Welcome to my first blog for Fest21.I'm primarily a media agent, journalist, reviewer, photography agent, website portal developer and social and community entrepreneur.For my of my career I've been based in Sydney, Australia.My background includes sales and marketing in the Australian pay television sector, where I worked untill approx 2000.In 2001 I entered freelance journalism, and it wasn't untill 2003 I became better known as a media agent, new media entrepreneur and television presenter (C...

This past April I covered the Philadelphia Film Festival(Cinefest09) as Press. <!--break--> I'm creating the possibility of covering Film Festival's around the world, blogging, interviewing and reviewing! <!--break--> Here's a sampling of pre-Festival Coverage: <!--break--> Last week, held at Patou Restaurant, I attended Curators on Tour, a lively and informative conversation with the Curators of the Festival regarding How, Why and What films...

"Anthony Artis' "The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide" is a good primer for the entry-level documentary filmmaker, presented in a breezy, down-to-earth vernacular style." -Thomas White, Editor of Documentary Magazine, a publication of the International Documentary Association. "I vouch for this book...extremely helpful for the newborn documentary filmmaker." -Albert Maysles, Grey Gardens "The book is a very easy, straightforward read with plenty of grap...