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?