Sherman Oaks Film Festival deadline passes

It finally happened… after being open for entries all year, the Sherman Oaks Film Festival deadline of August 1 came and went without a bang.  Now the real work begins.  The other judges and I have to watch every film and make the official selections.  It’s fun to watch movies and call it work, but I stress out over it because I know in a month or so we have to make the final decisions and I have to watch EVERY FILM before that time comes.

I’ve seen a few great ones, including one from a screenwriter I met.  I don’t think I’m allowed to tell him early that he’s in.  Then again, what would it hurt?