San Francisco International Film Festival: Day 1
Today is the opening of the San Francisco International Film Festival. I wasn’t feeling well so I stayed home and missed the opening night festivities which makes me kinda sad.
In previous years, I’ve just seen movies at Festival and not many at that. But this year I’m not just an excited attendee but an employee. Well, a “consultant” which is 2006 for “employee.”
I’ve been hired by the Festival to create and manage a “Citizen Media Press Corps” or in English, to find a group of Bay Area bloggers/podcasters/photobloggers/videobloggers and give them press accreditation to cover the festival. As one of our members, Eddie Codel, put it “full media access for bloggers, hells yeah!’.
Eddie’s one of a stellar list of citizen media makers (20 to be exact) that’ll be providing commentary and analysis on the over 200 films at this year’s Festival. I’ll be linking to each of them as the Festival rolls on.
Nearly all screenings are open to the public although the ticketing policy does require some time to figure out. Take it though. Looks like a great crop this year.
I’m laying low tonight after throwing up my dinner but hopefully I’ll be back in the game come this weekend. There are 22 documentaries out there, each with some rendition of my name on them.
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What a great idea! Did you suggest this to the festival, or did they approach you? I’ve been covering the Toronto International Film Festival and Hot Docs film festivals for the past couple of years, and would love to be a “consultant” in this way. Awesome! And, oh yeah, enjoy the films!
What a great idea! Did you suggest this to the festival, or did they approach you? I’ve been covering the Toronto International Film Festival and Hot Docs film festivals for the past couple of years, and would love to be a “consultant” in this way. Awesome! And, oh yeah, enjoy the films!
James,
It came up in a conversation with the festival’s new executive director and he asked me to write up a proposal. I think it’d be awesome to import the idea to Toronto!
James,
It came up in a conversation with the festival’s new executive director and he asked me to write up a proposal. I think it’d be awesome to import the idea to Toronto!