English major and Film studies minor at The College of William and Mary in Virginia, USA

During the Festival I worked mainly with representatives of the Canadian Film Center to coordinate the Future of Cinema Salon Series that Fest21 was hosting in conjunction with CFC and the Canadian Film Board. We put on two MingleTalk/networking events on the Future of Distribution and Finance, a Future of Blockbuster Panel and a demo screening of Late Fragment. I worked a lot on publicizing the events around the Palais and Croisette, but I also helped make sure the events ran smoothly.

I also added blog entries to Fest21.com about the events and screenings I was able to attend in my free time. Premieres I attended were: Blindness, Two Lovers, Cursed for Gold, and Synecdoche, New York.

My favorite moment at the Festival this year was the first time I got to walk the red carpet for Blindness—it was the first night of Festival and you could feel the anticipation in the air.

Jessica Boysen (N° 4 in this picture with fest21.com staff)