Wine with a Weinstein & Party Crashing 101 – Cannes Independent Day 6

Posted in Diary of a Directrix, On the Fest Circuit
May 26th, 2010 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)

j as lara smFirst off – kudos to the French for their amazing hangover-free wine. Nobody should wake up this refreshed after so much Bordeaux and so little sleep.  Truly impressive.  Read the rest of this entry »

Birthday Surprise in Cannes – Cannes Independent Day 5

Posted in Diary of a Directrix, On the Fest Circuit
May 25th, 2010 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)

devi red carpet smEveryone has a secret birthday wish.  This is the tagline on the poster for J Harkness’ extraordinary film Birthday and a perfect theme for my 5th day in Cannes.  Sometimes the things we most want in life are so very simple, yet they encompass so very much. Read the rest of this entry »

Au Revoir, Cannes Independent– Je T’aime!

Posted in Diary of a Directrix, On the Fest Circuit
May 24th, 2010 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)

devi walk smHow does one transition back to real life after two weeks in paradise?

I guess I shall find out in the next few days.  I currently face multi hours’ worth of flights ahead, unpacking, repacking and heading out to take some meetings in Ohio as we officially kick off  the journey to bring Paige & Hadley’s Prom From Hell - our first feature with an actual budget (well, by my standards anyway) to life.  Read the rest of this entry »

A Quick Memo From Cannes

Posted in Diary of a Directrix, On the Fest Circuit
May 22nd, 2010 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)

ciff family 2 smI cannot believe how fast this has all gone.  Tonight is closing night at CIFF and I can’t believe it’s already ending.  Time has never flown by faster in my life. There has been no time to break, or blog, or reflect – it’s just been this non-stop amazing, magical journey.  Read the rest of this entry »

Slammed and Damned Dirty Dances with trippin’

Posted in Diary of a Directrix, News, On the Fest Circuit, Reviews
May 19th, 2010 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)

beach party smAs we were being seated at this swanky beach party last night, Nat declared “Nobody puts Devi in a corner!” So, imagine my added delight when I came home to find Slammed & Damned’s thematically relevant thesis on trippin’ HERE.  Thanks, Theron!   Read the rest of this entry »