I know, I know I need to write up a proper and detailed summary of these last few weeks of jetting around on behalf of the Puritan. I’ve been home a few days now and needed to revert to domestic mode and deal with some real life rather than the exotic life of film. I’m not going to lie, it’s fab going to film festivals, being treated wonderfully by great people and getting to meet the rich and famous as well as seeing movies for free but at the same time, it’s not real life and it’s probably just as well that toilets need unblocking and wood needs chopping, just to remind me which way is up.
The Sitges Festival in Spain was wonderful though. The audiences appeared to love Kane and really embraced what the film was trying to do (sucks that Variety wasn’t so kind to it in their review though) and the Spanish distributors seemed to be really behind the film and are looking to give it a big release early next year. Apart from being great guys they are also amazing hosts and we ate at some fabulous restaurants and generally had a swell time. Felt very Bacchanalian in my indulgence. Something that seems worryingly easy to do in Spain. I got to meet Viggo Mortensen, which was a great pleasure; he’s a proper guy, very charming, self effacing and thoughtful. Had a brief chat with Duncan Jones, the director of MOON. If you haven’t seen this fabulous little sci-fi movie, I urge you to check it out. Sam Rockwell gives a fantastic performance(s).
Paul Berrow (Producer), Me and Samuel Hadida (Producer)


I promise I’ll write some more soon.
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