End of the Tour: All PR’d Out
What a great day this was… the perfect way to end the entire U.K. press tour. We kicked everything off with a final children’s workshop at NFT. The world-renowned National Film Theatre is run by the British Film Institute (BFI) – the BFI promotes understanding and appreciation of Britain’s rich film and television heritage and culture. So I’m not sure how I snuck in there. But they loved me.
This was by far the best of the animation workshops. It helped that I had an overhead projector for the “chalk talk.” The kids were very responsive, and so were the adults! I definitely got to flex my stand-up comedy muscles during this talk.
The screening and Q & A followed, with a very appreciative audience. I had a lot less interviews to do during the screening, but enough to still feel like we really got something done.
Many of the people from Momentum Pictures were there today (the distribution partner for the film in the U.K.). They were ecstatic with the turnout and the energy of the event. It really feels good to exceed people’s expectations.
We said goodbye to our press liason Ben, who now has certainly earned his Sunday off, especially after hearing my soundbite answers for the hundredth time. This tour gave my wife and I a fantastic whirlwind tour of the U.K., and I am so grateful to have such a direct connection with the fans of my movie. From the comments of the journalists and audience members I’ve met, I think “Hoodwinked” will do quite well here when it opens on Sept. 29.
Vicki and I ended the day with a nice dinner out in Soho. Cheers. Now it is off to a well-needed holiday in ITALY: birthplace of “That’s Amore,” Olive Garden and the mob. Yaaay!
September 2nd, 2006 at 7:43 pm
I love Olive Garden. I have never eaten at the Mob.
September 2nd, 2006 at 8:23 pm
Cheers Cory.
It’s so good to see the support you’ve gotten in the UK. I don’t remember hearing anything about such cool screenings and workshops in the US – did they do anything like this when you toured?
Have fun in Italy!
September 5th, 2006 at 3:15 pm
No, they didn’t.
There has also been a LOT less scrutiny over the animation in other countries. Some journalists have even said they “love the look” of the film, and don’t mind if it even appears cheaper than Pixar. As a matter of fact, it kind of ENDEARS us to many around the world because of that.
I think other countries are used to foreign films and unusual styles of animation, where in the U.S., we’ve become a bit pampered by the immaculate big studio stuff.
September 19th, 2006 at 5:45 pm
What’s new Cory? Just cause your back in the boring US of A doesn’t mean that cannot enlighten us with more of your curiousities!!!