SFSDF Student Chet Patterson's 'LANESPLITTING'
Accepted Into Canadian Film Festival
Fresh off the heels of his film's acceptance into the highly competitive 16th Annual Berkeley Video and Film Festival, SFSDF summer workshop Chet Patterson's documentary 'lanesplitting' has been
accepted into yet another festival –the WILDsound Film Festival to be held October 23rd at the Canadian National Film Board theatre in downtown Toronto, Canada. "It's unbelievable," said Patterson. "Getting accepted into the Berkeley festival was SUCH an
honor, and it's extremely validating to have the film accepted at another festival." In addition to having his film screened in another country, Patterson noted there were only ten films accepted into the entire festival program, and there was no distinction between those produced by students and those produced by professionals.
"Initially, I submitted 'lanesplitting' to the festival because they guaranteed feedback on your film, even if it wasn't accepted," said Patterson. "Now, because it's an 'audience feedback' festival, I'll have an entire theater giving – hopefully – constructive criticism of my work, rather than just a couple of reviewers."
Scheduled to moderate the film festival discussion is Jerry Ciccoritti, "one of Canada's most provocative and in-demand directors" according to the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), and the director of such critically-acclaimed films as Trudeau, Boy Meets Girl and Paris, France.
Patterson noted that after the screening, 'lanesplitting' will get posted on their website (see http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/watch_films_online.html), which, according to WILDsound organizers, receives thousands of visitors every week, "and they’ll actually pay me when people watch my movie. Very cool."
When asked about works in progress, Patterson is somewhat coy about the subject of his next documentary, saying only that it's a piece about "car communication … it just seems I tend to gravitate more towards 'contemporary social issue' documentaries, rather than, say, personal portraits," he said.
He noted he's already worked on other productions since this summer's workshop, most recently with fellow classmate Michael Connell on a documentary about the Benecia Yacht Club. In between festivals and gigs, Patterson continues to seek full-time video production work, noting that "having a documentary shown on the festival circuit hopefully adds to my marketability."
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