MEETING A FRENCH FILM PRODUCER

I WAS busy at my desk today when one of our bosses (an editor) said some French guys were coming.

A few minutes later two men with TV cameras and bags slung over their shoulders entered the building.

They had a chat with the boss and then with another editor.

As they were about to leave, I met one of them and introduced myself.

Me: “Bonjour, je m’appelle Thomas (Hellow, my name is Thomas)."

Person 1: “Bonjour. My name is Olivier. You speak French?”

Me: “Oui, je parle un peu de français  (Yes, I speak a bit of French).”

Olivier : “Tu travailles ici  (You work here)?”

Me : “Oui, je travaille ici (Yes, I work here).”

Person 2: “Hellow. My name is Paul. You speak French?”

Me: “Bonjour, je m’appelle Thomas. J'apprends le français (I'm Thomas. I am learning French).”

Paul : “Where did you learn French?”

Me: “Avec L’Alliance Française (With the Alliance Francaise).

It so happens (after being given their contacts and details and searching the net) that the two – Paul Comiti and Olivier Azpitarte - are award-winning film makers and were visiting PNG.

I will have to check with the editors on what information they have got.

The two asked me for contacts and I gave two names and some details of their countrymen who reside here in Port Moresby.

Hopefully that should help them with their work – and I hope to meet them again.

I let them out of the office.  

"Merci Thomas. Au revoir," they said and left.