The last couple of days have been very exciting.  The movie’s festival run got off to a great start, with seven screenings happening in the first few months of finishing the film (and a couple before finishing it!).  Then, inevitably, it experienced a few rounds of rejections.  However, as of this week we’ve started getting more acceptances, including a couple of major ones!

Palm Springs International ShortFest
Palm Springs has been called the “Sundance of Shorts,” and is probably the most important festival for short films.  Screening dates haven’t been announced yet, but the festival runs August 21 - 27, 2008, and I do plan on attending part of that.

The Smithsonian
Yes, the Smithsonian.  Heather Henson’s Handmade Puppet Dreams for Kids is going to be screening as part of the Jim Henson’s Fantastic World exhibit on October 3rd and 4th.  Check out this Press Release from the Smithsonian about the exhibit.  We’re mentioned in the sub-middie-ish region.  To have my film screen at the Smithsonian at all - and especially as part of an exhibit honoring my hero, Jim Henson - is a bigger honor than I can really comprehend.

In addition to those, we’re also screening at the West Hollywood International Film Festival on July 31st, and were invited to submit to another festival that I’m really excited about.  They heard about the movie by word-of-mouth and thought it’d be a good fit.  I’m not sure I can mention who it is yet, though, as I don’t know if we’re in or not.