It started off quite well and during the coffee break after our movie was shown, we were approached by several people who praised our movie, complimenting us on the theme, plot, editing, music etc.
When our category was finally up, the moderator (Honza Musil) suddenly changed the way the results were announced to starting from the first place (as opposed to the more traditional third-to-first). Well, we didn't win. That was kind of ok - although those fans helped our confidence, we knew that had always been an option. It was the way the host announced it that really pissed us off. He made us look like complete morons: at first, they've said that there are 3 movies in our category, but after announcing the winner, the host said that it was obvious, who has the second place and that it's more like a sympathy award. And that we shouldn't make him call us, but come up ourselves....
Considering it was a 'sympathy award', the prices were pretty good, but we were still pissed off..
Fortunately, my day was to be made better.
Later in the afternoon, I've got a call from Lidove noviny, a co-organizer of a writing competition, telling me that I've been chosen to the final round and should be present at (yet another) award-giving event. It's to take place in the Marriott hotel. Hopefully, I won't get mocked for not being chosen by a small group of anything-but-objective individuals.
