Without a Box...

[Alex]

Has anyone signed up for without a box?

It's an internet movie festival entry "service".

I tried using it recently and found it impossible to navigate. They claim to save you money on entry fees, but then they charge to use the service.

It seems to me they should take the "savings" they generate for themselves and make the service for free.

Has anyone actually used the service and what do you think of it?

[Alex]

I think the idea of Without a Box is good. But I think it's crazy that they want to charge the filmmaker for their service.

It seems to me that Without a Box should make it's money everytime a filmmaker enters a film festival by getting a commission from the festival entry fee.

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We wanted to let you know about some approaching deadlines at Withoutabox. Most of these festivals are offering a $5 discount to Withoutabox's paying Members:

1) 9th annual IFP Los Angeles Film Festival, Los Angeles, California. - Deadlines (depending on category): February 21 and 28
2) 1st SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival, Silver Spring, Maryland - Deadline: March 1, 2003
3) 23rd annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, San Francisco, California - Deadline: March 1, 2003
4) 29th annual Seattle International Film Festival, Seattle, Washington - Deadline: March 1, 2003

5) NEW FESTIVAL AT WITHOUTABOX
We welcome the 5th annual Da Vinci Film and Video Festival in Corvallis, Oregon - Deadline: March 20, 2003

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