MARK JUDDERY WRITER, AUTHOR, SCREENWRITER & JOURNALIST
Member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance, the Australian Society of Travel Writers, and the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association.
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Tribeca Days
Through most of the Tribeca Film Festival, I spent my time at Chelsea, the cool New York district that isn’t actually that close to the Tribeca district. That’s where most of the screenings (and the press office) are located. Still, the first so-called “Tribeca” Film Festival I covered, only a few months ago (but it [...]
Read PostTribeca Film Fest – final comments (only 8 days late!)
Since the Tribeca Film Festival ended, I’ve been exhausted. Actually, I was exhausted for most of the time it was still happening. If you are a film buff at a film festival, and are given a pass to allow to watch as many films as you want (plus the journalistic obligation to see as many [...]
Read PostCops and Actors
Earlier this year, as you might recall from the news, a 59-year-old actor named Colin Tarrant took his own life. He had been struggling with bankruptcy, despite being a famous face on television not so long ago. You might remember him as the straight-laced Inspector Monroe on The Bill, back when it was still being [...]
Read PostA writer’s most embarrassing moment
Recently, I had perhaps my most embarrassing moment as a journalist. The Tribeca Film Festival in New York was premiering a film called The Fourth Dimension, made by three different writer-directors: a Pole, a Russian and an American. Yes, I’m sure that would be the beginnings of a terrific joke, but it’s actually three short [...]
Read PostFirst two days of Tribeca
As I write this, the Tribeca Film Festival in New York is winding down for another year. I’ve spent much of the past 10 days at this festival (which helps explain why I didn’t blog last week). A couple of weeks before each festival, I go through the list of films to work out which [...]
Read PostChallenging Tribeca
In a few days, the Tribeca Film Festival begins in New York. A decade after it was first held, this is already considered one of the world’s most important film festivals. But how much help is Tribeca for an up-and-coming filmmaker – especially if you make short films, or documentaries… or even short documentaries? I’ve [...]
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