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| Cathryn
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Cathryn:
Cathryn
Gorski (from the production team of 'Evil Resident'), managed to
get last minute flights to Cannes, and became Mark’s PA, pitching
coach and cameraman for the Cannes video diary.
"I’ve
been to some glamorous places in my time; Miami, New Orleans, Wolverhampton…
but when I heard that a film I helped to make was on at the Cannes
Film Festival, I did what any girl would do – broke into my piggy
bank and headed for the glamour capital of the world. Well, you
have to, don’t you?"
Day
1:
Arrived early for registration and hurried to the UK Film Centre
in the International Village; impressive tent-like structures, with
air conditioning and free bar, essential in Cannes weather.
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| Mark
- pitching |
Given
only short notice, Mark came up with a pitch totally different from
anything they’d seen before.
He
started playing the blues on his harmonica ("let me tell you a story…
sad but true…") which got everyone clapping and cheering.
It was a great success, his pitch was shortlisted to the final three,
with potential interest in development.
While Mark was still on a high from his nerve-wracking pitch, we
strolled past the Palais des Festival, the enormous 2000-seater
cinema with obligatory red carpet where stars pose for the cameras.
Spotted
Steven Spielberg and wife outside the Carlton hotel. (If it wasn’t
them, they were damn good lookie-likies!)
Later
went for dinner and saw Elton John with his minder, probably shopping
for shoes (at 10pm?!) Think he was in town for Liz Taylor’s party.
Day
2:
Ran the gauntlet of security guards to catch the end of 'Evil Resident'
being shown on the big screen.
Just
time to get more footage for the video diary, do some shopping and
head home. It was a whistle-stop tour, stressful at times, but a
real adventure.
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| Mark
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Mark
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Cannes
was a fab experience,
I won a bursary from Screen West Midlands to attend and came
runner up in the first ever UK pitching session.
The session was a bit like 'Producer Idol' - at stake was a 7k development
deal.
Although I didn't win I did make contact with a top writer who liked
my pitch, and an American financer who is interested in the project.
Cannes
gave me a chance to network, socialise and meet all the key players.
Watch Mark and Cat's Cannes video diary:
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Day one - leaving the UK
