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Young Journos Attend Workshop
DUBAI — The DIFF Young Journalist Award Open Workshop, ‘Covering a Film Festival’ provided insights into a wide range of issues on the opening day of DIFF 2009.
The 90-minute workshop was presented by Scott Macaulay of ‘Filmmaker’ magazine and producer of Forensic Films, and Colin Brown, formerly of Screen International and currently in CNBC Business, who shared their wealth of knowledge and experience with the group of budding UAE film journalists.
Brown set the scene by reflecting on the changing nature of film festival writing, recalling when daily papers for Screen International could be anything up to 240 pages thick.
“The buzz around festivals, films and journalism are all part of the same continuum,” he said. “It’s organised chaos and that’s part of the rush of covering events.”
He said one of the timeless challenges for writers covering festivals is distinguishing between the factually accurate and the hype. “This industry is a master of creating a buzz around things that never happen.”
He advised aspiring writers to get inside the head of filmmakers, and evaluate films in their specific contexts.
The DIFF Young Journalist Awards, organised with MBC Group, was launched last year.
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