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On Fri, 9 Sep 1994, William Brooks wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Sep 1994, Gloria Monti wrote:
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> {...}
> > mega stars who were stealing the show. The Venice Film Festival is on as
> > we speak, though there's no coverage in the news. Please, correct me if
> > I am wrong. Nothing in the NYT last week, hopefully this week. I think
> > this silence is abominable, especially when I think about all the press
> > that Cannes usually gets.
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> > Gloria Monti
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> I think that Ms. Monti has a point. Why DOES Cannes get all the
> media attention, while other more deserving festivals (including Venice
> and Sundance among others) are noticeably lacking in coverage?
> Furthermore, has anyone else noticed the scarcity of black filmmakers
> represented at Cannes year in and year out - Mr. Lee excluded?
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> William Marcus Brooks
A propos of other films festivals not given much attention I believe that
the Spanish film <Cancion de Cuna> directed by Jose Luis Garci won several
prizes at the recently concluded Montreal Film Festival, but I have no
idea for what categories or what other films might have received an award.
Does anyone have more information on the Montreal Film Festival?
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