End of Days Film Festival

[Edit: some of my issues were a misunderstanding and I appreciate EOD taking the time to respond to my concerns]

I like the idea of this festival and I really appreciate being chosen for an award. However, this festival does not host a screening, in person or online. I don't hold that against the organizers at all, they have the right to host the kind of festival they want. Slightly vague description and inaccurate reviews lead me to believe this was an in-person festival, reviews specifically mention how great the event was or thank the fest for screening their film.

This is a great way to get a genre-specific laurel and submit for a panel-chosen award, the host is really communicative and overall I had a good experience but I think it's important to know as much as you can before you submit because it wasn't until after I was accepted that I realized how it worked. I submitted in large part because it is based in my home town and I was excited to have a local screening that friends and family could attend. Ultimately it's on me to make sure I understand what I'm submitting to, but I wish my fellow filmmakers were posting more honest and accurate reviews for each other.

Honoured to have my short film"Horizon" at this beautiful Festival. I hope to submit a new project next year.

This is not an actual film festival, it's a laurel generator. There is no physical event, not even a virtual component of the festival. Your film will not be screened anywhere, you will not be able to see the other films that are accepted, and there is no chance to network with anyone. I wasn't aware of this fact before submitting, got excited because it's an apocalyptic genre fest and probably should have done some more research. However, the festival description and website is a bit vague. FilmFreeway adds to the confusion by posting an "Event Date" that is just the date when End of Days announces award winners online.

Basically, you pay a submission fee for the chance to be nominated for awards and some laurels to show off. If that's all you want, End of Days might be worth it for you. But for me, the whole point of a film festival (from the perspective of a filmmaker) is to get your own work in front of more eyeballs, see what other filmmakers are making, and network with peers and industry professionals. End of Days doesn't do that.

Even if an online-only component was added to this, it would greatly improve its value IMO. I'm flattered that our film won a few awards, but it feels kind of empty without knowing what else we were up against and that no one else besides the festival organizer(s) even watched our film.

We really enjoyed being a part of End of Days Film Festival! Thank you for showing our short film,
The SkunkApe! Great feedback and it was a real pleasure to be associated with all of the awesome films! Thank you!

Thanks for selecting and showing my shortfilm at your Festival...I hope nobody fell sick at the end of the screening !!! All the Best until the End !!! Cheers !!!