The following message is from Klaus Messerschmidt Hjuler, the winner of the best short film at the White Sands International Film Festival in 2008. We are so glad that Klaus is generously sharing his thoughts and experiences about his trip with us!
My time in New Mexico was spent more or less after the same lovely pattern: Starting out watching movies in the morning at the festival cinema complex (The Aviator 10). After lunch I usually went to a film making lecture on acting, casting, editing, script writing, and such... Then I watched more films at the festival cinemas, had dinner, went to the special evening screenings of a selected feature film, at which an actor, director, producer or writer from the film was present to give a Q&A about his or her film.
Everyone I met was very sweet and nice to me, and I had a super time. The combination of being in beautiful New Mexico, watching a bunch of great films of all kinds, and hanging out with great people... You can't ask for more. I might add, that my short film "Frelseren / The Savior" actually won the first prize of the festival competition - for the best short fiction film - so that didn't make my trip less fulfilling!
I'd like to thank J.R. Beardsley and the whole crew around WSIFF for inviting me and for creating such a great festival. I hope to be back some day!
Klaus Messerschmidt Hjuler,
Copenhagen, Denmark
January 2008
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