Hiya! Welcome back to another edition of our blog Why Aren’t You Famous Yet? It’s Dan here again, reporting back from the week I spent in Denver at SeriesFest. 

Let me start off by saying, SeriesFest is the best run festival I’ve ever been to. If there were any hiccups with the festival, it was completely unknown to all of us there in attendance because it really seemed flawless. Coincidence that the festival was founded and run by women? Hmm. I'm going to say no. 

I’ve never felt so valued and validated as a creator like I did at SeriesFest. My biggest takeaway from the festival is how much talent is out there existing in the world in the independent space! In our category of Digital Short Series alone, there were 14 projects screened and they all had such high production value - I know soon we’ll all be watching them on TV. I left the weekend humbled and grateful for all the amazing people we met. 

The reception for Jennifer & Chicken was even better than I could imagine. When Meg walked out into the lobby after the screening, she was met with applause! We also did a fun Q&A after. I hope they put the Q&A online because I was so nervous I don’t remember anything I said, except for when the moderator asked me how I hope people feel after watching the project and I responded, “horny.” lol. 

The ultimate moment is when Meg won Best Comedy Performance in a Digital Short Series on the final day of the festival. We were both in shock! We didn’t even know it was a category we qualified for! I was so overwhelmed while Meg was giving her speech I burst into tears. I mean, I was watching one of my closest friends who has been pursuing acting for as long as I’ve known her (over 10 years) get recognized for her acting. It was emotional!!!! And it was the end of a long week. 

From getting  kicked out of a festival party (lol, true Jennifer style) and the final night of the festival that took place at Red Rocks Amphitheater in the pouring rain, my time at the festival is one for the books, I can’t wait to share more.

I’m so grateful that Meg to have directed four episodes of Jennifer & Chicken and I’ve loved watching all of the accolades it's garnered over the last few months. We still have a couple more festivals to go (and hopefully more) and I can’t wait to see where this project goes!