Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

svhot "Official Rejection" is a very entertaining and educational movie about the struggles of two independent movie-makers. Inspired by their own real life experiences, writer-director Paul Osborne and director Scott Storm have created a small but very effective masterpiece movie. Using a documentary-style method of storytelling, the movie focuses on the official (and unofficial) types of problems the movie-makers face, as they attempt to take their movie "Ten 'Till Noon" from one film festival circuit to another.The movie (Official Rejection) also features interviews from some well known former and / or current independent film-makers such as Kevin Smith and others. "Official Rejection" highlights the fact that for independent film-makers, making the movie is the easiest part. After that, they have to take their movies from one film festival to another, and convince the film festival committee to show their movies to the audience present there. Hang on, this is not the only problem they face. The movie-makers have to pay for the press kits, promotional material, and their own travel costs.There is a lot of "dirty politics" and malpractices involved when a film festival committee decides which movies to show and which ones to reject. I am not saying this ; this is what the movie portrays to its viewers. Also, sometimes the festival committee members force movie-makers to buy all the tickets to their own film ( I hope this particular dirty practice has been eradicated / stopped ; If not, I hope some type of law is created soon to prevent film festivals from bullying / forcing movie-makers to buy all the tickets themselves.Paul Osborne and Scott Storm have tackled a serious subject in this movie, but they have done it with a nice blend of wit, style and fun. I loved this movie and will promote it to viewers for the rest of my life.

jfa42 I was impressed w/ what Paul Osborne and his team were able to do w/ this film. Of course, if you've been involved in the Indie film scene for any period of time, the idea that the fest circuit is a bit of a scam has been pretty well known for a long time. Never the less, makes for a fun and engaging watch still.I was astounded and flabbergasted at some of the absurd naiveté (and stupidity) of some of the filmmakers, in particular Blayne Weaver.... Seriously bro? Why would you even bother flying from LA to Chicago to attend the 2nd annual Chicago Indiefest? Chicago Int FF, yes, Chicago Underground (CUFF) maybe, but some mickey mouse fest no one's ever heard of? Chicago's a great town but talk about walking around blind w/o a cane, not to mention emails like 'your film may be pulled if you don't sell it out..." I may love, and have roots, in the NY Metropolitan area but ask me if I'd fly from LA to NY to attend the Ozone Park film festival, come on:) What that whole scene in Chicago speaks to, as well as the festival circuit in general, is this self aggrandizing, ego stroke that many Indie filmmakers are looking for. Something the OR filmmakers seemed unaware of is the fact that so many of these scam, mediocre festivals exist because there's an endless supply of self serving, ego maniacal saps who want to get in on the circle jerk of saying, "hey, I made a film, check it out." At a certain point filmmakers have to look in the mirror and be realistic about their place in the Industry, if any at all.

GormanBechard Just caught this amazing and brutally honest doc at the Hell's Half Mile Film Fest in Bay City, Michigan. And having worked the fest circuit with two features now, I can say this film rings so true that's it's almost painful to watch in places (and I mean that in a good way).This is the indie filmmaker's life, this is our humiliation, this is our reward, this is our freakin' angst! OFFICIAL REJECTION plays like the film companion to Chris Gore's Film Festival Guide. It covers the life (and sometimes death) of mainly one feature as it aims for Sundance, then reevaluates. As it aims for Slamdamn, then reevaluates. As it aims for SXSW, then...well you get the picture. And it's not all doom and gloom. (Well, OK, there is a film fest meltdown that has to be one of the most uncomfortable moments I've ever seen on film.) But...there is a (somewhat) happy ending here.If you have any plans to make a film, watch this movie! Learn from it. These are the rules of film festivals. Realize that you will not be the exception.I love OFFICIAL REJECTION. It is my life. If you are a filmmaker (or are close to any filmmakers), it is your life too!

luvferrets03 I had a chance to see this movie at the Idaho Film Festival in Boise, Idaho this weekend. As an emerging filmmaker, I thought it would be great to know the inner workings of the festival circuit. Paul and Scott take the audience on the journey of submitting their film "Ten Til Noon" to various festivals around the country. You get to see what life is like after the cameras are put away, and the work truly begins. Independent filmmakers are unique, because they have to sell their work themselves. This film taught me more than I hoped! I would highly recommend it for anyone who makes films. However, it is also entertaining for those who are not in the business. One woman at our screening loved it -- and she does not make films.Paul and Scott are amazing. I had a chance to meet them this weekend, and they have a passion for making films. Check out this documentary -- not a dull moment. It's out on DVD in November.