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"M Y . Y A C H T"
To Open MIPCOM 2003
Producer/Star
Not Allowed to Attend!

Tom Wontner and Anna Neil in "My Yacht"

by Dr. Susan Block

Tom Wontner's HDTV comic romance "My Yacht" premieres at MIPCOM 2003 in Cannes on Friday, October 10 at 9:30 am.

A wannabe filmmaker named Ben, played by Tom Wontner (also the producer of "My Yacht"), comes to the legendary Cannes Film Festival, only to find himself constantly being turned away from screenings and hotel parties. Desperate to impress Laura, the wannabe actress/woman of his dreams played by Anna Neil, Ben pretends to be a billionaire movie producer with a yacht.

As so often happens in Cannes, life seems to be imitating art with the opening of "My Yacht," in that Wontner, the producer/star, may not be able to attend it, even though he is coming to Cannes just for the occasion.

"In reality, I have not managed to get a MIPCOM pass," Wontner told the Cannes Bla Bla, "I am broke having just produced this film!...I will probably end up being turned away from the premiere of my own film! How ironic is that?...When I spoke to Peter Rhodes (MIPCOM International Sales Team Managing Director) about it, he said, 'All producers want to get in for free, and we just can't allow it.'"

There are three High-Definition screenings of "My Yacht" in the 140 seat HDTV venue at the Palais (Auditorium K, Level 4). The first is on Friday October 10th at 9.30am, then Sunday October 13th at 2.15pm, and finally Monday October 14th at 9am.

Don't miss it! And if you see a guy who looks like the fellow in the "My Yacht" photo above hanging around the outside of the Palais looking forlorn, you may want to lend him your MIPCOM pass so the man can enjoy his own movie.

On second thought, that could land you in more trouble with the MIPCOM bureaucrats than pretending to own somebody else's yacht.

If you're going to MIPCOM, and you want more information about "My Yacht," contact BLUE at stand number 25.07 on Level 01. If you're not going to MIPCOM or haven't managed to snag a pass, click here.

For the Story of Another
Great Cannes Yacht
The ADRIA 1934
click here