Thanks for all of your festival suggestions! Keep them coming, and perhaps LoliGirls will be screening in a theater near you!!

As many of you probably know, Anime Boston is rapidly approaching (it's on Easter weekend this year...which is a bit odd I think). I've already preregistered, as waiting in line last year was reallllly tiring >.<'

So I posted on the AB forum panel group about Lolita panels. Anyone running one? If you are, how would you like to screen LoliGirls? The festival version is only 14 minutes long. If there isn't any interest I reckon I might apply for a 'How to make a con documentary' panel and somehow sneak a LoliGirls screening in there >.>  I know AB is a huge con, and I think it'd be a great opportunity for some of your gals to see the film on a big screen!

So here's my post in the AB forums, please reply or offer advice! See you in April!

Hello everyone and I hope you all had a safe and happy New Year's celebration!!

With the arrival of 2010, and also with the chaos of the holidays past, the LoliGirls team are getting back to work! Our goals for this year:

1) Get LoliGirls: The Story Behind the Frills and Bows into as many festivals as possible!

With each festival, our documentary isn't not only viewed and enjoyed, it's recognized. We're not only interested in feedback, but we're looking for people interested enough to invest money in the development of a feature-length documentary. Which leads us to our second resolution-

2) Develop and shoot LoliGirls: The Movie!

First step: create a funding trailer that we can use to approach potential investors. I'll admit that this is my first time raising money for a film (I don't think the fundable site for LoliGirls counts) so it will be a learning process. Fortunately, my associate producer is well-versed in this area of film making, so I'll be relying on her expertise to get us pass this crucial part of the film making process.

Now, I'd like to take this space to clarify a point. With the LoliGirls short, some folks expressed concern over us filmmakers making money off the film. They felt we were, in theory, exploiting them in order to make a buck. I completely understand this sentiment, however I have to explain something: in order to make a movie, you need money. And, you need to make money to pay back those you took money from. On top of that, you want to make a profit so you can apply that towards making your next movie. During the filming of our short LoliGirls, we made a negative profit. I financed most of the film out of pocket. Here's something for a little perspective- during one afternoon of filming I spent xxx. Have of that went towards drinks and food for the crew (it was blisteringly hot that day and we didn't want our talent to faint!), the rest went towards gas and camera equipment. That might not seem like a lot of money for a big production, but for this small project that started out as a weekend activity, it's quite a bit. Of course it was totally worth it, but my bank account took a bit of a blow last summer.

If you have any questions or concerns about the money raising/spending part of the filming process, please don't hesitate to contact me via our contact form:)


So here's a call out to all you lolis! Please let me know of any big lolita events and/or any film festivals in your area! We're still on the lookout for festivals to send LoliGirls, and we're currently searching the globe for lolitas and lolita communities to possible include in LoliGirls: The Movie! If you're at all interested please get in touch with us. You'll probably make it into the credits of the movie for your assistance:D

Want a copy of the LoliGirls poster? Enter the LoliGirls October Halloween Contest! Here's the deal:

Contest details:

THEME:
It was a dark and stormy night...

Write a scary short story, poem, play, comic or draw a scary picture featuring a lolita!

DEADLINE:
Entries will be accepted starting right NOW through Oct. 23rd! **Send your entries to loligirlsmovie@yahoo.com**

PRIZES:
Entries will be posted on this website on October 25th and judged by the LoliGirls! The winner/s will be announced on Halloween!

First place receives a LoliGIrls poster and a LoliGirls mug!
Second and third runner ups get LoliGirls posters!

So get writing, composing, sketching, painting, etc. Get spooky, get frilly, get loli!

I had a fabulous time at the New York Anime Fest on Friday, and am looking forward to going back to the Big Apple on Sunday! I had to skip the con today, Saturday, to do some work for Kato Productions :-/  We're hoping to arrive early on Sunday so we might be able to visit Alice's Teacup...which I hear is a lovely place!

If you plan on attending NYAF on Sunday, be sure to check out the fabulous Neo-Victorian Fashion show...which I believe will start at 12:30PM. I shall be there with my *brand new* Kodak Zi8 to film the show:D

Now, for the REAL reason why you've come to this blog post...for info on the Super Secret Loli Screening!! I'm sure you all know by now why I haven't posted LoliGirls on YouTube, Vimeo, blip, etc. I have to refrain from releasing LoliGirls on the internet so it can get accepted into film festivals. However, the festivals I'm submitting to get going around March 2010...and I don't think it's fair to keep you guys waiting! So I've come up with a solution- a super secret, limited time only LoliGirls screening on a super secret website that I will post a link to at a super secret time:)

So stay tuned to this site for more details on the screening, which will be coming soon!