One of the perennial bugbears faced by low-budget and independent film-makers is location shooting where there is no control over weather and one is challenged by the variability of available light, This can result in footage that varies considerably in…

Saw a preview of The Way, the new film by Emilio Estevez staring Martin Sheen. We were fortunate enough to aquire tickets to the preview screening at the British Film Institute, that included a Q&A with both Emilio Estevez and…

Weather: wore my new sun hat all day. A little piece of the films – the Festival de Cannes ident which was shown before the start of each film. Well, the festival is over for another year. We’ve met many…

Weather: bought a sun hat Today we went into the Palais to see the official screening of the 9 short films in competition. As we moved to the Salle Bunuel which is on the 5th floor, it was melancholy to…

Weather: perfect Things are starting to close down. The UK Pavilion, and our reliable access to the Internet, closed today, which is why this post is late. Had difficulty moving around because the police were out in force around the…