Vancouver International Film Festival Day 4 & 5
October 9th, 2007 by Erin
I met Gonçalo Tocha yesterday - a very nice filmmaker from Portugal whose feature film Balaou has its international premiere at VIFF. Balaou took home Best Portuguese Film and Best Cinematography in a Portuguese film at Indielisboa this past April. The photo above is the promo material he gave me for his film. Probably the most unique promo material I have seen so far. I hope I get a chance to see the film before I take off.
Got a chance to see Hank and Mike this afternoon. It’s a very funny film about two easter bunnies who get fired and try to figure out what to do with their lives. The two main actors have been playing these characters for over ten years, they then decided to make a short film based on the characters - so the feature was the next logical step. I hope it does well internationally - Canada doesn’t have enough home grown comedies - let alone good comedies to promote.
To top off a great day, Matt and I got tickets to see Marjan Satrapi’s Persepolis. (we only had to wait in line for an hour). It was as brilliant as the book. The film is honest, funny and insightful. The animation is unlike any film I’ve seen. So glad I got a chance to see it.
Happy Thanksgiving!