今年不知甚麼緣故,各類型的影展或專題播放也許打破歷年的紀錄。先有發行公司自家舉辦放映活動,即使是慣性辦開影展的團體,也有「加碼」的現象。就以藍空間為例,繼六月舉辦「InDBear國際電影節」播放長片過後,本月二十日起將舉辦第六屆InDPanda國際短片節。
其實藍空間過往辦的影片以短片為主,InDPanda短片節也辦到第六屆,相比起往年的廿多個節目來說,今年則略為精簡,短片節目共有十六國,並且分為七個環節。當中馬來西亞專題目便有《心魔》導演何宇恆的短片《割之傳說》,整個播放活動於百老匯電影中心進行。由於該戲院於九月下旬起需舉辦「鮮浪潮2010」的關係,故此今年InDPanda短片節節期只到九月九日為止。
雖然影展還有不到十天便開始,不過觀看其官方網站的資料仍是去年第五屆的材料,未知是否因要連續兩個影展關係,令藍空間應接不來,未有時間整理相關的網站。
其實藍空間近年於獨立電影的播放與發行上算是用心,可惜在宣傳上也許在資源所限未能同樣盡力,早前的InDBear國際電影節部份節目銷情並不理想,但願InDPana方面能早點整理好其專屬網站加強宣傳,好讓其影展的入座率推高一點好了。
Ken
InDPanda Festival not selling tickets? Probably because its location at The GRAND CINEMA.
Now it returns to Broadway Cinematheque, which may help ticket sales a little bit. However, Cinematheque just have the New Zealand Film Festival, which I even receive postcard in my mailbox.
Therefore, what Ryan say is very true, that InDPanda has very little budget to carry it successfully.
Looks like I will need to visit Cinematheque tomorrow.
Ken
There isn’t any promotion relating to this year’s InDPanda short film festival. I was shocked. Last year, they have posters and introduction at Broadway Cinematheque. This year? None!
All I know is the New Zealand Film Festival, and next month’s FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL.