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May 09, 2005
In for a pound (400): Scots short hits Cannes
27-year-old Ben Crowe found out Friday his £400 short is one of 9 in competetion at Cannes: The Man who Met Himself, reports the Scotsman, is the story of a private detective investigating a mysterious suicide. Crowe wrote, directed and shot the film, before editing it on his Mac at home. "His friend, charity worker Preti Taneja, 28, who is now his girlfriend, was co-writer and producer of the 10 minute short. Ms Taneja... said: "This is just a fairytale for us. None of us have ever been to film school and the film was made for £400 of our own money. We just decided to make it when Ben sold his mandolin to raise money to buy his camera." Their problem now? How to raise the cash to get to Cannes this week. The Beeb's on the case of the doppleganger's doppleganger short, too: "A great film comes out of a great idea, and with today's technology, anyone can make a good film for hundreds of pounds."
Posted by at May 9, 2005 08:22 AM
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