At what is the most glamorous festival we have attended to date, on September 29th and 30th we screened at the state-of-the-art Pacific Theatres in the heart of downtown San Diego. What was most amazing was not the fact that they had (super cool) parties every night, nor free food and drink almost all of the time, nor the complementary massages. What then? How about a packed house for every screening? It was amazing to see your film with every seat taken. The icing on the cake, though, were the nice folks running the show. — Filmmaker, Lidia Sheinin, Happily Ever After

Thanks so much for helping create such a fun festival.I had a blast there… San Diego is a great city and I can only see the festival becoming bigger and more influential in the years to come. It was a honor to screen at the festival. — Filmmaker, Naveen Singh, 27,000 Days

We had a blast at the festival.Thanks so much for having us be a part of it! — Filmmaker, Brian Loschiavo, Dog Down

Thank YOU and the festival SO MUCH... we had a GREAT time and the screenings were super special. — Filmmaker, Marcy Garriott, Inside the Circle

We had a great time in San Diego.It was the best festival we've attended. Thanks again for putting on a great event. We were thrilled with the quality of the films. The staff was stellar and we felt well taken care of the entire time. — Filmmaker, Roy Kirbyson, Control Z

I had a wonderful at the festival. Thank you for producing such a great event. — Filmmaker, David Plane, Little Star

I just wanted to thank you again for putting together such a fantastic festival. We couldn't have asked for a better experience. Our film's future is much, much brighter because of its participation in your festival. — Filmmaker, Brett Spackman, Coyote

San Diego was the best festival I have been to. I loved the break-dancing! And you guys are all so sweet. Made some great industry contacts. — Filmmaker, Chris Martini, The Stone Child

It was an awesome fest and we all had a blast. — Filmmaker, Rory Kindersley, Slingers

I would like to thank everyone at your wonderful festival for screening INTERVENTION. We were thrilled by the awards merited to us and encouraged by the attendance of two of our lead actresses.We understand they thoroughly enjoyed the occasion. — Filmmaker, Rich Pembridge, Intervention

Thanks so much!We had a wonderful experience. The Q+A's were especially good - such an energized audience!Thanks again for the opportunity. — Filmmaker, Joshua Dilworth, In Burnt Norton

You guys were so great with us and put on a terrific festival!  It certainly helped us get more clout and credibility.  I can't thank you and Karl enough! — Filmmaker, David Tal, Stone & Ed

I DID enjoy the festival immensely this year. I found it remarkably well organized, well programmed and well attended.  And of course I was thrilled to win the award!  You Robin, and Wally should be proud. — Filmmaker & Film Professor, Gred Durbin, San Diego State University, Passing Through

The festival was awesome and I was very impressed w/ how it was run. We all had a great time and hope to return in the future. Thanks again! — Producer, Thomas Rasera, The Pacific And Eddy

Dorothy (Lyman) and I have not stopped talking about the festival since Sunday. We're thrilled to have received the Best Cinematography award. But above and beyond that honor, we were extremely impressed by the festival. The programming was excellent, the venue wonderful, and the opportunities to network with other filmmakers well-organized and just plain fun. We have urged all of our Los Angeles friends and co-workers to head down to San Diego next year and experience the films you and your colleagues have selected. Now ... about you. Your hospitality, thoughtfulness, and wonderful sense of humor made the event especially memorable. Brava! Thanks for your faith in The Northern Kingdom. As soon as we have something new, we'll put it into your hands. — Producer, Melissa Sweeney, The Northern Kingdom

Now that the dust has settled from the festival madness, I wanted to thank you for a truly wonderful opening. Everyone was having a lot of fun. I hope the rest of the festival went just as great. — Producer, Sarah Feinberg, Kabluey

Thanks so much for giving me the opportunity to screen at SDFF!Chris (Gore) and I love the San Diego Film Festival and we look forward to it every year, so it was definitely an honor to be involved. By the way, great festival this year! Everything was so well organized, so classy, and so much fun.It was my sister Niki's first festival, and she had an absolute blast (as did we all). — Filmmaker, Sally Foster, A Simple Romance

SDFF was an amazing experience and very motivating. Right now I'm working on my new music video which is coming along really good, it is for an awesome Rock band 'KINKY' who were just nominated for 2 Latin Grammys and the video will also go air. I'll let you guys know once I finish it! I really appreciate the warm welcome, the hospitality, and the amazing attention the Festival offered me. This award brings me great opportunities, exposure, credibility and the best of all, full motivation to keep working hard. — Filmmaker, Carlos Florez, Paramount music video