Acceptance:
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Dear [Filmmaker],
CONGRATULATIONS! We're pleased to inform you that [title of film], has been selected for screening at the 2006 [name of festival]. This year, [festival] received a record number of submissions, so competition was especially tough. We are proud of our program this year, and we are especially pleased that you have chosen [festival] as a venue to showcase your work! |
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dear filmmaker, congratulations!
we are excited to invite your film to screen at this year's [name of] Film
Festival. we are still deep in the process of organizing the schedule, but
wanted to send out this preliminary notification so everyone can mark their
calendars. in the coming
weeks we will be sending you a more formal acceptance letter with print
shipping instructions and the full schedule of the festival, but in the mean
time could you please reply to this email simply to confirm that we have your
email address correct? also, please include the title of your film in your
response and the screening format and precise running time (if you entered
multiple films, please email a list of the titles and we will let you know
what's in.) this year's
festival is shaping up to be the biggest and best [festival] yet. see the
blurb below for an idea of what's shaping up. thank you very much for entering your movie, and hopefully we will see you soon! |
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Dear [Filmmaker], The [name of] Film Festival
would like to thank you for your submission to our 2006 [. . .] Filmmaker
Competition. We regret to inform you that your film, [name of film],
was not chosen for the [. . .] Filmmaker Competition.
Due to the vast amount of submissions of high quality and merit, our
decisions were exceedingly
difficult to make. Unfortunately, the exhibition limitations only allow
for a small amount of films to be screened in comparison to the submissions
we received.
As you can imagine, it is a difficult task to make our final selections, as
each film has its own unique style and
production elements. While we
understand the disappointment of receiving a letter such as this, we want to
stress the importance of your achievement in making a film. Completing
a film is an extraordinary feat, one that you should take great pride
in. We would like to encourage your contributions to filmmaking, and we
hope you will consider our festival for future submissions. We appreciate your
submission and interest in our [. . .] Filmmaker Competition. Thank
you, and best of luck in your future projects. |
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Dear [Filmmaker], Thank you very
much for entering your work in the [Name of] Film and Video Festival. We
received record number of entries this year (more than 600) - far more
entries than we could possibly program. Additionally, the quality of the
entries overall this year was very high. This, plus the limited number
of programming spots we have, made the selection process extremely difficult.
There are many quality works that we wonÕt be able to show. Unfortunately, we
will not be able to program your work this year. The previewing
took much longer than anticipated (especially as many entries were viewed
more than once). Thank you for your patience. We will keep your contact
information on file for next yearÕs entry process. Once again, we truly
appreciate your interest in [festival]. |