Is Swansea Bay Film Festival the worst festival ever?

Looking for an Audience at Swansea Film Festival
Imagine traveling 7000miles to be told by the festival 'organiser' that it is up to the filmmaker to find the audience. So once you do find people, the organiser then changes the time and venue.
2 California filmmakers filmed their chaotic treatment at the Swansea Film Festival 2010 created by AMRITSA.
Read more on http://undercurrentsvideo.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-swansea-is-scamming-intern...

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Film & Animation

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• swansea
• film
• festival
• shambles
• binda
• singh
• amritsa

[amoslinz]

Great film. I'm afraid we're committed to going, and I only found you this week! However, that being said, I do believe the sbff is under new management, as it were. We're also going to Ireland (2 for 2!). I'm going to keep a record of it, and let you know the upshot. Hopefully things will have improved. If not, arses might get kicked!

[undercurrentspaulo]

@amoslinz Sadly not under new management..the guy who runs it Binda Singh just invents mythical people to front his events. Would love to know how you get on at the SBFF

[ripporter]

Wow! How did he get his job?

[undercurrentspaulo]

@ripporter he set up the company!

[MrSupaAli]

Binda Singh. I've heard so many negative comments about this man that I wouldn't believe a word he ever says.

[truthseekers666]

If you had said festiva and Wales I would have said NO. If you had specificed Swansea I would have said double no. Anyone with a brain cell left Wales for greener pastures. I felt very sorry for you watching this but at every turn I kept on saying yeah but this is Wales... thats why I left.

[CosmicBoot]

This is incredibly embarrassing. What an offensive disgusting man. " Tell's you a lot about your film" ?? How you didn't go wild at him I have no idea! Well done for keeping your cool.

[swanskdb]

if you hover your mouse over the timebar to 6.06 and keep clicking it is quite amusing. What was he trying to say?

[swanskdb]

hover your mouse over the timebar on the video to 6.07 and click over and over.. This amused me. What a repulsive man :)

[amoslinz]

Well folks - the good news is: having attended the festival this year, it all seems grand! We had a technical hitch with a player, that was sorted in no time flat; we were looked after and introduced to other film makers throughout the short time we were there; folk came to the screenings. I grant that the screening room wasn't HD 5.1, etc, but then I wasn't expecting that from Swansea Bay FF. So perhaps the good side is that lessons have ben learned? A very enjoyable experience.

[amoslinz]

We shall see. All seems reasonable thus far, and the technical team have been very helpful. Updates to follow. Blog at soundsmove.blogspot.com