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As it went last year, HE’s 2026 GoFundMe is a double-header. I’m trying to raise enough scratch to attend both the 2026 Cannes Film Festival (Monday, 5.11 thru Saturday, 5.23) and 2026 Venice Film Festival (Wednesday, 9.2 to Sunday, 9.12), and now HE’s 2026 GoFundMe page is up and rolling.
Given the hungry, grasping greed of the current Cannes apartment- and condo-owners and the difficulty of finding a decent, affordable place in both cities (the cramped Cote d’Azur shoebox that Jordan Ruimy and I shared last year was deplorable, and it cost over $2300), I’m starting HE’s GoFundMe campaign earlier than usual. May the early bird catch the worm!
I’m looking to raise $8K, give or take — $4K per festival. Rent, air fare, train fare, low-rent meals, cappucinos, baguettes, etc.
Please remember that HE stopped paywalling this site a couple of years ago, and that the content is entirely free and wide open, and this — this! — is the only pitch I’m making. $25 or $50…. whatever’s affordable. Oh, and if you’d rather keep your donation anonymous, please send it to my Venmo account — @gruver56.
Saturday, 1.10, 12:30 pm: Between public GoFundMe and private Venmo, the Cannes/Venice campaign has raised $1500 since late last night…a good start.
