Venice Film Festival - Day 10

This is my favorite photo I have taken today.... Not a classic red carpet shot, but I just like it.

Shannyn Sossamon on the red carpet for Monte Hellman's film: Road To Nowhere
Copyright: Anne-Marie Michel 2010

Last day of the Venice Film Festival tomorrow..... Looking forward to the award ceremony! 

Venice Film Festival - Day 8

So far this has been an interesting trip.... My journey into work this morning was spiced up with a bit of flooding.... kept the cameras high and dry and made this video. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8j1RWhlizo

Other cool things in the last couple days, I've actually managed to go to a couple film screenings (which is very unusual for me while working a festival!).

The first one I saw was Essential Killing..... Vincent Gallo stars... very cool movie... would definitely recommend. Theres been so many movies coming out about us troops in Afghanistan, and all these 'evil' Taliban people...... Essential Killing gives a refreshing different perspective without trying to make a huge political statement. just a good film.... go see it.

Photo from the 'Essential Killing' Photocall - Venice Film Festival 2010
copyright - Anne-Marie Michel

The film I watched in my photocall/premeire break today was Tsumentai Nattaigyo (which translates to 'Cold Fish').... Japanese horror film from cult director Shion Sono. based on a true story of Japanese serial killers.... its a story of two tropical fish shop owners who become friends and join forces until it surfaces that one of the men is not what he seems. it goes on--plot thickens--- and turns into one of the more disturbing films i have ever seen..... 

Sexually violent... very gory... people regularly being dismembered...rape.. with a tad of twisted comedy thrown in too.

A guy sitting a row in front of me actually vomited.

This film just made me think back to the reading I did for my dissertation at LCF...... One essay in particular on 'Wound Culture'.... (cant remember who wrote it, but if anyone's interested shoot me an email and i'll try to find it.)

Anyways, cant say i'll be watching that movie again in a hurry.

If you want to see the film festival photos I've been shooting click here.

Venice Film Festival - Day 3

Been very busy here in Venice!
The big premieres so far have been: Black Swan, Machete, Miral, and Somewhere.
Here's a few photos that i have plucked from my galleries on my agencies website..... see the galleries here: http://www.featureflash.com

Black Swan Premiere

Quentin Tarantino arrives by boat

Jessica Alba - Machete Premiere

Qlix Magazine - Issue 2

Here is a sneak peak of the cover I shot for Qlix Magazine's second issue!
Hits the shelves in September!

Photography and styling: Anne-Marie Michel www.annemariemichel.com
Artwork: Chor Boogie www.chorboogie.com

bird head: Lu Flux
top: Olanic
trousers: Ana Sekuluac


www.qlixmag.com

Salt in Leicester Square

Life Ball 2010

 Spent the last few days in Vienna, Austria photographing the Life Ball 2010.
(for those of you who don't know, the Life Ball is a glitzy AIDS charity event characterized by its quirky take on a traditional Viennese ball.)

An amazing venue...  Held outside between the Vienna City Hall and the parliment building on a giant red carpet .... watched the breathtaking opening with fantastic dancers/operettas/orchestras.... performers in massive dresses being dropped into the stage by a crane..... and a red carpet full of attendees in amazing costumes, all with the common theme of 'Earth'.

Lots of celebrities also attend the event, with Whoopie Goldburg singing in full costume during one of the performances.
Unfortunately, Mother Nature decided to open the heavens and the Austrian authorities ordered the outdoor event to be closed as a huge storm approached.
 3/4 of the event didn't get the chance to take place. Such a shame!

Here are some of the photos....

To  see more of my photos from this event: http://featureflash.photoshelter.com/gallery/AUT-Life-Ball-2010/G0000bBvpXzbodXI/

Hello Magazine

The 'Good Night Deer' photo editorial I photographed with Marko Mitanovski's designs for Qlix Magazine is featured in 'Hello Magazine' this week. (top image & bottom image at the top left)

Capital Summertime Ball at Wembley

LCF BA Fashion Design and Technology graduate show

black eyed peas link to photos

http://mavrixonline.com/index.php/2010/05/28/the-e-n-d/?pid=13115