After the screening in San Sebastian, a woman seeking me out, grabbing hold of my cuff with tears in her eyes telling me how much she loved the film and promising to see everything I ever do. It's amazingly different compared to ten years ago. I have always been influenced by realist film theory. But labels are just that labels. I believe in telling stories, honestly, truthfully.
Cinema is a window on the world, with unboundless possibilities for expressing the human condition.
Escapism is the minimum that it can do. We have given fellowship, knowledge, information, support, training and much more to 1,500 members yearly. Many of our members have gone on to be very successful. The NPA already is accepted by the industry as a whole as the voice of new film producers. I hope that we will be able to have enough influence to facilitate practical, official support for our training scheme and other initiatives.