Helvetica film screening in Paris was a long awaiting moment for me and I’m sure for many designers and type lovers. Having the chance to watch this film in the Palais de Tokyo was even better.
Even if the weather were not on our side, a storm fell down on the city during all the night, many graphic designers made displacement. I was nevertheless a little bit disappointed because the system of reservation set up by Fsept (the organizer) made this event less festive than it could have been.

Some “known heads” was present: the team of Experimental Jetset, Peter Gabor, Catherine de Smet, Michel Chanaud (Etapes magzine and of course Gary Hutswit, film director. Gary Hutswit achieved to make this film with intelligence, dynamism and humour. It was also very interesting to see so many huge graphic designers speeching of the helvetica but also of their approach of graphic design and of their creative universe. After the screening, the audience was entitled to a session of Q&A with the director and also a presentation by Nik Thonen (AD of Palais de Tokyo) of the font “PDT” based on Helvetica. It would too long to write here all the exchanges with Gary and the audience. So soon you will be able to read here a full interview with Gary Hutswit.

The release of the DVD is scheduled for October 2007. Gary promises us very many bonus in it…

I’ve took some picture of the event here.