For weeks now I've tried to settle in my shed to complete the screenplay for Tilo in Real Life only to be distracted by the ongoing business of Voyageuse. This week proved no different. On Wednesday – Halloween – I travelled to Bristol where the film was scheduled to screen at the Watershed followed by a Q&A.
En route, I received the news that V. has been nominated for the Discovery Award at this year's BIFAs – the British Independent Film Awards. A few months ago, out of the blue I received a call from BIFA asking if I'd care to submit. After perusing the various categories I decided the Discovery Award was my only shot, thinking – somewhat glumly – that a film with as many festival rejections as V didn't stand much of a chance. For once I'm glad to be proved wrong.
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