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In The Cannes

U-M senior David Devries' short documentary
wins Best Film at the famed French film festival.

By Kale Davidoff

F

, or most aspiring young filmmakers,
a trip to the Cannes Film Festival
is only a dream. For University of

Michigan senior David Devries of
West Bloomfield, the dream was just the begin-
ning of a fantastic reality that had him winning
at the Cannes Film Festival.

Devries applied to a program through Real
Ideas Studios to go to Cannes and compete in a

short documentary competition. After sending in
examples of his work and landing an interview,
he was accepted to the program and on his way
to Cannes, France.

The program is for people from all around
the world, including students, grad students and
even some film and TV professionals. Devries

was one of the younger members of his group;
but age was no factor in his acceptance as the

Devries' team took two

days for pre-production, filmed
it over two days and spent
the next five days editing and

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Mallory Conte, both of Farmington
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Rachel Kaplan of Farmington Hills and
Caryn Zeitlin of Novi

getting any extra shots they
needed. Most of the film-

making was done during the
day. At night, Devries used
his accredited photo ID to

.
David Devries on the red carpet at the
Cannes Film Festival

walk the red carpet, see all
the films and enjoy the sites,
sounds and nightlife of Cannes.

Near the end of the festival, Devries' group
submitted its film. It, along with other films
created during the week, was judged by three
filmmakers.
Devries' film, Lumiere, was screened at one

of the theaters in the Festival Palace. At the fol-

cinematographer for their film.
Devries arrived at Cannes on May 10, shortly

lowing award ceremony, it won Best Film. The
prize was Adobe's new Creative Suite 5, which

before the festival began, to meet with his group
members and come up with an idea for their

includes professional tools to help edit and
finalize films.

short documentary. The group decided to make a
film examining and contrasting the life choice of

Devries is majoring in psychology and screen
arts and culture. He has always loved movies

acting on stage with the grandeur of film acting
and the fame and glamour associated with it.

and chose U-M, in part, because of its film
program. He has worked on every aspect of

filmmaking, is on the executive board of U-M's
student-run film production club and is working
on another film club.

"I have always loved movies," Devries said.
"I decided that I would go into film pretty early

on. I am hoping in the future I will be able to
continue making films, writing and directing
my own ideas. I don't have any plans yet to

move to L.A. or to stay in Michigan. I guess I
will just wait until I graduate and see where

the best opportunities for what I would like to
do are." @

Kale Davidoff 19, of West Bloomfield is a junior at
Michigan State University in East Lansing.

WMU. And they want Jewish life on campus.
Hillel provides that.
As more Jewish students from Detroit,
Chicago and elsewhere flock to WMU, our
Hillel grows. What was "a small Hillel" is
now one of the largest RSOs on campus.
We were nominated for the RSO most
committed to diversity, and awarded "best
student-designed website" of the year. Our
Hebrew hoodies are quickly becoming a
popular and well-recognized item on campus.
Our new executive board nearly doubled in
size this past year. Our presence is stronger
on campus than ever before. Does WMU have
a dynamic Hillel? Yes, we do. @

Erin Kaplan of West Bloomfield is a junior at
Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. She is
president of the WMU Hillel.

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