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'Harry Potter as well as the Deathly Hallows' cast at one of the final photocalls. Steven Spielberg preems 'The Adventures of Tintin' in Paris. Every year, the 80 roughly people in the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. spend the majority of time flying forward and backward within the U.S. and across the world, attending tests and press junkets and talking with celebs regarding latest film."Our press conferences are pretty serious and expected," states former leader Philip Berk, who produces for FilmInk Australia. "But sometimes something really special happens."Here's an example: When the HPFA gang travelled to Paris in October for your "Tintin" junket, furthermore they handled to setup a press conference with exiled director Roman Polanski for "Carnage.""In 33 years of being while using HFPA, this really is really the first time I've ever met him which he was very affable, charming and remarkably accessible," Berk states. "Clearly, we didn't desire to broach the subject from the scandal once we are there to go over the film, but he really alluded in it several occasions. That was pretty memorable."Judy Solomon, an connect since 1956 who reps Israel and produces for Women's World, confirms the Paris trip was "most likely probably the most outstanding moment of year. To acquire two leaders like Spielberg and Polanski in one day? It can't have better, and they're both so competent to interview -- you'll be able to request them anything."Solomon last asked Polanski personally in 1974 when he had been dwelling in Hollywood. "Clearly a great deal has happened ever since then, but he retains the identical desire for film," she states.HFPA member Yukiko Nakajima, who produces for your Japanese market, also cites the Paris trip. "Spielberg was fascinating, while he spoken about how exactly he first discovered Tintin in the French summary of 'Indiana Manley,' " she recalls. "So he bought the rights, nevertheless it then needed him thirty years to produce the film."Jorge Camara, who produces for your Dominican Republic's Cineasta, which has offered as HFPA leader six occasions, states talking with Pedro Almodovar recently for "The Skin Home Is,Inch will be a standout interview "together with a genuine insight. He told us he's had many proposes to direct Hollywood studio pictures, but switched these lower as they couldn't be employed in the Hollywood system, while Polanski told us he, unlike lots of European company company directors who attempted making it in Hollywood, understood the best way to 'work the machinery.' "Ruben Nepales, who produces for your Philippines market, cites Mickey Rourke for "Immortals" and Robin Williams for "Happy Foot Two" because the wedding press conferences of year. "Mickey is actually colorful -- a journalist's dream while he doesn't hold anything back," Nepales states. "He told us about bulking around play a rugby player within the next film, 'The Beautiful Game,' and mentioned his physician had OK'd him to take advantage of steroid drugs - they'd help his energy, stamina and also the sex existence. Nobody could quite accept it. At another point, he apologized to his agent inside the back for saying another factor he shouldn't have."According to Nepales, Williams appeared to become uncontrollable, but in a really different way. "He's carrying out a 1-guy show every time we view him," states the journalist, "and this time around around, since he'd got remarried again each week roughly before, he known to his honeymoon in Paris -- all in French. He awoke and did a quarter-hour round the honeymoon, plus it was hysterical."For Gabriel Lerman, who produces for that country shops, an HFPA trip in September to Polk and Miami was best. "First, we visited Winter, the dolphin star of 'Dolphin Tale' in their aquarium near Polk, and so they shown us how her prosthetic tail labored, and many people got not not even close to her in addition to touched her. That was incredible.InchThe audience then travelled to Miami to visit the audience of "Charlie's Angels." "We met the celebs, and there's no fighting or anything such as this, but we are in a position to tell something wasn't quite working," he recalls. "So nobody was that surprised if the was cancelled 2 days later."For German Karen Martin, who produces for Swiss, German and Japanese shops, the highlight would London for your final "Harry Potter" film. "It absolutely was bittersweet, because we asked all the kids when the franchise began about 10 years ago, and spoken on their behalf for every one since, which is like watching family develop,Inch she states. "They were all so shy and nervous 10 years ago, which we had them gain confidence and become more fun over time.In . Because the eight-movie multibillion-dollar franchise has finally ended, "you question how their careers will establish,In . she adds. "What is going to they're doing next?"GOLDEN GLOBES RACETops in tubthumps? Best Picture: Drama Best Picture: Comedy or Musical Television Animation Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com