Cannes, festival and marketplace, appeals most to any filmmaker dreaming of discovery. The most important player on the scene is Harvey Weinstein, the make-or-break mogul of Miramax … if you can get to see him.

Stephen Walker followed four filmmakers through the hustle and bustle of Cannes 1998. James Merendino from Los Angeles hopes his seventh film, SLC PUNK, about the punk rock scene in Salt Lake City, will propel him to fame. Mike Hakata, cans of film on his lap, takes the bus from London. Fellow Londoner Lloyd paints his truck as an advert for his script [about cannabis] and puts his sleeping bag in the back. Frenchman Erick Zonca, director of the acclaimed Dream Life of Angels, is wary of what success can bring. Putting things into perspective, Waiting for Harvey is a comical film about success, money and tinsel.