Festival Director, Matt Dentler of SXSW, announced the feature films which have been selected for the 2005 SXSW film festival today, and it turns out my favorite independent gem Four Eyed Monsters has been accepted to screen in the category Emerging Visions!!!

Four Eyed Monsters had its BIG premiere on Sunday at 6:30pm. The evening couldn't have worked out better for the co-directors, the cast and the crew. The exciting debut sold out and Slamdance had to turn people away. In addition, everyone waiting on line looked great wearing the Four Eyed Monster stickers, which were handed out.

Fortunately for the people turned away, there was another screening on Monday and there the last screening of the week is on Friday at 12pm.

The audience was amazing and everyone really receptive to the film. Host, Dan Mirvish, had to finally cut off the Q&A and throw everyone out.

Co-director, Susan Buice arrived with part of the entourage on Wednesday and co-director, Arin Crumley arrived yesterday (Thurs) after a few mishaps with the airlines (delays, cancellations, etc…)

Arin, Susan and many of their cast and crew...about 10, had their promotional materials shipped to the condo office. They're postcards, stickers, business cards look really great.

As first-timers it's exciting to see them outdoors in an environment they had only dreamed about up until now. But here they are; wide-eyed and bushy-tailed, excited and in love with the opportunities which Slamdance has offered them.

Arin and Susan are working on their trailer "we're struggling, do we give away the whole movie, will we scare people away with abstract experiments, does the trailer being so hard mean the movie sucks?"

It seems as though they are having some anxieties between the trailer, designing postcards, stickers, business cards and posters.

It's kind of cute and entertaining. Hey, it could be worse...it could be me.

Not even in Park City yet and Susan already has problems with her new Park City orange coat.

The zipper was badly stuck, the manufacturer Tripple Five Soul suggested that she bring the new coat to a tailor, she did and the tailor fixed it by destroying the zipper, Tripple Five Soul said to to bring it back to the tailor only the tailor doesn't speak English.

It looks like Susan will be doing the button thing from now on.

Arin and Susan were scrambling for the Fed Ex deadline to send out some press kits before they shot a pick-up which was needed for the rotoscoping in the animation scene.

Susan worked on the finishing touches of the animation sequences while Arin went to an audio post production house to get sound effects and to work on the mix with their "amazing pro tools sytem."

He was thrilled with their sound booth, awesome drum set and great mics. He's going to add some real live drums to the score and replace the synthetic sounds.

Good day all around.

Susan and Arin have only 2 and a 1/2 weeks until Slamdance; first time filmmakers, first festival, first time in Park City...how exciting!

Yesterday they were preparing their colors.

It starts with the winter coats, Susan went with the long & orange and Arin went with the ugly green. Arin bought his over the telephone because he was busy color correcting the film all day. I'm sure he'll do much better with the films' colors.

Last time we spoke Arin was working on the credit sequence.

The cast & crew of Four Eyed Monsters are gearing up for Park City and the Slamdance Film Festival. It's exciting to watch their efforts come alive, especially because I really believe in their film and thier visions.

They confirmed the lodging for their cast and crew today and are going out on a limb for everyone. They're staying at 'The Woods' in the Silver Lake area of Upper Deer Valley.

They called and asked me about that location, I told them if they're planning on staying in Upper Deer Valley that means they've gottta have a killer Four Eyed Monster Party!

Susan & Arin are doing the lawyer thing today. They have made appointments to meet with a few different lawyers to see which one they "have the most chemistry with".

I recommended my lawyer Peter Fields...because he rocks.

We'll see who they choose.

My friend's film, Four Eyed Monsters, is one of eleven narrative films selected in Slamdance's competition this year.

First-time filmmakers, Arin and Susan, were not expecting the acceptance and seem pretty ill-prepared. Seeing the film as a rough cut, I absolutely loved it...only they have no idea how good it really is.

About a month to go until the festival and they still have so much to do.