Jenn
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8/13/2006 10:09 PM
posted awhile ago
Re: The tickets ARE sold out
I recall a small group of people with individual tickets for various films waiting in a dark area near the venue. They are let in when all the pass holders are in... You may already know that pass holders get in line for films for the beloved queue ticket up to two and half hours prior to the film starting and some of those folks... well, some of them do not get in. Needless to say, even if you have purchased an individual ticket, you likely will not get in to see the films.
I think the best way to budget any film festival is to volunteer! Volunteers get great perks, you meet local and not-so-local folks, and there is a great volunteer party on Sunday night in Telluride that rivals the Waterfront Film Fest closing party.
Good luck! I'm already missing the festival as I can't travel that weekend.
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patches
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8/16/2006 11:35 AM
posted awhile ago
Re: The tickets ARE sold out
I'm stuck here in Michigan, but so wish that I could have volunteered for the festival. I've had a few fantastic things happen while being a volunteer here in Grand Rapids... my favorite was when the Buena Vista Social Club documentary film came out and the Fountain Street Church hosted a performance of some of the people featured in the film. I volunteered in the coat check area sat with some of them while they smoked their cigars after the performance.
My second favorite was when Mr. McFeeley, the postman from Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, came to the Grand Rapids Children's Museum, I was managing half of the day, but volunteered to be his guide around the Museum for the rest of his time in the area. He was a large part of my childhood television watching experience, and I got to talk with extensively about his role on the show, the documentary films he brought with him for Mr. Roger's, the crayons, the sneaker factory. It was really strange to see him as a normal human being though. I've only ever known him through the show as the postman that enters and exits throught the same door, wears the same cloths, says the same lines each time! It was a little weird to see him spill his soda, put on his costume and make-up, go to the bathroom... It was weird, it was the equivalent of discovering that Santa Claus isn't real, or finding out that all of the characters on Sesame Street are puppets, controlled by some sweaty guy's hand.
I'm off on a tangent... have you volunteered for any festivals? and do they let you watch the movies if there's down time?
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