Festivals should SERVE the Filmmakers not vice versa

So HSM was accepted into a festival wherein WATS had won some awards and was apparently popular with audiences there in 2007 which means it made the festival $$$ And what are film festivals without films? NOTHING... How would they make their money if FILMmakers didn't pay their entry fees? How would they make money if people didn't pay to see the FILMS?

They wouldn't... so since FILMMAKERS are making them this $$$ and allowing them to EXIST you would think they would share the love a little eh? You would think that an established independent filmmaker like myself who creates unique films unlike any other in the world with a dedicated little international audience would get a little love?

Now as a filmmaker you pay your entry fee... this one was $85... the film festival charges admission and makes more $$$ off the films and what do you get as a filmmaker? A T-shirt?

So when the festival told me that they "couldn't" pay for flights for neither Endika nor I because they had already "spent their flight budget" I said to myself calmly.... "This is total bullshit" ^_^

For a little perspective....Tomorrow I'm going to London to speak for 30 minutes at an event and show snippets of the film... they covered my flight which is 2x more expensive than a flight to Montreal.. and they are covering the hotel AND they are giving me CASH.. Now I believe this is so because THEY APPRECIATE MY WORK AND WHAT I DO AND WHAT I STAND FOR... this festival obviously does not so... so in the words of one of my idols Beethoven...

With men who do not believe in me I cannot and will not associate. 

So to all other festivals out there... if you want to screen this film please show me that you believe in the film and what we do or HEART STRING MARIONETTE will not GRACE your festival with its presence.... I'm not even kidding motherfuckers... We have made some amazing work unlike anything you have EVER seen... NO BULLSHIT! You can't get this ANYWHERE ELSE!

To all of you who believe in my work I thank you....

Back to work....

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