With Labor Day approaching, I wanted to write about something relaxing to do. There is an event coming up on this particular holiday weekend at my home away from home, Colorado. Denverpost.com did a nice little write up entitled, "Telluride Film Festival is about love of cinema, not money." The article talks about how Telluride is not as commercial as Sundance or Cannes.
This festival is all about the experience. There are nine theatres. Some of them outdoors with the Rocky Mountains as a backdrop. Very cool! Independent films usually have very low budgets and rely on venues such as this to promote their films.
Directors and actors of these films that are playing attend these festivals. They will give speeches before and/or after their film describing their experience making the film. I really like the idea behind these festivals. It helps create a buzz for obscure films. Gives guys like Ebert and Roeper a different venue. I am sure it helps regenerate these reviewers. Anyone may attend the Telluride Film Festival. There are still tickets available.
Wow that will be pretty amazing...I want to go...cheese the only bad thing is that is really far but I will like them to do that close to here so we can all have that experience without traveling.
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