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FilmFestivals.com
Asian correspondant
Fanfan Ko
The
Cannes International Film Festival, as well as the Oscar and the
Berlinale, are considered in Asia the most important events of world
cinema.
Cinephile
in the Chicago area
Ray Privett
The
closest I've ever been to the Croisette was one summer in the early
90s, when I joined a group on a trip to France, Monaco, and Switzerland.
Independent
filmmaking journalist (US)
Glen Berry
The
more savvy American independent understands that the key to selling
to European distributors is showing at Cannes, but it is not considered
the golden ring that Sundance is.
FilmFestivals.com
Latin American correspondent
Clara Fernandez Escudero
The
Cannes International Film Festival is much awaited in Latin America,
especially since some of the films produced and conceived in the
Spanish speaking portion of the globe have started to occupy relevant
positions in some of the festival's most popular sections.
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French
Film Student and Journalist
Robin Gatto
To
get into the parties is no big deal. You send an éclaireur (a scout)
in first and he or she does one's best to persuade the host to let
friends come in.
Etudiant
- DEA en cinéma, et journaliste
Frédéric Leconte
Les
maîtres mots d'une expérience cannoise réussie sont les suivants
: débrouillardise, énergie et attente.
Life
as a cyber-cadreur at Cannes
Glenn Myrent, American resident in Paris
I've
often felt like I'm engaged in the hopeless task of trying to capture
a five-ring circus while suffering from jet-lag.
Journalist/filmmaker
(US)
Kathleen McInnis
The
Cannes Film Festival is the unattainable Holy Grail to most American
indie filmmakers while, at the same time, the brass ring they all
strive for; the yardstick they all measure by, even the Olympics
of filmmaking as some have said...although no one is under the illusion
that Cannes is independent.
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