Although I’m not confident that my work is strong enough to be selected for festivals, a lot of work went into them and I think it’s worth a shot to submit them to some festivals if not just to get familiar with the process of it. I uploaded both Flounder and Thy Will Be Done onto Film Freeway and was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to find festivals and submit my work to them in one click, it was much less intimidating than I thought! Now that I know it won’t take up too much time I really want to find more festivals to submit to, especially ones that might be more tailored towards my style. I have only applied to free festivals so far and would have to feel very confident to pay for a submission but I will definitely keep looking and sending my films away. I am keen to get more of my work screened after attending LIAF and being part of a festival would give me some exposure and open some doors to networking and new opportunities. If none of my films are selected I hope I can find some time to attend the festivals anyway to see new animations and meet other creative people.
