Alright.
So today the Toronto International Film Festival gears up, and dammit, I feel like the third luckiest person alive. Back in July I got an interview through a friend (Ian Goudge if you ever meet him- he works Sundance, TIFF, Cinevegas, among others) and was hired for a kind of "line wrangler" position. Wahoo!
The thing about TIFF is, they want to be known as the "friendly festival". Their purpose is to make people happy, and they're more concerned about the well-being of their employees and volunteers than any other business I've ever worked for. Among the various perks, staff are allowed to attend pre-screenings, and given a certain amount of tickets for the festival proper. This is my first year working the festival, and the impression I got from the training, is that the management at TIFF couldn't be better- they all have a sense of humor and they love films!!!
I figure I'll post any experiences here, but if you want to see the flicks I'm seeing/seen/want, check out my (Secret) blog.
So far, the pre-screening of "Fido" was an absolute blast. I also saw a movie called "Hana" which was a very good Japanese drama.
So today the Toronto International Film Festival gears up, and dammit, I feel like the third luckiest person alive. Back in July I got an interview through a friend (Ian Goudge if you ever meet him- he works Sundance, TIFF, Cinevegas, among others) and was hired for a kind of "line wrangler" position. Wahoo!
The thing about TIFF is, they want to be known as the "friendly festival". Their purpose is to make people happy, and they're more concerned about the well-being of their employees and volunteers than any other business I've ever worked for. Among the various perks, staff are allowed to attend pre-screenings, and given a certain amount of tickets for the festival proper. This is my first year working the festival, and the impression I got from the training, is that the management at TIFF couldn't be better- they all have a sense of humor and they love films!!!
I figure I'll post any experiences here, but if you want to see the flicks I'm seeing/seen/want, check out my (Secret) blog.
So far, the pre-screening of "Fido" was an absolute blast. I also saw a movie called "Hana" which was a very good Japanese drama.