Ruari Elkington, the theatrical/acquisitions manager at Antidote Films, is at the IDFA documentary festival and market in Amsterdam. Torn from his tired brain, this is the real deal on working life at a screen market.
Amsterdam. A city where nobody bats an eyelid at children donning blackface to celebrate Christmas while whole families cycle helmet free and happy through cobbled streets. I suspect the average Australian mothers’ group would have kittens here. If you’re the parent of a golden haired cherub, the safest mode of transport appears to be wrap them in a scarf, strap them to a bike facing oncoming traffic and pedal furiously.
