hmmmm
 

The three rules were great but maybe give a vote/entry to select the three for this year. The rules like prop, person, line.
 

Hey there, I did the CC7D last year. The "Most Awkward Response To A Movie at the CC7D" award winning film, Sir, I Exist.

I liked the prop, character, line elements. Some film races do a genre requirement, and I think that's ridiculous, since a lot of great films don't simply fit into a solid genre like drama, comedy, or 18th century German zombie nuns.

People love awards, so more award the better, though I suppose you don't want 50 awards for 10 films. I forget all the awards last year: Use of elements awards, best actor/actress, audience choice film, panel choice film, best screenplay, best use of technology...a best cinematography award would be good, don't know if you did that. Best soundtrack or use of sound. Most original film? Most effective use of post-production? You had one last year that was something like "explorations into existentialism." It was given to the Lynch-esque film, I don't remember the name. Our film dealt directly with existentialist thinkers and thoughts, but ya know, what will be will be. It don't bother me none.

Maybe consider making the time requirement even looser, unless that might conflict with venue availability, what not. Didn't we get 26 total last year or something? Whatever the case, a 6-15 minute movie gap is a large gap, but allows more creativity.

Speaking of bears. Get a live bear there. Freak the hell out of everybody. Make him eat honey in a red shirt covered in his own feces, then see how cute he is. Serve nachos. Maybe a speaker. Pre-screening stripper show. Make the amateur grand price $3000 so the winners can buy a hi def videocamera. Now THAT is incentive. THAT will get movies made in Corpus, let me tell you. The problem in Corpus isn't lack of filmmakers. I have plenty of friends that want to make films, off at film school, the like. The problem is that we have nothing to make real films with. Sure, we can screw around with our minidvs, but nothing will be festival worthy if it's not made professionally. But alas, money, money, money. Ideally the CC7D would be a competition, the prize being an opportunity to work with professional equipment to make a film. Ideally, anyway, in the best of all worlds. Then of course there are those who believe this is that world...
 

One of your actresses won an award...she was great. Hope you enter again this year.
 

Haha, thanks. I plan to enter. I hope for my sake that wasn't said in response to some perceived hard feelings though--none were intended, just to be sure. Sorry about the bear comment. Weird mood. Any other oddities of the message, disregard. On the whole though, I hoped to offer a few serious thoughts for the festival, and a few ridiculous thoughts, since few were responding...
 

no perceived hard feelings taken. Just a concerted effort to get 100% 're-involvement'