Iron Crotch Festival Announcements

[Greg]

Something something Credit Cards something something.

[Greg]

I think they are still firming up the schedule. The only place where you can see Iron Crotch is on the ticket page. In small print.

[Greg]

No Santa Cruz for me. One of the few festivals that saw the entire film.

Dear Greg,
Thank you for submitting Iron Crotch to the Santa Cruz Film Festival. We greatly appreciated having the opportunity to consider it and the artistry and work that went into it. I am sorry to write that we are not able to accept Iron Crotch in this year's festival.
Please know that your project was carefully considered by our programming team and that this decision was a difficult one to make. We received a large number of submissions this year for a limited number of spots.
Thank you again for sharing Iron Crotch with us. We wish you the best of luck and sincerely hope to have the opportunity to see more of your work in the future.
Sincerely,
Logan Walker
Director of Programming
Santa Cruz Film Festival

[Drunk Monk]

Awww

That would’ve been fun.

I have never been to that festival.

[Greg]

Neither have I or will.

[Drunk Monk]

They'd accept DM & the Yeti

cuz the Cruz supports it's locals

[Greg]

New Orleans has declined.

Dear Greg, 

On behalf of the programming staff of the 37th New Orleans Film Festival, we want to thank you for sharing Iron Crotch with us. We were amazed by the breadth and passion we saw in this year’s submitted projects, and we’re honored to have spent time engaging with your work. 

As you can imagine, narrowing down thousands of films into a lineup that can only include about 4% of them is an incredibly difficult task, and, unfortunately, we aren’t able to include Iron Crotch in this year’s festival.

We hope that you understand that this decision is in no way a reflection of the value of your film or of you as a filmmaker. We spent countless hours over the past several months watching and re-watching submissions, and meeting as a team to discuss every aspect of them. We truly fall in love with these films, and it’s always painful to have to whittle the list down and lose films for which we have such deep respect. Truly, we are in awe of the dedication it takes to bring a film project to life, and we hope you feel proud of what you’ve created.

We’ll be cheering for Iron Crotch as it continues its journey, and we hope you’ll consider sharing your future projects with us. It would be an honor to experience your future work. 

With gratitude,

Clint Bowie | Artistic Director
Programming Team | Amada Torruella, Amber Love, Bo McGuire, Brian Thompson, Feroz Mughal, Jillian Desirée Oliveras, Lizzie Doria, Lynn Sylvan, Rachel Lin Weaver, Rashada Fortier, Stephanie Tell, Zain Hashmat, Zandashé Brown

New Orleans Film Festival | October 22-27, 2026

[Greg]

Three festivals were supposed to announce their slates today. They all pushed. One might announce tomorrow.

[Greg]

I will not be going to San Diego.

Dear Greg,
I regret to inform you that your film was not selected for this years San Diego International Film Festival.
For our annual San Diego International Film Festival, we received thousands of incredible submissions, and with only a certain amount of slots available in our festival line up, this made our jobs difficult. The Festival screening committee was continually impressed by the high standard of filmmaking. Our programmers watched every submission multiple times, and were taken by the incredible achievements from the independent filmmaking community. We regret that the San Diego Intl Film Festival cannot screen more films. This was an incredibly difficult decision for our committee members. We greatly respect the tireless effort that went into creating your film.
Thank you so much for sharing your film with us. We wish you all the best with your future festival applications, and ongoing filmmaking career.  We would love for you to attend our Festival and be part of the Film Festival still! If you are interested we can offer you a 25% off discount code on a Pass.  Let us know if you wish to attend and we can send you a discount code.
Thank you again for sharing your project with us. We wish you the best of luck, and we hope to have the opportunity to view your work in the future.
Warm Regards,
Cassie, Programming Coordinator
Festival Screening Committee Members &
Programming Department

[Drunk Monk]

Here is the rare positive announcement from Indiewood.

Congratulations, we are officially accepting your film for the Indiewood Film Festival.

An official laurel is attached.
Once you have read through this email please confirm receipt by emailing back the festival.
The festival takes place September 10th - 18th  at the TCL Chinese Theatres. 
All films will screen on DCPs in the theater, while an MP4 or downloadable Vimeo link is needed for your trailer for promotion purposes.

All accepted movies need to click on the link below and fill out the following form from our tech partner DCBBOT.COM (a completed form is required for all DCPs even if you are supplying your own).

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQ...sp=preview  

If you have any DCP questions, reach out to Digital DCP through their email: info@dcpbot.com.
Finally, if you are coming in from out-of-town and looking for a place to stay, we have a hotel deal with the Loews Hollywood Hotel right next to the theatre starting at $209 per night. For more information here's a booking link: 
https://www.loewshotels.com/hollywood-ho...tival-2026
If you have any other questions, do not hesitate to reach out to me directly.
Again, please confirm receipt of this email.
Finally, please tweet us at  https://x.com/indiewoodff like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/IndiewoodFilmFestival/   and follow us on Instagram at  https://www.instagram.com/indiewoodfilmfestival to help us promote your film through the festival.
We are excited to be screening your film at the Indiewood Film Festival.

I have another friend who has a film debut at Indiewood now. Coincidentally he also wrote for KFTC back in the day. He often credits my encouragement for his writing career since we published his first paid articles. He shifted gears to horror writing, both reviews and his own fiction. and has made some short films based on his stories. We cross paths at SDCC every year. He usually tables for his uncle, an indie artist, but this year he was free floating and we managed to connect out of sheer luck.
Mike Lera’s The Shell debuts on the 14th at 7:30.

[Greg]

It's all about getting into Wood!

[Greg]

Oh, Red Rocks, what are you trying to tell me? I think they want me to come to the festival but are unsure if they want my film to come with me. I went to their website and their slate for September and November all seem full, so I don't know where I stand. Red Rocks makes their announcement on Sept 10.

Hi Greg,
Thanks again for participating in the Red Rock Film Festival. There were more films than anticipated that did well – only 12 did not make it past to the first round (not you – with some more that may be challenged by the preview team.) 

As a result, our fist section in September filled up fast. We are now programming for our second section in November and are re-reviewing more films that were not already accepted.

To show appreciation for your progress you are granted one free Day Pass and access to discounted rooms in St. George regardless if you are accepted or not accepted or are being reconsidered which is about 2/3 of the films.

We are extremely busy and sorry we cannot answer emails every day and at the moment not opening emails from freeway@… or filmmaker@…

ROOMS FOR ST. GEORGE SECTION 

Discount rooms are available at Tru by Hilton St. George. First Come, First Served. September 22-29, 2026. Book before September 11, 2026.
November section discounts to come later.

[Greg]

I am supposed to get an announcement today just not this one. I will not be going to Kerry this year. At least not for the Kerry FF.

Dear Greg,
Thank you for submitting your project to the Kerry International Film Festival. Unfortunately, we are not able to include it in our program this year.

Please know that your project was carefully considered by our programming team, and the decision was incredibly difficult to say the least. Unfortunately, not all of the wonderful projects we consider can be included, and we are forced to make many difficult decisions each year.

Thank you again for sharing your project with us. We wish you the best of luck, and we hope to have the opportunity to view your work in the future.
Sincerely,
Kerry International Film Festival

[Greg]

Santa Fe say No. Still waiting on Jamie Sommer in Ojai.

Dear Greg,
Thank you for submitting your project to the Santa Fe International Film Festival. Unfortunately, we are not able to include it in our program this year.

Please know that your project was carefully considered by our programming team, and the decision was incredibly difficult to say the least. Unfortunately, not all of the wonderful projects we consider can be included, and we must make many difficult decisions each year.

Thank you again for sharing your project with us. We wish you the best of luck, and we hope to have the opportunity to view your work in the future.

Sincerely,
Santa Fe International Film Festival

[Drunk Monk]

Still waiting on Jamie Sommer in Ojai.

Oooooh. I got that obscure reference. And I've never written anything about Jaime, at least not to my recollection.