October 2007
OctoberOct 31 Wednesday 07
Preps
Counting down the days, hours, minutes... Someguy gets to L.A. on Thursday, Linda on Saturday. And the four AFI Fest journals just came in the mail. You can track them on the 1001 Journals Project website: journal 2434 | journal...
OctoberOct 28 Sunday 07
Priceless PR
A nice little "scandal" is boiling up over the weekend. One of the sponsors of the AFI Fest, supermarket chain Gelson's, pulled their support and the 5,000 program guides they were to distribute to shoppers because one customer complained about...
Journal Diet
In preparation for an interview tomorrow I compared the weight and thickness of an empty Canson sketchbook, which Someguy used to make the journals, with the Journals I have here on hand for the press: Empty Journal: 15 ounces (425...
OctoberOct 25 Thursday 07
It's official...
Our film has been invited to compete at the AFI Fest. So, calendars out, everybody: can you make it to the 1000 Journals World Premiere? The festival runs November 1-11, the full schedule, along with our screening dates, will be...
So many homes...
...and so many new links. Yesterday morning, I became friends with old friends on Facebook. The 1000 Journals World Premiere was mentioned a few more times, on Yahoo, in Variety, the Hollywood Reporter, on IndieWire, and the New York Times....
Countdown
I'd lie if I told you I'm new to this. I brought numerous films to festivals and markets, I held hands during world premieres, answered questions in Q&A sessions, sat on panels, I hustled, I pimped... but it is quite...
Save the date
Here are the screening dates for the 1000 Journals World Premiere: Sunday, November 4th, at 9:15 PM Monday, November 5th, at 3:15 PM Our film is screening in the International Documentary Competition. All screenings are at the fabulous Arclight theater...
Networking
If it weren't for the "work" in networking, I'd feel guilty spending so much time on Facebook. It's a great way to connect and catch up with everyone. For instance, with Zihan, whom we filmed in Singapore. He "wrote on...
Who's this man?
Where's the hair? The beard? The bike? Yes, it is our very own Joshua Callaghan, editor. In the background is "Imperial Walker," one of two pieces he showed at LA Louver's Rogue Wave 07 art show. I didn't recognize him,...
On the air
Yesterday afternoon, I got a call from John Wildman, the Director of Press and Public Relations at the AFI Fest. You've already met John in the funny little clip that Jose Guzman shot with us. John asked me if I...
live online
The AFI Fest film guide and box office is now online, and this is (more or less) what loads onto your screen when you click the link. The number 1000 puts us in first position! When you navigate deeper into...
12:00 noon
I just posted a "status update" on Facebook: "Andrea is so nervous. At 12:00 noon today the AFI is screening 1000 Journals to the press, and I'm not invited. The film is on its own! Post partum, big time." Indeed,...
Los Angeles Times
In yesterday's Times was an eight page Supplement on the AFI Fest, and on page 2 was this story: AT AFI FEST THE BEST OF WORLD CINEMA With 148 films from 37 countries, AFI FEST 2007 is a window onto...