Am I still not good enough so that's why I am ignorable?
The 2025 Kancil Awards judging has started. Last year, I was invited to judge the Student Kancils, not because I was one of the best in the industry, but because I had connections. While it was exciting to meet other judges and serve for the industry, it felt as though a box has been ticked. From this point on, if I was not invited or nominated by my agency to judge, I would be fine.
The truth is, I wanted to be on the judging panel again.
Every year I keep seeing the same people judging the show. Granted, they have all won at Kancils, one way or another and have proven to be one of the industry's best, I can't help but feel that it is a club for the selected few. Even those who never won any awards were invited to the show. Is the Kancil Awards bias? I thought the criteria to be on the panel was to win Kancils and a couple of international awards? Which is why I am not surprised to see the usual young faces gracing the show now and then.
Then there's an epiphany.
There's a reason why I was not invited.
It's not because I was a nice guy. Or that I have won business pitches. Or that I present well. Or I don't cause trouble.
It's because I am not good enough for them to pick me. I was ignored because of simply that.
So this is the reality, be so good that they can't ignore you.
The rest. Well, let the magic do its work.
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