Product Details

• Actors: Kevin Smith, Bryan Singer, Jenna Fischer, Lloyd Kaufman, Andy Dick
• Directors: Paul Osborne
• Writers: Paul Osborne
• Producers: Scott Storm, Paul Osborne, Leslie Wimmer
• Format: NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Shut Up & Shoot Pictures
• DVD Release Date: November 17, 2009
• Run Time: 107 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002Q0WYLA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,643 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Official Rejection" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Much has been documented about the trials and struggles of making an independent film, and with good reason: it's incredibly difficult, and not many are able to accomplish this feat. Unfortunately, many first-time filmmakers operate under the misapprehension that once the movie is finished they can just "take it so Sundance." Yet the task of finding placement at a major film festival is often more daunting and exhausting then the making of the movie itself.

Following filmmakers through the trenches of the festival circuit over a 12-month period, OFFICIAL REJECTION takes a lighthearted, realistic look at the politics, pitfalls, costs and tolls taken on life at the independent film festivals. We'll hear from directors, producers, actors, programmers, experts and moviegoers about their experiences. We'll also explore the difficulties the major festivals face in trying to continue to foster new talent in an atmosphere of ever-increasing commercialism while the smaller fests struggle to distinguish themselves without access to adequate media or distributor attention.

Our documentary depicts what happens to filmmakers once the movie is finished and they board the emotional rollercoaster better knows as the independent film circuit.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute MUST-SEE for anyone involved in filmmaking!, October 5, 2009

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Gorman Bechard "don't ask why" (New Haven, CT USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Official Rejection - Rejection Collection Edition (DVD)

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!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!, November 17, 2009

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Shane Free "editorfree" (los angeles, cA) - See all my reviews
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As a fan of films and a filmmaker myself, I found this film incredibly honest and entertaining. Many people are totally unaware of what independent filmmakers go through after they shoot their film. Many great films never see the light of day. This film takes a real look into the film festival circuit and shows the good with the bad. A total inspiration to all the filmmakers out there who have a dream!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!!!, February 18, 2010

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Brett W. Mauser - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Official Rejection - Rejection Collection Edition (DVD)

Awesome film not only for filmmakers but for all of those people who tell filmmakers they need to submit to Sundance. I wish I had 100 copies of this film so everytime I heard that I could hand this copy to them. Great job! Informative, funny and entertaining.