Iron Crotch Festival Announcements

[Greg]

Well, this is a nice change of pace from the usual slew of rejections. Granted, I'm still not in but I'm closer to being in. Sort of. DUMBO is an artsy area of Brooklyn. This festival has been going on for 8 years and I've entered every film I've made into their festival.

This is one of two announcements I expected for today.

Dear Greg,
We are glad to inform you that your film is a pre-selection (you can read "semi-finalist" on FilmFreeway) and it is now competing with the other preselections to be an official selection at the 8th DFF (2026).
We received over 352 entries from 48 Countries and the average quality of the works keeps an outstanding standard, also thanks to your contribution.
Please read carefully:
1) Your film has been preselected, which means that your film will compete with the other pre-selections until July 12 (when the official selection is chosen).
2) No screenings are planned during this process: only the selected films will be screened at DUMBO from November 16 to 22.
3) If officially selected, your title will be listed along with the other titles on July 12, under the 2026 OFFICIAL SELECTION section of our website.
4) According to the festival's policy, only the official selections will receive the official laurel.
We hope everything is clear and thank you once again for sharing with us your extraordinary work, the result of commitment, passion and creativity.
Good luck,
Dumbo Film Festival Team