Thursday, August 9, 2012

So...Very...Tired...

It's day 14 of the Film Festival...  Two more to go.  And I can tell you honestly, I am very, very tired.

It has been a busy year with a large number of sold-out sessions.  It may not sound bad, but our theatre seats 430 people, so a sell out means a lot of people.  And that means a lot of coffees, wine and ice-cream.

On top of serving all those people, I have had to see a lot of films.  It hasn't been a huge year in that respect.  I think I've seen 15 or 16 in the past 2 weeks.  Some years I've done over 70, but that was before I had children and when I was working for the Festival rather than running a venue.

I love the Festival.  I love the audiences who are all passionate film lovers.  But by this stage, I'm ready for it to end.

But by the end of next week, I can guarantee I'll be wishing it was happening again because it's really boring when there aren't so many customers...

But at least next week I can get back to revising my book without distraction.  Or at least, not so many distractions.

Do you have a film festival near you?  Is it awesome?

8 comments:

  1. no film festival, but I do like to sit on my big fat pregnant butt and watch lots of Netflix.

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  2. Sounds like an exhausting kind of fun :-) We have a decent sized film festival here. Every year when Sundance time rolls around, we get to watch all sorts of news stories about local celebrity sightings. It's not so fun finding parking if you work near the venues (I did for 7 years), but having locals access to the films is a blast :-D

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    1. One day I hope to make it to Sundance. I've been trying to come for years!

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    2. We're right in the middle of it all. You'll have to come stay with us :-D

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  3. No, we don't have one. I wish we did though. Sounds fun.

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  4. That would be a 'no' from over here in Egypt. My degree is in Cinema, but my appreciation of art films ended soon after college. I like blockbusters, and I won't apologize for my bourgeois taste! lol

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    1. My degree is in Film too. I always thought I'd use it as a filmmaker, but after working on TVCs and short films for a year, I realized I was probably going to be happier at the other end of the food-chain. And 20 years on, I'm pretty sure I made the right decision.

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  5. Sounds fun and exhausting. Good luck on the next few days. :)

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