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economist suntribune entertainment saturday june 29 2002 markham film buff hangs out with the stars at cannes by chrissie obrien special the toronto film festival is good but nothing like cannes and markham film buff wade raymer should know he recently returned from the annual star- studded gathering in france mr raymer 21 was able to go after winning an online contest through showcase tv top prize was an all- expenses junket the university of toronto film stu dent took his parents along it still hasnt registered i was in cannes for 11 days said mr raymer who says his interest in film began in the early 1990s when he saw pulp fiction a woman phoned and asked me if i d like to go to the festival and being a right- minded person i thought this was a joke at cannes the raymers attended gala premieres mingled with stars and cine ma executives and walked the red carpet if i do get into the industry it will be from the creative side so i tried to see films i knew would be good and the ones i knew i would never see in north america mr raymer says he is a fan of the toronto film festival which he has been attending for at least five years but he says its not the same as the larger cannes extravaganza where he took in close to 30 movies i saw crazy japanese films and weird western films i saw the movie that won the palme dor the festivals biggest prize called the pianist directed by roman polanski the cannes trip was inspiring because no one i meet in school will ever have the experience ive had the toronto festival is about the love of cinema cannes is about the business of cinema mr raymers dream is to make films and says his former high school teach ers declared the planets were aligned right when they heard he won the prize even people in cannes when they heard what my interests were said they were impressed that the right person had won ruth anne raymer says she was thrilled with the opportunity the adven ture in france had provided for her son he got to see everything he wanted to see she said it was so wonderful that the person who went to cannes has aspirations to one day be there as part of the industry blending in on the red carpet was the trips only challenge my son had to wear a tuxedo to the premieres and we had to find one for him said mrs raymer proud to be canadian the cutting e pge landscaping 100 canadian bulk suppliers of landscape materials including cutting edge blend soil 5050 blend triple mix mushroom compost top soil bark mulch cedar pine sand gravel celebrating 15 years of uncompromising quality and service delivery available 7 days a week including holidays s8bsb3me3btwi grand opening today off wosjlbine ave ii 905 4742093 or visit us at wwwlptca suits sport jacket golf shirts dress shirts anagers special amd duron 1 ghz system 1 ghz duron processor keyboard r 1 hoo uco jrj 1st come 1st serve 128 meg nocr 20g hdd tax j 1 year warrantv 1 7 samtron monitorvvavr software customers choice 52x cdrom panasonic 35 floppy drive not included ka4 frt mm network hubs cables cards switches ii- c printers hp lexmark epson canon pc hp ibm compaq clones cartridges hp lexmark canon epson m menswear direct 5762 hwy 7 no frills plaza 9 j4s refreshments all day opening mon fri 95 sat 9430 we accept mc interac amex and maestro