FROM HERE TO AWESOME

The site goes live

After a number of very long days and nights we’ve gotten the new version of FHTA live. We’re still working out some things but you can watch films and determine which films you think seem “awesome” Check it out and let us know if you have suggestions, comments or thoughts on how to make FHTA better.

FINAL DEADLINE APRIL 14th - four days and counting!
Four days and counting until the final submission deadline. And for all those who have been emailing with various deadline questions this is it and there will be no additional extensions. So pick up those cameras and shoot an intro for your submission video. Those that take the time to create submission videos will not only have a great promotional piece for their work (see how the Auteur’s submission vid was included in a story about the film playing Tribeca next month) but videos with introductions from the filmmakers and that follow these guidelines will receive more value per “this film seems awesome” selection by an audience member. Special note films that create placeholder film pages will not be included if the submission videos are not uploaded by the 14th.

Final Extension - April 14th

Due to a large number of requests from filmmakers, we’ll be extending the deadline to April 14th. So for those that had technical issues, needed more time, or are just now finding out about FHTA - you have until April 14th. This will be the final deadline. If you have questions or need assistance please let us know.

The website is still scheduled for an April 7th launch and all the submissions are now being turned into new film pages so if you’ve gotten your submission in we’ll be creating your page in the order that it was received.  If you didn’t respond to the email about sending in your film details that we sent out or if you didn’t receive one drop us a line and we’ll resend it.

Submission deadline March 31st

Please finish your submission videos this weekend - the deadline is March 31st

The submission videos we’ve received from all over the world have had us completely entertained. We all crowd around and check them out every time a new one comes in.

The deadline for submission videos is March 31st so get some friends together to help you this weekend and finalize yours. Remember to talk about why you made your film and what you think makes it unique and awesome.

After your submission video is done you should then upload to YouTube, Blip, MySpace and Ourstage. Make sure to copy your direct video URL cause you’ll need them during the submission process.

When joining OurStage, do so through this link

Then you should log in http://fromheretoawesome.com/login.html and fill in all the info about your film including links to your submission video. Make sure to click the “create a submission link”

Couple quick announcements:

We are going to be launching a new site that will provide all the submissions that have completed entries a film page. Completed entries must have all the proper info filled out within their submissions. If you have questions or need assistance please send an email to info@fromheretoawesome.com with “submission help” in the subject line. Make sure to include the name of your project, your username and password.

SPECIAL THANKS:

Thanks to everyone who is helping to make this discovery and distribution experiment possible. FHTA is a volunteer based operation and attempt to create an open source type of film festival. We are working hard to create opportunities for all the films that submit.