Well, by the time some of you read this I'll be on a plane to Cannes. What a crazy few weeks it's been preparing! This is the first time ever I'll be going to Cannes NOT as a seller, and NOT having to stand behind a booth for 10 days and meet with buyers every half hour on the hour. Yippee!

I will say though that standing behind a booth for 10 days at Cannes,I met a ton of interesting people from all over the world. One group that always impressed me the most were the Producers who were there making their own deals. They could jet in to Cannes, take a few meetings, and then spend the rest of the day doing whatever they wanted - and they weren't confined to the Palais or sales floor.

Don't get me wrong, it's not an easy game to be representing your own films to distributors, especially if you don't know what you're doing. But I found a couple of guys in our Film Specific community who kind of 'fell into it'...and now can't do without it. In fact, they are getting such good results that other producers are asking them to represent THEIR films at Cannes.

So I wanted to share with you an Audio Case Study with these guys - Vito & Bruno - and we're going to do a little before and after thing. In this Audio Case Study they discuss how they started working the markets on their own, how they built relationships with buyers, all the little tricks they're using to get their foot in the door, and what their strategy is for the market.

Then, AFTER Cannes, we'll follow it up with how it all went. What kinds of meetings they had, what worked in presenting to buyers, and best of all, what RESULTS they had in closing some deals.We'll also get to hear about any mistakes they made and anything they wish they'd done differently, so we can learn from that too.

So get up to speed with these guys and check out the Audio Case Study now....and maybe I'll even get a mid-week update from them while we're in Cannes.

Here's where you can check it out:http://www.filmspecific.com/members/640.cfm

And don't forget, our Guide to Navigating International Film Markets is still available for Free for Premium Members until the end of the month. It's a substantial download and has got all manner of tid-bits on planning your Film Market strategies (whether it's Cannes, AFM, whatever).

Alright everyone, the next time you'll hear from me it will be from right in the thick of things. I promise to send great updates - and if there's anything in particular you're interested in hearing about while I'm there, please let me know!

A bientot!

Stacey* PS: If you're going to Cannes, don't miss our FS Members Meet & Greet. You can get all the info right here: http://www.filmspecific.com/members/615.cfm