee.

Unfortunately, MovieMaker Magazine (@moviemakermag) got this one wrong.

I also won't be buying the Official Selection Award for $80.

I understand, it's expensive to put on a film festival, but if you can't find a way to cover overhead that DOESN'T include fucking over filmmakers, then you DON'T know how to run a film festival.

My Email to the AOF:

TO: absofree1@aol.com

I didn't realize you folks were running a bait and switch operation.

Charging filmmakers $150 per ticket to attend an awards show is criminal.

Please remove my short THE SWEAR POLICE from your competition/festival/ponzie scheme.

What you are doing is wrong.

Period.

And I will have nothing to do with it.


-Joe Wilson

"Swear Police 2 - The Interrogation" Production Benefit May 15 & 16

The Swear Police

Did you know Swear Police won best comedy shortie-short (under 5 mins.) at the LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival?

Now, would you like to see the sequel?

Me too!

"Swear Police 2 - The Interrogation" is written and cast, but we need to build a set.

"Swear Police 2: The Interrogation" cast John Colella, Reamy Hall, Phil LaMarr, Antonio Moon, Monroe Makowsky, Jim Roof, Judith Shelton & John Vargas.

So, we're puttin' on a show!

Two nights of stand up, (one with Jazz!) videos and the exploding of a weather balloon at the Ruskin Group Theatre - http://www.ruskingrouptheatre.com/


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"Swear Police 2 - The Interrogation" Production Benefit

The Ruskin Group Theatre
3000 Airport Avenue
Santa Monica, California 90405

http://www.ruskingrouptheatre.com/

May 15 & 16th - 8:00 PM $10 (cash bar, no minimum)

Please call (310) 397-3244 to make a reservation / Cash only @ the door

Details to follow....

May 15th

Elizabeth Beckwith (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Steve Benaquist (The Window Is The Egg)
John Colella (Swear Police)
Jackie Kashian (Last Comic Standing)
Kyle Kinane (Last Call with Carson Daly)
John Vargas (Swear Police)
Joe Wilson (Swear Police)
Robert Yasumura (from Swear Police)

Mindi Abair - Jazz musician, composer and vocalist, headlines (May 15 only)!




May 16th

Lizzy Cooperman (The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson)
John Colella (Swear Police)
Paul Jay (Swear Police)
Eddie Pepitone (Conan O'Brien / Old School)
Murray Valeriano (Road Stories)
John Vargas (Swear Police)
Joe Wilson (that douchebag from Swear Police)

Jimmy Dore ("Citizen Jimmy" on Comedy Central)





http://www.twitter.com/JoeWilsonTV thanks to our pals on twitter! @comedynews, @hollywoodshorts

Swear Police wins @ LA Comedy Shorts Fest!

"The Swear Police" won the Atomic Wedgie Best Shortie-Short (under 5 mins) at the LA Comedy Shorts Festival.

The award was presented by Carlos Alazraqui and Cedric Yarbrough from Reno 911, which I'm guessing was a coincidence.

IndieWire Story:

http://www.indiewire.com/article/swear_police_distraxion_and_daryl_among_winners_at_first_la_comedy_fest/

Hollywood Reporter Story:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i77fdd1ea9c8421a42811613f81d7f34d


"The Swear Police" was also screened at the San Luis Obispo Film Festival on March 14, 2009 as part of the LA Comedy Shorts Fest block!

For information regarding this short or the cast - joe (@) PoopyCaca.com - twitter.com/JoeWilsonTV

Written, directed & edited By Joe Wilson
Cast: John Colella, Antonio Moon, Jim Roof & John Vargas
Camera Operators: Joe Wilson & Robert Yasumura
Co-script supervisor & action-boom operator: Reamy Hall
Co-script supervisor & boom operator: Paul Jay