So the LoliGirls crew is super excited about being accepted into the Buffalo Niagara Film Festival!! Film festivals are an important part of the film making process...not only is your film open for public viewing (and scrutiny), but it's often judged (Buff/Niag does have a film contest) and can be awarded special recognition. Festivals are a place for film makers to see what others are working on. It's a good way to see trends developing in the film industry. It's a great way to network and secure a distribution deal too!

Now as I'm sure you all know, the reason "LoliGirls: The Story Behind the Frills and Bows" has been kept off the internets is so it has a chance on the festival circuit. Festival organizers often consider YouTube to equate a 'world premiere' and so the film won't be accepted into a festival. Definitely keep this in mind if you've worked on something with your friends that you think can go the extra mile. By keeping it offline you create an air of mystery around the project and, let's be honest here, seeing your film premiere on the BIG screen is much more satisfying than watching your view count rise on YouTube.

From the very beginning I wanted "LoliGirls" to act as a long funding trailer to jump-start a bigger, more ambitious and more comprehensive project that will look at Lolita fashion as it exists here in America. This will be a 60-minute feature-length documentary that will once again examine the lives of our 3 loligirls (Julia Aly and Victoria) but will use their stories as a way to segway between various parts of the film. Yes, I'd love to film in Japan. Yes, I'd certainly like to visit some key lolita communities across the U.S. Will this happen? Gosh, I hope so, but I'm hesitant to put a timeline on anything. Money is a big concern...so this is way the Buffalo Niagara film festival is a big deal. It's the first festival (so far!) that LoliGirls has been accepted into, and the first time the general public will be invited into the mysterious, poufy, whimsical and frilly world of lolita.

And now for some details!

LoliGirls will be screened at the Riviera Theater on April 24th at 12PM (Address coming soon!).

If you would like to come to see the film, you only have to pay $10 for a pass ($8 dollars for students). LoliGirls will precede a feature film, and is the first film of the day at the Riviera Theater...so get there early! It'd be wonderful to see a group of girls dressed in their finest at the premiere!