snoop1130 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 We Are One: How the world's film festivals came together By Steven McIntosh DreamWorks' animation Bilby is among the short films at the We Are One festival / ANNECY A foreign language film about the social divide in South Korea wouldn't normally scream box office hit. But after Bong Joon-ho's film Parasite won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival last May, it set it on a path to ultimately winning the best picture Oscar nine months later. And that's the thing about film festivals - they may be industry events largely attended by critics, journalists and filmmakers, but their influence can be huge. The buzz a movie generates at Sundance, Toronto or Venice can determine whether a distributor picks it up for a wider public release - and put it firmly on the radar of awards season. Full Story: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52831699 -- © Copyright BBC 2020-05-29 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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