Actually, he said his deadline was Nov 17th......he didn't say it would be shown on that day.
There's still hope! :D
I've almost sold all my Star Wars stuff on eBay. I got $10,000 for an ugly Darth Vader mask that I got out of a dumpster, and right now I'm selling an original 35mm print if Empire Strikes Back - The starting bid is 35 cents.