FREE HAPPY HOUR TALK PANELS
FREE ADMISSION, NO RESERVATION
FIRST COME , FIRST SERVED
Presented in Association with:
ELMA
ARP
SACEM
DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA (DGA)
VARIETY
UNIFRANCE
If you are planning to see a film at the festival, come earlier and attend a Happy Hour Talk panel from Tuesday to Saturday.
The panel series Happy Hour Talks, programmed at 3:00 pm (4 pm on Saturday), presents topics of interest to industry professionals and cinephiles.
From Tuesday to Friday, each panel is followed by a complimentary Wine & Cheese reception in the Festival Lounge. For 21+ panel attendees only. Panel attendees also have priority access to the theatres for the next screenings.
You can enter panels up to 30 minutes after they start.
(Panelists subject to change)
TUESDAY OCTOBER 11 – Truffaut Theatre – 3:00 pm 
(Panel ends at 3:45 pm)
MEET THE FILMMAKERS
French filmmakers and Actors are invited to talk about American Cinema and how it has influenced them.
Moderator: Wade Major, Critic, KPCC.
Panelists: To Be Announced
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 12 – Truffaut Theatre – 3:00 pm
(Panel ends at 3:45 pm)
FOCUS ON A COMPOSER: ERIC NEVEUX
A discussion with Eric Neveux, composer of the series SOLDIERS at the festival, as well as Francois Ozon’s See the Sea, Patrick Chereau’s Those Who Love me Will Take the Train (COLCOA 1997), Emmanuelle Bercot’s Standing Tall, Ziad Doueri’s L’Insulte (COLCOA 2013) and Rachid Bouchared’s American Trilogy.
Moderator: Catherine Joy, Composer – Joy Music House – www.catherinejoymusic.com
THURSDAY OCTOBER 13 – Truffaut Theatre – 3:00 pm
(Panel ends at 3:45 pm)
FOCUS ON A PRODUCER: CHARLES GILLIBERT
A conversation with Charles Gillibert, producer of the restored version of The Mother and the Whore, Rodeo, and Nobody’s Hero at the festival, as well as Leos Carax’s Annette, Olivier Assayas’s Summer Hours, Something in the Air or Clouds of Sils Maria.
Moderator: To Be Announced
FRIDAY OCTOBER 14 – Truffaut Theatre – 3:00 pm
(Panel ends at 3:45 pm)
FILMMAKERS: WHY CHOOSE TO MAKE INDEPENDANT FEATURE FILMS FOR THEATERS IN A WORLD DOMINATED BY SERIES?
In a world saturated with images, with the explosion of digital platforms, how can filmmakers continue to make independent films? For some of these artists who have already worked in television series, what lessons can be learned? In view of the evolutions in how we are watching movies, how can we rethink the relationship to the image and to the screen? How can we ensure that independent cinema continues to exist in theaters in France and the United States?
Moderator: Radu Mihăileanu, writer, director, producer, Vice-President of ARP
Panelists:
Lise Akoka – Co-writer and Co-Director of THE WORST ONES
Jon Amiel – Director, DGA member
André Donzel Writer and Director of FLICKERING GHOSTS OF LOVES GONE BY
Patricia Riggen – Director, DGA member
Panel presented by the American French Film Festival and ARP (Société civile des
Auteurs Réalisateurs Producteurs)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 – Truffaut Theatre – 4:00 pm
(Panel ends at 4:45 pm)
FOREIGN FILMS & YOUNG AUDIENCES: A DIFFERENT LENS
A cultural context can prevent young audiences from taking advantage of their growing access to foreign programs. Films originally made for all audiences can be seen as inappropriate for teenagers in the U.S. This panel will discuss cases and educational programs such as the one offered by the festival and ELMA to high school students.
Moderator: Alessandro Ago – Director of Programming and Special Projects at the USC School of Cinematic Arts
Panelists:
Alexandru Belc – Writer and Director of METRONOM
Maïmouna Doucouré – Writer and Director of HAWA
Wilfried Meance – Writer and Director of TWO OF A KIND
Pascal Ladreyt – Founder and President of ELMA
Bonnie Voland – Head of Worldwide Marketing & Publicity at AGC Studios
Panel presented in association with ELMA