― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Monday, 28 April 2003 22:43 (twenty years ago) link
― amateurist (amateurist), Monday, 28 April 2003 22:53 (twenty years ago) link
― slutsky (slutsky), Monday, 28 April 2003 22:55 (twenty years ago) link
― jones (actual), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 01:24 (twenty years ago) link
― slutsky (slutsky), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 04:07 (twenty years ago) link
I actually feel for the directors of these less-renowned festivals. They need something to attract media attention and commercial sponsors. Giving awards to popular actors is one way to do this. And for all its problems, I don't think I would have seen The Uncertainty Principle, Unknown Pleasures, My Life as McDull--none of which have been widely distributed in America yet, even if they've been picked up--without the CIFF. I'm very grateful for it. Now if they'd only replace that terrible computer-animated intro (with a voiceover by Ken Nordine). . . .
― amateurist (amateurist), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 04:21 (twenty years ago) link
― slutsky (slutsky), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 04:24 (twenty years ago) link
I got a free pass to the otherwise pretty lousy Dublin Film Festival a couple of years ago. I pretended to be a jounro and got invited to all the parties. I can still remember the pissed Cork guy pitching me the worlds first proper Hurling movie (replete with comedy team has one chance at the big shot cliche plot). Fun.
I am generally rather suspicious of film festivals though.
― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 10:41 (twenty years ago) link
― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 10:44 (twenty years ago) link
― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 10:56 (twenty years ago) link
http://cinetecadelfriuli.org/gcm/gcm_img/newimgs/cartolina2000.jpg
― amateurist (amateurist), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 15:19 (twenty years ago) link
I have also been to part of the Portland International Film Festival, which is usually suprisingly good, but always too expensive....and the San Francisco Independent Film Festival which was OK but nothing special.
I'm moving to L.A. so hopefully there will be some unusual/rare film festivals there to partake in.
Though I hate the focus on celebrity, I wouldn't mind going to Sundance or Cannes at least once.
― Ryan McKay (Ryan McKay), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 21:16 (twenty years ago) link
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Sunday, 18 May 2003 09:06 (twenty years ago) link
The recent Murnau thread revive made me realize what I miss most about Bonn - Internationale Stummfilmtage. How did I ever take this for granted.
― Wes Brodicus, Sunday, 13 November 2016 18:39 (seven years ago) link