Lucky 7

Our Lucky 7 Festival Plan: "J-Dog Resurrected"
1. Silver Doc - Early Submission 1/11 $25
2. Next Frame - Early Submission 4/30 $20
3. Big Sky - Early Submission 7/1 $25
4. Cucalorus - Early Submission 7/24 $35
5. Sundance - Early Submission 8/20 $25
6. Full Frame - Early Submission 10/15 $35
7. Big Muddy Film Festival- Early Submission 10/31 $35
Film Submission fees: $200 + $35 Shipping = $235 total festival submission budget.
All of the festivals above are either festivals specifically for documentaries or they program documentaries frequently. Silver Doc is located near the Discovery Channel headquarters and since our film is a documentary and many of their programmed spots are documentary we feel our film would not only be a good candidate for this festival but also would give us a huge opportunity to network throughout the festival. Cucalorus and Full Frame are local to North Carolina which is also a plus. The fact that our film is made by North Carolina Film students will greatly weigh in our favor when they are judging. Big Muddy Film Festival is our final choice because out of 250 films submitted 60 were chosen, giving our film good odds to be chosen. Traveling to these locations will be relatively easy and cheap if we are accepted. The festival's submission deadlines fall at different parts of the year which is also a positive for us. We are able to spread out the submission timing to coordinate an equal distribution through out the course of the year. This will leave us open for future planning. Sundance may look like odd choice to an outsider because of the popularity of both, but they are both incredibly cheap and are willing to program any type of film from any type of filmmaker so long as it is a good picture. We feel our product will be worth credible review by their officials.