Shameless Self-Promotion: Are We 'Best Of Austin' Material?

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Film Fest Geek BarbieI've probably filled out dozens of ballots in various Austin Chronicle polls over the years -- only one ballot per poll, of course, even though I am from Louisiana. Looking at this year's Best Of Austin ballot, I noticed a couple of interesting categories in the Media section that I would like to point out to all of you:

  • Film Critic
  • Local Entertainment Website
  • Local Blog

I actually see Slackerwood more as an entertainment website than a blog, myself -- we have eight regular contributors, we are a Google News and IMDb News Desk site, we report on events and review movies in the same way as many other online and print media sites. But I suppose it depends on your definition of "blog."

I have no illusions about Slackerwood actually winning any Best of Austin categories -- I suspect the above-mentioned awards will go to larger publications -- but I think it would be extremely cool to at least show up on the radar. So if you have a minute and haven't filled out one of those Best of Austin ballots yet, please consider Slackerwood in the categories I mentioned above. We have a number of fine film critics here and I'm sure you probably have one you especially like reading. (I will probably have to put all the names in a hat and pick.)

Finally, I want to note that the Austin Chronicle ballot includes a category for "Emergent Local Filmmaker" in the Arts and Entertainment section. If you're at a loss for someone to pick, all you have to do is browse through Slackerwood -- we've got plenty of articles profiling Austin independent filmmakers and their work. I may have to pick out of a hat for that category too ... there are so many good choices. Film Fest Barbie (shown at right) is completely at a loss.