An accidental film screening of a questionable film starring an Italian pornstar to an entire Italian family closes the door on Venice 2013. As the sun sets for Cannes in a Van, tired eyes are on the road and sights are set on future events.
Venice is not known for its roads, so screening films on the street from a Ford Transit van isn’t always easy. The Venice Lido is a strip of land with 12km of beaches, protecting the islands of Venice from the sea and elements. This is where the 70th Biennale di Venezia happens, and where Cannes in a Van pitches up.
After a long and arduous journey through Europe, we were treated to guided tour of the 70th Venice Film Festival from local venetian Marina Rizzi. If you’ve never been to the Venezia Biennale, this gives you a brief idea of what to expect.
Our first day on the Lido began with a level of apprehension; it was to be the first time in Cannes in a Van history that we’d attempt to screen films publicly on the street for those at the 70th annual Venice Film Festival. Armed with the Official Selection from the 2012 Van d’Or Independent Film Awards and some newly submitted Italian films – our intention was to sit on the fringe of one of the worlds oldest and most [...]
Over a thousand miles, traveling through six different countries, three blokes embark on a long and arduous journey, the destination? The 70th annual Venice Film Festival. Setting off on Wednesday 28th August from London, UK, we travelled to Folkestone to catch the Eurotunnel before speeding through France into Belgium. Onwards then to Germany, where we organized a film screening at a film academy in Ludwigsburg, close to Stuttgart. The sun was battling our plasma in the late afternoon so time came to [...]
Cannes in a Van’s little black box which converts batteries into cinematic beauty, decided to throw a wobbly and through a shower of sparks the mobile movie theatre is left powerless… The next day a mission was set, bring our source of power back to life…
During The Cannes Film Festival 2013, Cannes in a Van spoke to independent filmmakers about their experiences in Cannes and beyond. This is a short interview with ex-storyboard artist-turned-director Russell Owen who screened his short Anglesey Road this year at Cannes in a Van.
During The Cannes Film Festival 2013, Cannes in a Van spoke to independent filmmakers about their experiences in Cannes and beyond. Here, French director Olivier Lavielle talks about making his short film Soeur d’Arme and how it is being an independent filmmaker in France. Hear from more independent directors in our interview section Follow more of our progress at Cannes 2013 @cannesinavan #CIAV or like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/filmfestival1
We spoke to UK director Michael Middleton-Downer who made the mammoth drive to Cannes to screen his short films at Cannes in a Van. Here he and actor Marc Hendrey talk about their festival experience and making their short in 48 hours. Watch Tell Tale here. See the trailer for One Tonne here. For news of post-Cannes activity follow @cannesinavan #CIAV or like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/filmfestival1
This is the uncut interview with independent film legend and Troma founder Lloyd Kaufman as he talks about a changing Cannes Film Festival, Occupy Cannes and how independent film is so important in a developing film industry. You can watch the vast back catalogue of Troma films including All The Love You Cannes on the Troma Movies Channel. Look out for more from Troma & Cannes in a Van in London soon…
The four wheel film festival Cannes in a Van continues its quest for sun, celluloid and Spielberg and rain doesn’t stop play on the Côte d’Azur. More short films play from the Ford Transit Custom van and the heavens are open.
We spoke to independent filmmaker Alex Galvin about his new feature ‘Eternity’ (2013) a sci-fi mystery set in the near future.
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