Wrapping up our NYC stay for the New York premiere of ‘I’m Not Britney’ with just a couple hours left before rushing to JFK airport, we sat down with Jerry Rudes, director of the 25-year-old Avignon Film Festival and our host at Cinémonde, for a farewell lunch. Here are some of the highlights of what Jerry had to say. Unplugged. With NYC traffic, oblivious waitresses and all.

So enjoy Jerry in bite size morsels!

As a film festival director, what’s your criteria for choosing a film?

How did I’m Not Britney fit into that for you?

What do you think of Ndoema and her performance in the film?

On acting …

… and inner beauty

What was the audience reaction to the screening?

The word ‘passion’ is coming up a lot, why?

September 14th, 2009 | Tags: avignon film festival, cinemonde, film festivals, jerry rudes, New York | Category: film festivals, interviews, screenings, video | Subscribe to comments | Both comments and pings are currently closed