by Joey Daoud | Feb 24, 2009 | Career, Exhibition
First off, Oscars. Slumdog – woo! Though no surprise there. It is sad, though, that for a film that swept the Oscars it hasn’t even broken the $100 million mark, which means most people haven’t seen it. I thought the actual Oscars program was well...
by Joey Daoud | Sep 5, 2008 | Film Festival
Despite having my name called over the speakers on the airplane before take off and my passport taken by security, we managed to make it to Toronto (the passport was returned and I never found out what that was about). We even made it in time to pick up our industry...
by Joey Daoud | Aug 29, 2008 | Exhibition, Film Business
State of the Fest | Part one: Do festivals matter? – The Circuit In the pantheon of viable choices for getting your film seen, film festivals continue to thrive (seems there’s a new one born every minute, right?), and that’s because, putting aside economic...
by Joey Daoud | Aug 27, 2008 | Documentary, Movies
I loved this movie. It was by far my favorite film at Full Frame. I’ve noted before how I’m on the fence about going into narratives or docs. This proved you can accomplish both. Following four high school seniors, American Teen was like watching all the...
by Joey Daoud | Aug 2, 2008 | Career
This is the last adventure that involves driving Geoffrey Gilmore (the Director of the Sundance Film Festival) around Tallahassee, Diet Cokes, private jets, The Visitor, tea, a 4 AM flight, and of course, coffee. Part one Part two, Part three, and Part four. Saturday...
