Summer Camp

Just a thought before I leave to the screenings this morning. Every night we have dinner down in the hotel. The festival arranged for a live band to come and play for us, there is a local brewn beer and a buffet of snacks. We then hang around, a few bottles of vodka arrive and informally talk about the films we saw that day, other festivals, future projects, etc.

Yesterday everyone ended up around one of the tables, one director had borrowed a guitar from the band and at 1 at night, we were singing songs with 20 people, laughing and drinking... And it suddenly hit me: it's like summer camp! (There's the link Frans!!) I think we all feel years younger because of it. Summer camp with film screenings.

The festival staff, the critics who came in from Moscow, the jury... it's one big get-together every single night.

You wouldn't get this in Cannes... (just imagine)

Ok, off to start the day. Still haven't shopped, so have to do that, and there's closing award ceremony tonight. I'll try to log on quickly before leaving for the airport in the middle of the night in case we won something.

Have a great day. Just try to remember that summer camp feeling I'm sure you once knew.

K x