Market screenings, for films hoping to attract a distributor, are often so packed they resemble passenger trains in third-world countries; if someone yelled fire in these crowded theaters, the resulting stampede would mean no one would be left to bid on David Hasselhoff movies.
It was the party of the night -- or at least the party in the 9-to-midnight time slot -- at the 55th Cannes Film Festival, where attendance at soirees in breathtaking settings on yachts, in cliff-side villas or around hotel pools is as important as the business meetings and the market screenings.
Her tireless efforts make sure that no detail is overlooked from film selection, marketing, screenings to the many special events connected with the festival, such as a "Women in Film" panel discussion, which will be held from 6 30 to 8 30 p.m. Thursday in Capital One Café, 821 Americana Way, Glendale.
These include the "Farm and Flea" markets, regular screenings of films from sci-fi to John Waters and concerts that have so far included artists such as Grimes, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Angel Olsen.
As a weekend-long exhibition, the four-day event's performances, panels, pop-up markets, film screenings and networking hours span music, film, art, creative education and comedy.
It's impossible to take in all the conference panels, marketing activations, screenings and performances that are offered, both as an official part of the festival and as side events.
Besides cheap beer and wine, Szimpla Kert sells wood-fired pizza and hosts regular farmers' markets, flea markets and film screenings.
There are no prizes, and therefore no juries; no market, no press screenings, no red carpets or paparazzi photo calls.
The main concert space, built for cabaret shows, feels like a music hall – all dim lighting and plush red velvet in an intimate underground setting, but the crowd is always up for everything – from Egyptian cabaret, jazz and hip-hop gigs to experimental music festivals, vintage markets and film screenings.
Festivals, parties, themed markets and film screenings also pepper the centre's calendar, and its owners run another couple of Kadıköy-Moda must-visits in the wine bar Yer (Caferağa Mahallesi, Ferit Tek Sokagi 25/A) and the brunch spot Dün Moda (Caferağa Mahallesi, Lütfü Bey Sokak 42/6).
The square is a public space, holding a weekly farmers' market, concerts, outdoor film screenings and more.
