Cannes Vs Oscars
Saturday, 15. March 2008, 08:46:00
Cannes vs Oscars
More and more filmmakers are flocking to Cannes film festival in France.Its all about filmmaking and interaction between the actors, filmmakers and technicians.Yes, it has its acclaimed Red carpet but its not popular with the movie people.
In comparison Oscar’s is a staged show which honours mainly American Cinema and that also in a not very transparent way!The jury is biased and influenced by the financial mafia which runs these shows.It came as no surprise that Oscars are not so popular anymore.Any way it’s a one day show and genuine filmmakers and artists are not interested in it anymore.Every word spoken is controlled and we speak of artistic freedom! It’s a joke.
Cannes is a beautiful city on the Atlantic coast where once a year all filmlovers gather to discuss and promote good filmmaking.Its about the World cinema and not merely French or European Cinema.The jury is a mixture of film people from different parts of the globe and dubbing of films in other languages is excellent! Filmmakers , promoters, budding artists, technicians have a chance of meeting their counterparts from different cultures and backgrounds and discuss shortcomings and advances in production and artistic freedom.Offcourse Hollywood and Bollywood both are represented their too!Another good example is Sundance film festival promoted by Robert Redford in America. Berlin film festival is more a subdued affair and technically superior to any other film festival.
No wonder that Michael moore’s film was banned in Oscars whereas it won critical acclaim in Cannes!
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