Fest21.com, CFC Media Lab and Telefilm Canada are proud to present another installment of our Future of Cinema Salon Series at the Cannes Film Festival. This year promises to be a stellar line up that includes MingleTalk at the Canadian Pavilion — an event that will be brokering conversations around the future of distribution amongst a varied group of maverick directors, rebellious producers and daredevil distributors. We will also be hosting in the Palais des Festivals our annual Future of Cinema Blockbuster Panel that brings together international voices around the table, plus a special hands-on demo of some of the most innovative works coming out of Canada, including Late Fragment a critically-acclaimed dramatic interactive feature film which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDED

Gaurav Dhillon Jaman Founder, Wayne Clarkson Telefilm Canda Executive Director, Elliot Kotek Moving Pictures Magazine, Marc Halperins: Magic Lamp releasing CEO Founder, Git Scheynius:  Director Stockholm Film Festival, Ana Serrano: Director of CFC Media Lab, (Canadian Film Centre), Bruno Chatelin: filmfestivals.com fest21.com co-founder, Wolf Siegert: PhD., Director of IRIS® Media - live from CeBIT Australia.

Wolf Siegert: PhD., Director of IRIS® Media - live from CeBIT Australia.

[http://www.cebit.com.au/]

Before his tenure with IRIS® Media he excelled in three independent careers:

- as an expert in theatre and film,

- as a lecturer and visiting professor in Europe and East Asia,

- as a journalist and TV producer, responsible for launching new cable and satellite programs.

His Vision Media Group, IRIS® Media and IRIS® Technologies explore new configurations of media technologies and their implementation to provide expert perspectives for the future of communications, alongside effective and creative solutions for new communication needs and strategies in the digital age.