Julien Vallée: OFFF Paris

Words by Alex Bec, Thursday 05 August 2010

More great work from Canada’s impossible filmmaker Julien Vallée… this time showing a very considerate way of getting a set of sponsors into a promotional piece with a lightness and wit that only enhances their reputations. The piece was made for the fantastic OFFF festival in Paris where Julien was one of the keynote speakers.

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