Entries in We'll Always Have Paris (5)
Workshop with Yves Lavandier (Paris)
Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 16:29 Here's another Parisian resource for you.
Yves Lavandier (writer/director, script consultant, and author of the book Writing Drama) will lead two screenwriting workshops in Paris. Thirty weekly sessions of 4 hours each. Workshop will focus on practice rather than theory, and participants will emerge with a completed script. Runs October 2008 - June 2009. One of the workshops will be in English.
For more info, write to Yves Lavandier. Hurry, limited places available.
Professional Development Workshop (Paris)
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 15:44 My friend Judith Merians is giving another one of her fabulous workshops in September. Details below!
FILM PRODUCING WORKSHOP
Get the inside information that can make you more successful as a writer, director, producer, or hyphenate filmmaker. Do you want to produce the script you wrote or the literary property you optioned, start a production company so you can develop projects, or talk to producers intelligently? In the Film Producing Workshop you will learn what it means to be a producer, what skills you need, who you do business with, how you analyze the marketplace and the buyers, how to talk to money, distributors, and producers and think like they do. Whatever your role in making films there is much to be learned that will influence the script you write, the producers you work with, the companies you target, the projects you select, and the deals you make.
Led by Judith Merians, who has been an entertainment lawyer and studio executive, literary agent, and film school professor in Los Angeles for over 25 years. In her years in Hollywood, Judith has been involved in hundreds of films and has sat on all sides of the table - development, production, financing, completion bonds, distribution, and marketing.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2008, 3-6PM
Join us for this 3-hour workshop session sponsored by Adrian Leeds and Parler Paris Upstairs at La Pierre du Marais, 96, rue des Archives (at the corner of rue de Bretagne), 75003 Paris. Métro: Temple, République, or Arts et Métiers
Only 30€ per person!
A Must-See (Paris)
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 10:55 
Just a quick note to let you know about Ballerina, a wonderful documentary film that's just opened in Paris directed by my friend Bertrand Normand. The film goes behind the scenes of the Mariinski Theater, and follows the stories of five of its ballerinas--each talented, each unique, each magical. If you love ballet, you'll love this film. And if you've always wondered what all the fuss was about--watch and understand. In French, no subtitles.
Now Playing:
Reflet Medicis: 3, rue Champollion, 75005 Paris (Métro Odéon) every day at 2:00 PM
L'Entrepôt: 7-9 rue Francis de Pressensé, 75014 Paris (Métro Pernety) every day at 6:00 PM
Movies by Moonlight
Tuesday, August 8, 2006 at 16:01 Summertime in Paris sees lots of outdoor activities, including Cinema au Clair de Lune. Now in its sixth season, the city is projecting thirteen films on giant, outdoor screens in different parts of the city, all for free.
The films shown in each location have been chosen for their thematic relevance to the surroundings. The other night, my husband and I saw Le Bossu, a spirited French swashbuckler, at the Place des Vosges. We arrived late and ended up sitting on the grass out of the line of the speakers. We couldn't hear a word, but no matter. It was a beautiful night, and it was great fun to watch characters in early 18th century garb live, fight, gallop, and love amongst the backdrop of the Place des Vosges. This is what it might have been like during the reign of Louis XV...
The films run through August 20th. Arrive early to get a proper seat.
Paris Just Became More Homey
Sunday, July 16, 2006 at 12:51 A screenwriter I met at a DreamAgo lunch recently turned me on to Videosphere. This is the place I've been looking for!
Video rental shops in Paris are generally understocked, expensive, and limited to overnight rentals. If you can't find what you need in your neighborhood, you have to plan your movie-watching on days when you have time to ride the metros back and forth.
What place is worth that much trouble? Videosphere! It has the best vintage film collection in town and a weekend rental rate. You can pick up three films on Friday and keep them until Monday. And the best part? A downloadable catalogue. True, it's a difficult to navigate Excel file, and I hate it. But--and for this I fall on my knees in gratitude--it gives both the original and French titles of films. No more head-scratching as I try to find a film in a French shop. Hallelujah!
Doesn't sound like anything to write home about? Huh, goes to show how spoiled you are!