While in Cannes with his film Runnaway Train, part of Cannes Classic, Andrei Konchalovski gave a mastercalass at the American Pavilion. He told us about his main influences and the films that inspired him to become a filmmaker. Bruno Chatelin         ...

CERTIFIED, a new short film directed by LUKE ASA GUIDICI will premiere as part of the American Pavilion's EMERGING FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.  The film stars veteran actor THOMAS GARNER and rising star REBECCA SPICHER in a creepy adaptation of the legendary short story by British author SAKI.  Shot on location in Los Angeles, the film also features great performances by THERESE LENTZ and Groundling's member TIMOTHY BRENNEN. Visit the American Pavilion website for mo...

 by Marla Lewin We arrived in Cannes and went right to the Carlton hotel and I said hello to Brian Grazer in the lobby, who said he was excited to be in Cannes for the opening night premiere of his film Robin Hood! We had flown in on the same plane as Donna Langley co-chairman of Universal. We were all relieved when the airline held our connecting flight to Nice because our Los Angeles flight had been late. We had heard rumors in the airport that officials were considering closing airports...

It may seem a bit too soon to even start thinking about the Sundance Film Festival, while still in the whirlwind of Cannes, yet plans are already in the making for this independent movie festival held every January in Utah. Celebrating their 26th year, Sundance is on the quest of finding new talent with the goal of coming back "fresher" every year. Held at the American Pavilion, Sundance Film Director, John Cooper and Program Director, Trevor Groth, discussed the ever-changing world o...

  An abundance of panel discussions from various perspectives of the film industry are scheduled for the 2009 festival.   May 15- American Pavilion will host a discussion with Francis Ford Coppola, 5:30-7pmMay 16- Short Film Corner to host a conference entitled 'Focus on Scandinavian Short Film Industry', 4pm  May 17- American Pavilion will host a discussion with American directors in Cannes with panelists: Lynn Shelton ("Humpday"), Lee Daniels ("Precious"), Josh and Be...