As Cannes approaches, I thought I would share my video Cannes Guide for filmmakers and writers on their first trip. The whole experience will be outlook changing for sure and I recommend everyone involved in film attend at least once. Key things you will learn How to get your festival pass How to get screening […]
It’s getting to that time of year again when the Cannes Film Market and Festival looms. I thought I would share this video I made a couple years back about how YOU can get the most out of the experience. If you have been before, you will know just how essential the Cannes experience can […]
NEW – Watch this video on iPhone or other mobile device by clicking here ‘More than an education. It’s a revelation.’ Edmund Fargher, Filmmaker I couldn’t have said it better myself. It’s been a week since we ran the landmark Distribution in 2010 Workshop with John Reiss and Sheri Candler. And still everyone […]
Next May we will be taking a group of film makers to Cannes for their very first Cannes experience. Cannes, or any film event, is about many things, but networking is paramount. The key is to create relationships, but in an event as hectic as Cannes (which is often a sensory and mental overload), even […]
Ahead of both our Cannes workshop next week (still time to sign up) and the festival itself, we asked our friends at www.cannesorbust.com to give us some tips for getting into Cannes when you step off the plane. Here's what they said… Picture this: you worked overnight to finish getting stuff ready, you got up […]
Since I began making films, I have been frustrated at the lack of good information about sales agents. Sure there are a number of existing resources, such as the ‘Blue Book’ that you get if you pay the full price for your pass in Cannes (which we never do as it’s hundreds of Euros – […]
Plan to go to the next Cannes Film Festival or Market, especially if you don’t have a film yet. The number one mistake I see in Cannes year after year is film makers who have NEVER been to Cannes who rock up with their completed movie – they then spend the whole experience just trying […]
Every serious film maker, writer, investor, actor, agent and distributor will be in one square mile of the French Riviera this May. YOU NEED TO BE THERE TOO! Welcome to a unique two part workshop, the first in London (or online), the second IN CANNES on the day of your arrival! Yes, we will meet […]
Last week, I asked everyone who reads the blog to watch and vote for a great little animated short film called Sebastian’s Voodoo, as it was playing in the Cannes Short Film Corner (original post and film here). And I just got this email from Joaquin, the film maker… ‘It's official! We won at Cannes […]
First off, it turns out I am going to be doing another little world jaunt, from Tokyo to Canada, attending festivals with Gone Fishing, and running my 2 day masterclass while there. But, I had planned on running it here in the UK at the end of June, so the dates have now been pushed […]
Not surprisingly, it seems Cannes this year is very subdued. All accounts from the people I know who are attending, paint this picture. Producer Ivan Clements is down in Cannes and I asked him for a quick report. Here’s what he said… I got here on Wednesday night and zapped into Cannes Thursday from Juans […]
I am currently in Gympie at the Heart Of Gold Film Festival and have just run my two day Guerilla Film Makers seminar before the festival opened (which it did last night) Doing that film makers assault course, on top of the jet lag has left me exhausted, so our reports from over here will […]
