Clermont-Ferrand: Day 9
Director of Programming James McNally is attending this year’s Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival from January 31st to February 8th Well, it’s pretty much over now. This morning, I only headed to the Maison de la Culture because I’d been emailing Paul Tom, the director of Un pays de silences, and he told me he […]
Clermont-Ferrand: Day 8
Director of Programming James McNally is attending this year’s Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival from January 31st to February 8th I was out the door by 9am today to get the market library for my 10am appointment and as I walked through the market you could tell things were wrapping up. Booths were empty or […]
Clermont-Ferrand: Day 7
Director of Programming James McNally is attending this year’s Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival from January 31st to February 8th I’m feeling a lot more zen about things today. A good night’s sleep helped, and the weather today has been fantastic (sunny and 14°C). I’m just seeing what I want now, and so I spent […]
Clermont-Ferrand: Day 6
Director of Programming James McNally is attending this year’s Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival from January 31st to February 8th I suppose I’m settling into maintenance mode now. I don’t have the energy for these long festivals, I think. Or at least I find being around large anonymous crowds is draining my energy. I’m spending […]
Clermont-Ferrand: Day 5
Director of Programming James McNally is attending this year’s Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival from January 31st to February 8th Even though I was in bed by 10:30pm last night, I still woke up at 3am and couldn’t fall back asleep for a very long time. As a result, I slept right through my 7am […]
Clermont-Ferrand: Day 4
Director of Programming James McNally is attending this year’s Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival from January 31st to February 8th I must be getting used to the local time zone because my old friend insomnia was back last night with a vengeance. I went to bed by 1am but was awake at 4am and had […]
Clermont-Ferrand: Day 3
Director of Programming James McNally is attending this year’s Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival from January 31st to February 8th Slept a little later than I would have liked, which ruled out anything screening at 10am so I decided to head to the Capitole cinema to see I11, which included Melissa Hickey’s film Ni-Ni. I’d […]
Clermont-Ferrand: Day 2
Director of Programming James McNally is attending this year’s Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival from January 31st to February 8th So as expected (or at least, hoped), Day 2 was a much improved version of Day 1. There were films and people and yes, finally, some fun. I slept quite well in my full set […]
Clermont-Ferrand: Day 1
Director of Programming James McNally is attending this year’s Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival from January 31st to February 8th Overall, a bust. But hoping things are better today. I flew overnight to Paris and wasn’t able to sleep at all. I arrived about 7:30am and had about two hours before my connecting flight. That […]
Clermont-Ferrand 2014: Before I Go
Director of Programming James McNally is attending this year’s Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival from January 31st to February 8th On Thursday evening, I’ll be boarding a plane and flying to France for the first time since I backpacked around the country in 1987. The reason for my trip might seem like business but for […]