BUFF #7 - THE AFTERMATH
BUFF #7 turned out better than it had any right to. With limited resources, limited funding and severely understaffed, it was the best BUFF in the last four years.
What success it had was due primarily to the superheroic efforts of the two co-managing directors, Anna Feder and Kevin Monahan. New to Boston and having worked on the Northampton Film Festival on Halloween weekend, they put together a program and a festival in a remarkable short period of time.
It certainly was the best programmed festival, with no films we neeeded to feel embarassed about, and the opening night reception at Orleans and the closing night awards ceremony at Johnny D's were the bookends for a true celebration of alternative film. Both the filmmakers and the audience had a good time,
BUFF has always had a late start, but ths year not only was the program better, but, surprisingly, there was also more sponsors and advertisers.
True, the festival took a psysical, psychological and financial toll on those who put it together, but the success of the festival does provide the basis for a better festival next year. After all, we were up against the 48-hour film festival, the Soirero event at the Coolidge, Todd Solendz b4eing in town and some truly good alternative screenings at other venues.
I just want to say a personal "Thank You" to Anna and Kevin, and to those like Izzy, Moira, Byron, Mike and Ed, who helped make it happen, as well as the continuing suport of Christy Scott Cashman of Saint-Aire Productions, Newbury Comics, and my old friend Gus Rancatore of Toscanini's Ice Cream and the Someday Cafe.
Certainly, Davis
What success it had was due primarily to the superheroic efforts of the two co-managing directors, Anna Feder and Kevin Monahan. New to Boston and having worked on the Northampton Film Festival on Halloween weekend, they put together a program and a festival in a remarkable short period of time.
It certainly was the best programmed festival, with no films we neeeded to feel embarassed about, and the opening night reception at Orleans and the closing night awards ceremony at Johnny D's were the bookends for a true celebration of alternative film. Both the filmmakers and the audience had a good time,
BUFF has always had a late start, but ths year not only was the program better, but, surprisingly, there was also more sponsors and advertisers.
True, the festival took a psysical, psychological and financial toll on those who put it together, but the success of the festival does provide the basis for a better festival next year. After all, we were up against the 48-hour film festival, the Soirero event at the Coolidge, Todd Solendz b4eing in town and some truly good alternative screenings at other venues.
I just want to say a personal "Thank You" to Anna and Kevin, and to those like Izzy, Moira, Byron, Mike and Ed, who helped make it happen, as well as the continuing suport of Christy Scott Cashman of Saint-Aire Productions, Newbury Comics, and my old friend Gus Rancatore of Toscanini's Ice Cream and the Someday Cafe.
Certainly, Davis
2 Comments:
"byron..." I think that David meant Bryan- the 18 year old (now 19) prodigy that designed our program- check out www.bryanmckay.com- mad props to Chip Moore and Bob Lewis who ended up with a larger burden than they probably bargained for. Thanks to management of the Somerville Theatre who we probably should have informed beforehand that we were showing hardcore pornography on their screens and thank you David for continually appreciating Kevin and I in your blogs- and thank you to everyone who volunteered and sponsored, and advertised and donated- we will be bcak next year and we will get sleeker and more organized- we will give the IFFB a run for their...you know the rest
anna
I'd also like to congratulate Anna and Kevin on pulling together the Boston Underground Film Festival. Under the stress they seemed preternaturally cool (now that's what I call a compliment). Same congrats to Chip, Christina, volunteers and others mentioned whose efforts added exponentially to the inspired good times.
Kris
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