"Into the Palais: Making Cannes really happen" is an invaluable guide for any UK-based scriptwriter or film-maker (or anyone else) who is thinking about going to the Cannes Film Festival but isn't sure how to go about it. It blows out myths about cost and accessibility, gives finely detailed tips and advice guaranteed to save you inordinate amounts of time and money. With over 8500 words the guide is packed with up-to-date and highly relevant facts, explained in practical detail to help make your visit to Cannes not just a reality but the fantastic experience it should be.
Now anyone can go to Cannes and be part of the world's biggest movie marketplace, and with this handy guide they can do it quickly, easily and on a very tight budget.
A long time ago you had a dream, a dream that still fires you onwards. You had a great idea for a story and you sweated long hours over your keyboard to turn that idea into an actual movie script. Never mind the odds being stacked so heavily against you, dozens of good films get made every year, right? You've got a great script, right? So why not yours this time? But if that screenplay just stays on your hard drive, to be attached to an occasional email when you spot an 'opportunity', who is going to help you make your dream become a reality?
You have to do more.
Go to the Cannes Film Festival. Live the dream.
But do it cheaply.
Now anyone can go to Cannes and be part of the world's biggest movie marketplace, and with this handy guide they can do it quickly, easily and on a very tight budget.
A long time ago you had a dream, a dream that still fires you onwards. You had a great idea for a story and you sweated long hours over your keyboard to turn that idea into an actual movie script. Never mind the odds being stacked so heavily against you, dozens of good films get made every year, right? You've got a great script, right? So why not yours this time? But if that screenplay just stays on your hard drive, to be attached to an occasional email when you spot an 'opportunity', who is going to help you make your dream become a reality?
You have to do more.
Go to the Cannes Film Festival. Live the dream.
But do it cheaply.
