Sunday, June 28, 2009

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



TSP has a lot of swearing in it! NSFW! (NSFW = not safe for work, mom)

"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