In Montreal, questions surround the fate of the Montreal World Film Festival, set to kick off this week. The Globe and Mail weighs in with a look at a former PR rep for the fest who is working to repair the event's image:
It's a tall order. Novek, at 67, is one of the most seasoned PR veterans in Montreal, having advised both the Toronto Festival of Festivals (now the Toronto International Film Festival) and Montreal's World Film Festival in their inaugural editions almost 30 years ago. Now he's been called out of semi-retirement to prop up the World Fest, an organization that could politely be described as in a shambles.
