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Post by Tom on Apr 2, 2008 8:41:37 GMT
Hey everyone.
We entered the London Independent Film Festival back in February, but although we made the shortlist, we didn't make final selection (which sucks). We can't seem to get ANY love here in the UK - I must have fleas or something.
But, on the flip-side, the film HAS been accepted to be screened at this year's Cannes Film Festival, so that's pretty awesome eh?
Obviously, it's not in competition or anything like that, but through my US agent's representatives, we've been given a screening slot (which is great) and I'm sending a load of DVD's to the New York office for them to take to France. The hope is to get them to the acquisition guys from the various film distributors. It's the world's biggest film market, so if we do ever get the film sold in the UK, it'll be through Cannes.
Ironic that I have to go through LA, NY and Cannes to stand a chance selling the film in the country I bloody live! It's a funny old business.
I'll let you know how it goes.
Tom.
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Post by salvador on Apr 2, 2008 8:48:55 GMT
Mate, this is great news, I'm absolutely stoked for you. Amazing.
You have to go through for it!
Best news I've had all day!
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Post by Tom on Apr 2, 2008 8:54:32 GMT
Cheers dude. I'm telling you, there's some weird irony with this film. I found out the day before that we didn't make London, which sucked, and then boom, we get a screening slot in Cannes! Typical. Ha ha. I swear, I'm gonna get 50ft posters made up and hung outside the window of all the UK distributors. They can't ignore me forever! Ha ha.
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Post by roger1 on Apr 2, 2008 10:12:04 GMT
That's brilliant dude, well done. I'm looking forward to seeing this - is it available to buy yet?
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Post by Davros on Apr 2, 2008 10:26:12 GMT
Blimey!? Congratulations Tom.
Do you think you'll be visiting Cannes yourself then?
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Post by Tom on Apr 2, 2008 10:33:34 GMT
Hey guys. The film is released on DVD on April 22nd in the USA and Canada (but you can get it on import via amazon.com). As far as getting out to Cannes, well, I don't think it's gonna happen. Unless I get another residuals cheque this month, I'm too poor to even think about jetting off to France. Would be good though eh? I'm telling you, you don't make money in this game fast! Ha ha.
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Post by jafford on Apr 2, 2008 11:14:46 GMT
Absolutely brilliant. Well done!
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Post by Dazza on Apr 2, 2008 12:01:13 GMT
Well done Tom, great news, the film seems to be going from Strength to Strength. Top Stuff
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Post by Gareth on Apr 2, 2008 12:16:30 GMT
nice one!
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Post by dude on Apr 2, 2008 12:45:09 GMT
keep up the good work Tom the money will come in at the end of it all.
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Post by Bill Edwards on Apr 2, 2008 12:58:53 GMT
Congratulations!
I did try and get you in to the Metro/Quad! ;D Well I emailed and asked and got an 'interested' repsonse but nowt else...
Oh well, looks like Icharus Broken has the kind of wings Icharus didn't! I think you should blag your way to Cannes and tell us all about it! A bit selfish, that request, but y'know... ;D
So wish I had seen it at The Five Lamps.
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Post by Tom on Apr 2, 2008 13:34:33 GMT
Congratulations! I did try and get you in to the Metro/Quad! ;D Well I emailed and asked and got an 'interested' repsonse but nowt else... Oh well, looks like Icharus Broken has the kind of wings Icharus didn't! I think you should blag your way to Cannes and tell us all about it! A bit selfish, that request, but y'know... ;D So wish I had seen it at The Five Lamps. That's the odd thing with The Quad, they really aren't very good at responding to anything. I shot the movie in bloody Derby, and yet they couldn't give a damn! Oh well. Such is life and all that. I might try and get another screening in Derby soon (although I'm now a resident of Glasgow), but it'd be great to screen it for all the people that missed it last year. And I'm the king of taking stupid risks, so I might just blag a ticket to France. It'd be great to go. Get a whip round lads! ha ha. |
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Post by wiggy on Apr 2, 2008 13:46:55 GMT
may be a wasted trip though tom as you need to apply for accreditation to make any use of cannes and it is now too late to apply.
good job by the way! you should also try for distribution in oz
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Post by Tom on Apr 2, 2008 15:05:38 GMT
may be a wasted trip though tom as you need to apply for accreditation to make any use of cannes and it is now too late to apply. good job by the way! you should also try for distribution in oz Cheers man. Yeah, I know about the accredited passes etc. I only found out yesterday. But I never say never... After all, I managed to blag my way into the offices of Lionsgate Studios in LA a couple of years back! Telling them, 'I'm hear to speak to John in acquisitions' worked wonders! Ha ha. |
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Post by sammo on Apr 2, 2008 18:00:01 GMT
Thats ace, well done Tom.
Are you going to accompany it?
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