MEET ME at the AMERICAN PAVILION 2019 SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 Myriam Sassine, Producer, Abbout Productions (Amal, Panoptic, Tramontane) 2:30 PM | INDUSTRY IN FOCUS: Ryan Zacarias, Producer (Give Me Liberty, Bull, SECRETS OF PR PROS The Mountain) Top film publicists share their tips and insights into Moderated by Maria Raquel Bozzi, Film the often misunderstood world of film publicity. Independent, Senior Director of Education & Emma Griffiths, Emma Griffiths PR, President International Initiatives Annie Jeeves, Cinematic Red, Publicist & Founder 12:30 PM RJ Millard, Obscured Pictures, President AMERICAN DIRECTORS Moderated by Sylvia Desrochers, Big Time PR, AT CANNES President & Owner 12:30 PM | INDUSTRY IN FOCUS: Juha Koski, Co-Founder and CEO, Itcher The directors of some of the hottest titles at DISTRIBUTION THROW-DOWN Angel Montesdeoca, Lead Product Manager, IBM 6:00–8:00 PM Cannes discuss their process, their careers, and their experience at the world’s most prestigious - NETFLIX VS. THEATERS Watson AI MEMBER COCKTAIL PARTY film festival. Filmmakers have more opportunities than ever Dev Sen, Co-Founder and CTO, Cinelytic Pippa Bianco, Writer & Director, Share when it comes to distributing their work and every Adrian Zapata Fory, Product Manager, IBM film’s success story is unique. The challenge is Watson AI THURSDAY, MAY 16 Michael Covino, Director, The Climb finding the right release strategy for each project 11:00 AM | INDUSTRY IN FOCUS: Robert Eggers, Director, The Lighthouse Moderated by Zachary Soreff, President, in a sea of options. Sawyer Studios PRODUCING FOR VR Danielle Lessovitz, Director, Port Authority Brian Beckmann, Arclight Films, CFO (First Kirill Mikhanovsky, Director, Give Me Liberty Explore strategies and practical approaches to Reformed, Hotel Mumbai) 4:30–6:30 PM creating Virtual Reality content that is both Annie Silverstein, Director, Bull Chris Charalambous, Entertainment Studios’ EMERGING FILMMAKER LGBTQ compelling and considers the financial Moderated by Aaron Hillis, Cinedigm Freestyle Releasing, Head of Acquisitions SHOWCASE & RECEPTION ramifications. Cassian Elwes, Producer & President of Elevated Ash Greyson, Ribbow Media, VR investor 3:00 PM | IN CONVERSATION: Films (Mudbound, The Butler, Dallas Buyers Club) MONDAY, MAY 20 Adrien Moisson, The Wild Immersion VR XYZ Matt Miller, Vanishing Angle (Thunder Road, A 10:00 AM | INDUSTRY IN FOCUS: Danilo Moura, Simulated Reality, LLC, Founder XYZ Films’ partners are here to talk about their Bread Factory Part 1 & Part 2 ) Jenna Seiden, Zambezi Partners, Co-Founder filmmaker-driven independent films from around Tom Quinn, NEON, Founder & CEO MAKING SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FILMS - IMPRISONED Will Stackable, Springboard VR the world and how they get them made within Harris Tulchin, Entertainment Attorney/Producer’s Rep today’s independent film financing models. Credits Equitas Entertainment Partners (EPP) shares model Moderated by Maxim Jago, Futurist, VR consultant, Moderated by Anne Thompson, Indiewire include The Raid, The Raid 2, The Invitation, I Don’t for socially responsible, fiscally responsible and author of manuals for leading editing software Feel At Home in This World Anymore, Mandy, filmmaking and specifically gender pay equity with platforms - Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid 2:00 PM | INDUSTRY IN FOCUS: Apostle, the upcoming Stowaway, starting the Laurence Fishburne film Imprisoned. Media composer production in June. THE GOLDEN AGE OF DOCUMENTARIES Paul Kampf, Director, Imprisoned, Co-founder, EPP 12:30 PM | IN CONVERSATION: Nate Bolotin, Founder, XYZ Films Documentaries are more popular than ever, with Holly Levow, Exec.Producer, Imprisoned; Todd Brown, Producer, XYZ Films Co-founder, EPP JOHN CARPENTER boffo box office and visibility on streaming Legendary filmmaker, composer, and master of Nick Spicer, Founder, XYZ Films services worldwide. How did we get here, what’s Tom Sperry, Producer, Imprisoned; Co-founder, EPP the horror genre, John Carpenter (The Thing, Aram Tertzakian, Founder, XYZ Films the current landscape, and what does the future Moderated by Philippe Diaz, Cinema Libre Studio Halloween, Christine) will receive the 2019 Moderated by Mike Hostench, Deputy Director, hold for nonfiction storytelling? Golden Coach Award at Directors’ Fortnight and Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival Dan Braun, Submarine, Sales Agent & Producer 2:00 PM | INDUSTRY IN FOCUS: then join us at AmPav for a conversation with (Wild Wild Country, Evil Genius, Pick of the Litter ) THE ART OF THE PITCH IMDb’s Keith Simanton. 4:00 PM Ben Braun, Submarine Best practices for pitching your project to Moderated by Keith Simanton, IMDb, Senior BREAKING THROUGH TOGETHER: Midge Costin, Director /Producer, USC Professor investors, potential partners, and all the other Film Editor CONNECTING EMERGENT VOICES, (Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound ) gatekeepers. CREATING ALLIANCES, Julie Goldman, Oscar nominated Producer 2:00 PM | INDUSTRY IN FOCUS: Ryland Aldrich, Producer (Folk Hero & Funny Guy ) TRANSFORMING STRUCTURES (Abacus, Life, Animated, One Child Nation ) and Film Festival Editor at Screen Anarchy IT’S CALLED SHOW BUSINESS Sponsored by Lizzy Bentley of Marginalia Media Noah C. Haeussner, Producer Tom Bancroft, Disney animator/producer (The A panel of experts connect the dots on and Tim Disney of Uncommon Productions. Tom Quinn, NEON, Founder & CEO Lion King, Mulan) independent film financing. Topics include finding This conversation will focus on sharing strategies Joe Belcastro, Showrunner WWE investors, properly setting up your production 4:00–5:15 PM and creating alliances among non-traditional Producer (A Hidden Life) company in order to receive investor’s money, and Lizzy Bentley, filmmakers, curators and industry thought leaders. SPEED DATING WITH CASTING the do’s and the don’ts of film financing. Ramfis Myrthil, Producer Marianne Khoury, (Egypt, Director/Producer) The SOCIETY OF AMERICA Jonathan Gray, Producer and entertainment Moderated by Dave DeBorde, Producer & Times of Laura, Women Who Love Cinema and A rare opportunity for filmmakers to make contact attorney (Moonlight) Film Professor Zelal. Currently finishing feature, Ehkeely and seek casting advice in one-on-one meetings Julie Goldman, Oscar nominated producer (One with casting directors. Participation is by invitation Rose Kuo, (USA/China, curator), Founder of 3:30 PM | FILM PANEL: Child Nation) only. Interested filmmakers should contact Festworks, former Executive Director of FIlm FOR SAMA Krysanne Katsoolis, Financing & acquisitions [email protected] (The Cove) Society of Lincoln Center and Artistic Director of For Sama is both an intimate and epic journey into AFI FEST Corky Kessler, Attorney and EP (Sum of Us, 5:30 PM the female experience of war. A love letter from a Driveways, Human Capital ) Nina Menkes, (USA/Germany, Writer/Director/ THE AMPAV AND LE BALLON young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of Ramfis Myrthil, Producer (Mary Pickford biopic) Producer), Queen of Diamonds, The Bloody Child ROUGE BEACHSIDE PLAYDATE and Phantom Love. Her work has screened at the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, Fredrik Zander, Producer (The Dead Don’t Die) Sundance, Toronto, Locarno and the Berlinale. The American Pavilion celebrates Le Ballon Rouge gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while Moderated by Dave DeBorde, Producer & Initiative: Where Kids are the New VIPs cataclysmic conflict rises around her. Coming off Sandra De Castro Buffington, (USA/Brazil, Film Professor wins at SXSW and HotDocs, the film is an official Aadvocacy and Policy), Founding Director of We welcome all the kids and parents in Cannes to be part of a beach playdate at The AmPav. Enjoy selection at Cannes. 4:00 PM | INDUSTRY IN FOCUS: UCLA’s Global Media Center for Social Impact. Previously directed Hollywood, Health and Society cocktails on the beach with other parents. Kids are Waad Alkateab, Director STORYTELLERS AND THE welcome (though not required). Building at the USC Norman Lear Center. Edward Watts, Director CREATIVE PROCESS sandcastles encouraged. Moderated by Lizzy Bentley, (USA, Writer/ Erika Howard, Frontline, Impact Producer At the heart of every great film is the story. A Producer), producer of A Hidden Life, (dir. Terrence group of accomplished filmmakers come together Moderated by Alissa Wilkinson, Vox Malick) premiering in competition. Previous films, SUNDAY, MAY 19 to discuss the creative process and their take on Beautiful Darling and Nanking. what makes for a truly good story. 11:00 AM | INDUSTRY IN FOCUS: TUESDAY, MAY 21 Noah Lang, Producer, Witchcraft Motion Picture 6:00–8:00 PM THE MUSIC OF THE CANNES 11:00 AM–1:15 PM Company (The Climb, Here Alone, Red, STAGE32.COM MEETUP FILM FESTIVAL White & Wasted ) THE AMERICAN PAVILION STUDENT Join the Stage32.com creative community (the Presenting the power of music in storytelling and Natalie Metzger, Vanishing Angle, VP of FILMMAKER SHOWCASE largest online community of filmmakers in the the creative process of composers collaborating Development & Production (Greener Grass, with filmmakers. Thunder Road), Director world) as we have a happy hour meetup at the 4:00 PM–6:30 PM American Pavilion. This meetup is open to all Nainita Desai, For Sama Iram Parveen Bilal, Filmmaker (Wakhri/One of a THE AMERICAN PAVILION creatives with a Marche due Film badge (cash bar). Kind, 1 of 15 projects at Cinefondation Latelier Kristian Eidnes Andersen, Vivarium EMERGING FILMMAKER SHOWCASE Network with Stage 32ers that have films Ross Fremer, COO, Cinetic Media Walter Mair, HBO’s The Hunt for Jihadi Jon, & AWARDS CEREMONY screening at Cannes and collaborate with each Balance not Symmetry Moderated by Ryland Aldrich, Screen Anarchy other on future projects. Everyone who has an Allyson Newman, Making Waves: The Art of American Pavilion badge will receive a free Cinematic Sound WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 Stage 32 webinar. FRIDAY, MAY 17 Moderated by Thomas Mikusz, White Bear PR 1:00 PM FILM COMMENT PODCAST 11:00 AM SATURDAY, MAY 18 12:15 PM | IN CONVERSATION In a special live edition of Film Comment’s regular BUILDING A GLOBAL VILLAGE, LUCA GUADAGNINO FRAME BY FRAME 11:00 AM | INDUSTRY IN FOCUS: Cannes podcasts, editor-in-chief Nicolas Rapold The director behind some of the most exciting and colleagues look at the selection through the Presented in partnership with Film Independent THE FUTURE OF CROWDFUNDING cinema of recent years - Suspiria, Call Me By Your lens of past films and the art of cinema. The practice of raising money online is no longer a For over 35 years, Film Independent has cultivated Name, A Bigger Splash - visits AmPav to discuss his novelty but what’s next? Can we maintain the Moderated by Nicolas Rapold, Editor-in-Chief of the careers of filmmakers and built a community latest feature, The Staggering Girl, screening in status quo or is there something bigger on Film Comment of artists across the US. As we broaden our scope Directors’ Fortnight. the horizon? globally, we explore with some of our Moderated by Scott Foundas, Amazon Studios 2:15 PM international filmmakers, mentors, and partners Benjamin Wiessner, Vanishing Angle INDIEWIRE PODCAST the role of mentorship in building bridges of Ash Greyson, Ribbow Media, VR investor 2:00 PM | INDUSTRY IN FOCUS: With Anne Thompson & Eric Kohn collaboration between visual storytellers across Tom Bancroft, Disney animator/producer (The STATE OF PLAY - ARTIFICIAL international borders. Lion King, Mulan) INTELLIGENCE, BIG DATA AND THE Eric d’Arbeloff, Co-President, Roadside Natasha Marshburger, Exec Director, London FILM INDUSTRY Attractions LLC and Board Member, Film Independent Independent FF Can machine learning and algorithms make Mohamed Hefzy, President of the Cairo creating, discovering and releasing films better? International Film Festival, Producer (Clash, * Schedule and guests are subject to change Sheikh Jackson) Mark Bessen, CTO, StoryFit without notice.

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