(Cannes, recipe France) Packed wall to wall with people, the American Pavilion was the backdrop for one of the hottest parties at the Cannes Film Festival, “Queer Night, Hosted by Director Lee Daniels.” Daniels, whose film “Paperboy” starring Zach Efron, Nicole Kidman, Matthew McConaughey and John Cusack is in competition, enjoyed the warm reception from […]
(Cannes, viagra France) AMPAV alumni Jeff Nichols stopped by the American Pavilion to celebrate his film “Mud” which is slated for its Red Carpet Premiere tomorrow evening at the Lumiere Theater. The film stars Reese Witherspoon and Matthew McConaughey and tells the story of Mud (McConaughey), online a fugitive who with the help of two […]
(Cannes, France) Congratulations to the winners of the Student Filmmaker and Emerging Artist Showcase here on Thursday! The Emerging Artist and Student Filmmaker Showcase have been American Pavilion mainstays that give a definitive spotlight to tomorrow’s generation of artists who exhibit incredible skill and command of the film image. Every year, a talented group of […]
(Cannes, treatment France) Directors Ken Burns and Philip Kaufman shared a moment at the American Pavilion before Burns participated in a panel discussion with his daughter Sarah Burns, decease and David McMahon for their new documentary “The Central Park 5” which is screening here at the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival.
(Cannes, France) After an amazing discussion on his latest HBO film “Hemingway & Gellhorn” which is making its debut here at the Cannes Film Festival, director Philip Kaufman participated in a book signing on the American Pavilion terrace alongside panel moderator and book author Annette Insdorf for “Philip Kaufman: Contemporary Film Directors.” “Hemingway & Gellhorn” […]
(Cannes, France) Director Jennifer Lynch, daughter of famed filmmaker David Lynch dropped by the American Pavilion with her producing and screenwriting team to discuss their new Tim Roth film “A Fall From Grace. Roth plays a detective who is hunting down a serial killer. The intimate discussion covered a wide range of topics from Lynch’s […]
(Cannes, France) Beasts of the Wild, the newly acquired Fox Searchlight film, is all the rage here at the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival and the Director Benh Zeitlin, Screenwriter Lucy Alibar, Cinematographer Ben Richardson and Producers Josh Penn and Dan Janvey visited the American Pavilion to dish about their award winning feature film which […]
(Cannes, France) Film acquisitions is one of the biggest topics around the Cannes Film Festival as hundreds of filmmakers flood the market in search of distribution deals for their various projects. Industry tastemakers Scoot Shooman(CBS Films), Peter Van Steemberg (Magnolia Pictures), Arianna Bocco (IFC), and Rob Williams (Indominia Media) offered a wealth of information about […]
(Cannes, France) So you’ve made the film. What next? Many often wonder how festivals choose their programming selection or what film festivals are best to submit their projects too. John Nein (Sundance Film Festival), Rose Kuo (Lincoln Center), Frederick Boyer (Tribeca Film Festival) and Lane Kneedler (AFI) offered insight to American Pavilion guests on the […]
(Cannes, France) Securing money for a film production is one of the hardest things to do in today’s film market. However, will several different avenues available nowadays from kickstarter to indiegogo as well as finding investors, there are now more options on the table to assist in getting a production off the ground. Knowing these […]