We've been through some pretty major crises over the last little while. Air strikes and postal strikes, projectionists' strikes, we went through 911 in the middle of our festival. I think we'll roll with the punches.
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I think we have seen fewer international films that have dealt with explicit sexuality. It seems that the rest of the world has moved on from that, but maybe it's just a temporary aberration this year.Piers Handling
in every group of films from every continent.
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It's just a more uncertain world out there, ... There is more of a possibility of losing something, a loved one or a child. Maybe too there's an increasing sense of powerlessness, that we don't have as much control over the world as we used to five or 10 years ago.
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French films are increasingly taking pride of place. The number of French films at the Festival is second only to the US and Canada.
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Business was brisk for a large number of titles, with distribution deals worldwide coming from most of our world premiere participants.
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