There’s been a lot more activity around releasing a micro budget Sci-Fi short film than I anticipated. On a whim & I mean that literally, Johnny (writer & editor) & I decided we believed in Control enough to put it into Film Festivals. We didn’t think it’d get selected; let alone win, but we were proud of it because of acting, story & work put in. The more people saw its worth or even just watched it, the better was for us. That was our main goal. We choose Festivals we liked, or I can’t lie- picked something visually arresting about their Internet presence- that appealed.
So imagine our shock when we got our first selection for Best Short from Madras International Film Festival on 27th April! We’re ecstatic & happily told our actors. By then, we’d had 3 /4 rejections already or ‘not selected’ as festivals call it , so we knew it was a hard path & we’re not expecting more. 1 & Done!
Now… it’s 14 selections later- within that- 1 Semi Finalist (LIFF), 3 Finalists (PIMFF, KIMFF & BCIFF) & 4 Special Jury Awards & a win for Best Female Director of Short Film for New Fort International Film Festival!!
Thanks to everyone involved (Johnny Blanchard, our actors: Catherine Harvey, Eva Fontaine, Elizabeth Webster, Nancy Baldwin, Nadia Shash & Keith Hill). Also thanks to all those who selected us & to everyone who has watched Control. Couldn’t do this without you all. 😘