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Our Man in Cannes: Austin-area filmmaker sells his short
CANNES, France — Dana Glover of Round Rock-based Midian Films had an unexpected surprise at this year’s festival.
As he did last year, he came to Cannes with a short film, this one called “TKL,” which was intended to be a calling card for people interested in financing a full-length film. Instead, he sold the short — an almost unheard-of event.
Turns out that several European countries are starting to show shorts on cable networks, and the channels need content.
The buyer of “TKL” was the Mini Movie Channel, www.minimovie.com. The channel has outlets in France, Russia and Luxembourg.
Glover did not disclose the sales price but said he hopes the deal will lead to a full-length feature.
Press material for the short describe it this way: “Kristi is on a secret rendezvous to meet a friend at a local bar. The bar happens to be near the site of several unsolved murders. After her friend is a no-show, Kristi discovers she’s being hunted in a terrifying game of cat and mouse.”
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