What one goes through...

So far today, I've been wooed by a rep at the Hollywood Reporter (I'd place an ad just because he was so darn good at persuasion)
updated all my pages on various sites (though I'm sure I missed a few) and made contact with some really cool people. Sometimes you have to do business to do art.

I'm going to Cannes

The short film I just directed is being shown in the Short Film Corner at Cannes this year. So now, most of my time is being spent getting ready to do the dance. The networking dance. Setting up meetings. Getting a good flight. A place to stay. All that mishegas.

I've been to Cannes twice. The first time was fun. I saw movies. Drank wine at the Majestic. Ate moules frites. The second time I spent a lot of time in the Marche. What an amazing zoo that is. I saw more movies. Drank wine at the Majestic. Of course, ate moules frites. This time, I'm sure I'll do all of the above and more. More meetings. And then more meetings. More networking. Less sleep. Ahh! Cannes.

Otis says where you been girl?

Okay so I've been a blog bailout. The past few months (oh alright the last year) have been a busy one. I directed two shorts, a web pilot, finished one feature script and writing another. All in all, a pretty fantastic time.

I'm now in the throes of figuring out the networking game.

How does one network when one really isn't all that social? I think you basically have to like people in order to strike up a conversation with someone you don't know at a function where everybody knows everybody except you? I don't care how many cocktails you have, doing it isn't easy. I have a theory that it's not the cool looking people you need to be talking to. No, it's the ones that look like you--nerdy, kind of shy, uncomfortable looking ones.

Unless of course it's Angelina.