The Results Are In...

... and “Screening Process (A Loser’s Guide to Love)” is no longer an award-nominated short.

It’s an award-winning short.

Today, at about 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, the National Film Challenge announced the winners for the 2004 competition, and “Screening Process” took the prize for “Best Romance.” All of the awards should be posted on the official site soon, but I thought I’d spread the word sooner rather than later. (No announcement was made as to the “top ten” for DVD inclusion — just the individual awards. So we’ve still got something to wait for.)

Congratulations to everyone involved, thanks to all of you for your hard work and unwavering dedication, and I hope this news helps inaugurate a happy holiday season!

The Suspense Is Killing Me... Again

Today is supposed to see the final announcement of the award winners for the 2004 National Film Challenge.

And as of yet... nothing.

I know, all of the previous announcements have been late, so I shouldn’t be surprised. And I know, we’re not really expecting to win anything for “Screening Process” (though I can think of a few categories in which we’ve got a decent shot). But at this stage, I can’t help but be tense with anticipation. We never expected to get this far, but at this point, I’m stuck thinking that if we can just edge out five more films, then we’ll get a slot on the “Best of the NFC 2004” DVD. Commercial distribution — limited, sure, but commercial distribution nonetheless.

I’m working on very little sleep after my latest trip (got home at about 2:30 a.m.), and I’m having trouble concentrating on much of anything else. And at this rate, I’m probably going to have to go home and crash without knowing.

I may get to bed, but I don’t know how much sleep I’ll actually be able to get.

Holy Shit

“Screening Process (A Loser’s Guide to Love)” just made the finalists round — a mere 15 films out of 161 original teams in the competition — in the 2004 National Film Challenge.

I’m absolutely stunned. This is phenomenal news. I want to take this time to offer my most sincere congratulations to everyone involved in this project, in any capacity whatsoever. There is no way we could have done this without all of your help. Filmmaking is truly a collaborative process, and it this case, it would appear we’ve got a pretty damned good collaboration going.

I’d drink myself stupid tonight if I weren’t watching the girls. So everyone else out there — it is your solemn duty to get absolutely smashed tonight in my stead.

And then I want whatever details you can remember.