Halfway through our Gut Check contest, we’ve received a number of films from the few smart filmmakers who recognize this opportunity. I want to remind filmmakers that we’ll be accepting submissions up until March 31st.

The film that receives the highest score from the SOTW curators will be featured on our homepage—nice big ‘ol image and an in-depth review. But we don’t like the idea of losing, so we’re doing something more. Everyone who submits a film to us will receive a detailed email with your final tally score and comments from our judges about what worked and what didn’t. This is a great opportunity for the many filmmakers out there desperately needing that gut check. Most short film festivals don’t even bother to tell you they’ve received your submission much less give you constructive feedback.

The best thing is: it’s free! and very easy. Just send us an email with a link to your film (info[at]shortoftheweek[dot]com). If you know a struggling or hobby filmmaker out there, you owe it to them—tell them about Gut Check.