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| SXSW Pre-Production: HOLLYWOOD BUDDHA Director Philippe Caland |
by Scott Weinberg
THE 'HOLLYWOOD BUDDHA' PITCH: In a tent under the skeleton of his unfinished dream house, an independent Hollywood producer struggles to keep his head above water as everything falls apart around him.
Will this be your first time at South By Southwest? Any other film festival experience?
I have been to festivals as writer/producer for Boxing Helena, producer for Loved and Infinity, and director for Hollywood Buddha.
Describe your film in seven words or less.
"Spiritual peace and a positive cash flow."
When you were 14 years old, if someone asked you what you wanted to be when you grew up, what would your answer have been?
I would have said 'filmmaker'.
How did you get started in filmmaking?
I wrote the story for Boxing Helena and held on to the rights until now.
How have things changed for you since your film was accepted into the festival?
I will be shooting my next film in June.
When you were shooting the film, did you have SXSW (or other festivals) in mind?
No.
How did you get your film started? How did you go from script to finished product?
The film started as a short film, and it grew from there.
What's the single most important lesson you learned while making this film?
Pray for accidents.
When you were in pre-production, did you find yourself watching other great movies in preparation?
No.
If a studio said 'we love this, we love you, you can remake anything in our back catalogue for $40m' - what film, if any, would you remake?
Boxing Helena
Two-parter: Which actor would you cut off an arm to work with, and which relatively unknown actor in your own film do you want the world to start recognizing sooner rather than later?
No one is worth losing my arm for, however, I would love to work with Robin Wright Penn, and would love the world to recognize Betsy Clark.
The festival circuit: what could be improved, and what couldn't be?
I would like for the people who screen the films to email filmmakers back with an opinion on the film after they have turned them down.
Have you 'made it' yet? If not, at what point will you be able to say 'yes'?
I think 2004 is the year.
A movie is made by a lot of people in addition to the director, but often films will open with a credit that says "a film by." - Did you use that credit in your film? If so, defend yourself! If not, what do you think of those who do?
We had no 'A Film By...' credit in the beginning. And I don't judge those who do.
Hollywood Buddha, directed by Philippe Caland, premieres at the 2003 South By Southwest Film Festival. Click here for more info!
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originally posted: 03/06/04 22:32:15
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