by Paul Bales | May 26, 2006 | Film Festival Reports, indieBlog
Well, we’ve come to the end of our fourth year at the Cannes Film Festival (and my fifth year attending), and I wanted to report on our final events and thank everyone who participated… especially the American Pavilion/Adobe Student Filmmakers. The... by Paul Bales | May 25, 2006 | indieBlog
Yesterday we hosted a “case-study” panel with the cast and filmmakers behind “Lying.” The film, by first-time writer/director M Blash is part of the Directors Fortnight at Cannes and is eligible for the Camera d’Or. Blash and producers... by Paul Bales | May 23, 2006 | indieBlog
It’s true. I have been coming to Cannes for five years and until yesterday had never seen a film here. At first it was because I was always too busy, but then I sort of started wearing it as a badge of honor. Of course, I still packed the damn tuxedo every... by Darrien Gipson | May 22, 2006 | indieBlog
O.K., here I am again. Of course, Paul threatened to fire me (again) if I didn’t blog. You see what genius Rene came up with under duress. I figure I have nothing to compare to (no geek meltdowns for me, I’m above it all). So Paul... by Paul Bales | May 22, 2006 | indieBlog
Every year there seems to be a shocking, controversial film at Cannes. A few years ago it was Gaspar Noe’s “Irreversible” (a really disturbing, powerful film… and incidentally, one of my favorites). This year, the main contender seems to be...