First rejections...

Rejections always sting a little – (the ego mostly!)

But as the saying goes ‘time wounds all heels’ (Groucho Marx).

Initially, we never planned to submit Cryptopticon to a film festival – (a little ‘too ‘establishment’, ‘too well-trodden path’); Cryptopticon is hardly that.

So why did we bother?

The opportunity arose after having shot C on Hi-Def and with higher production values than originally planned…it seemed like a door to knock on - especially for the sake of the market attached to it.

And indeed this is the plan - there are other 4-5 high profile festivals (with attached markets) that are worth the punt: Toronto, Telluride, Sundance, Berlin, Rotterdam.

And even if these do not pan out, there are other avenues to get the film out there.

…not sure what others do with rejection letters - I eventually use the back of them for the first draft my next project!