I just received confirmation that my film, The Broken Hearts Club, has been invited to screen at the Southern Appalachian International Film Festival. The festival will take place in October/November.
I was contacted by the Festival Coordinator in mid July with a request to screen. As submissions were made through Withoutabox they very graciously provided me with a waiver, and apparently a guaranteed spot. Very cok indeed. Below is a blurb about the SOAPIFF
SOAPIFF, with support and cooperation from regional institutions, local agencies, East Tennessee State University, the Northeast Tennessee Art Commisssion, the JCDA, business and individual sponsors, presents films from the Festival competitions, retrospective screenings, related educational seminars and promotional events during the annual Southern Appalachian International Film Festival also known as SOAPIFF (the “Festival”). The purpose of SOAPIFF is to publicly recognize, promote and preserve the work of independent filmmakers and encourage film production and film culture in Southern Appalachia. SOAPIFF revives an annual film festival in the greater Tri-Cities, Tennessee, the birthplace of the oldest continuous independent film festival in the American South (the Sinking Creek Film Celebration). SOAPIFF will entertain, educate and also present speakers, seminars and other art forms that play collaborative roles in film production and promotion. To that end, the Organizers aim to provide Festival entrants with an opportunity to showcase their movies to as wide an audience as possible with the premiere of their entries, if selected, at SOAPIFF in multiple theatres, and, when possible, via distribution of entry materials for promotional purposes separate from, and/or before, during and/or following the Festival.
http://www.soapiff.com