{"id":20416,"date":"2024-12-21T17:10:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T17:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/?page_id=20416"},"modified":"2026-02-09T17:31:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:31:22","slug":"developing-new-audiences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/education\/developing-new-audiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing New Audiences"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DEVELOPING NEW AUDIENCES<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” accent_color=”#004eef”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1766173866131{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Since 2022, TAFFF is hosting panels in partnership with ELMA<\/a> to look at the present and especially the future of moviegoing. Panels feature French actors, produers, writers, directors in conversation with American journalists, students, distributors, and European films professionals.<\/p>\n
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2025 PANEL:\u00a0<\/span>ENGAGING YOUNG AUDIENCES BEYOND THE ALGORITHM<\/strong><\/div>\n
In a digital landscape saturated with content, how do we compel a new generation to choose the unique power of international cinema? This panel convenes filmmakers, critics, students, and industry leaders to strategize on building curiosity, expanding access, and cultivating an enduring audience for subtitled films and the diverse perspectives they bring.<\/div>\n

Moderator:<\/strong> Caleb Hammond \u2013 Film Writer and Editor
\nPanelists:<\/strong>
\nZiyu Gao \u2013 USC Cinematic Arts
\nMalin Kan \u2013 Director of ELMA (European Languages and Movies in America)
\nPauline Loqu\u00e8s \u2013 Writer\/Director (Nino)
\nH\u00e9l\u00e8ne Merlin \u2013 Writer\/Director (Cassandre)
\nHanna Stettler \u2013 USC Cinematic Arts
\nBonnie Voland, Consultant and Founder B. Voland International
\nPresented in association with ELMA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

2024 PANEL: CINEMA AND YOUTH: SHAPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF FILMGOERS.<\/strong>
\nA panel dedicated to fostering a love for cinema as short digital video formats are ubiquitous. ELMA will discuss with the filmmakers of the Count of Monte Cristo and Wild Diamond, how to curate festival experiences for younger audiences and how to introduce them to international films and diverse storytelling to broaden perspectives for young viewers, emphasizing the importance of exposing young people to diverse cultures and languages through cinema.<\/p>\n

Moderator<\/strong>: Peter Debruge (Chief Critic, Variety)
\nPanelists:<\/strong>
\nAgathe Riedinger (Writer\/Director of \u00a0Wild Diamond)
\nMalou Khebizi (Actress, Wild Diamond)
\nPascal Ladreyt (Founder and President of ELMA)
\nAlexandre de la Patelli\u00e8re\u00a0(Writer\/Director – The Count of Monte Cristo)
\nPatrick Mille (Actor – The Count of Monte Cristo)
\nMatthieu Delaporte (Writer\/Director of The Count of Monte Cristo)
\nTate Heinse (TAFFF American Student Jury Member)<\/p>\n

2022 PANEL: FOREIGN FILMS & YOUNG AUDIENCES: A DIFFERENT LENS<\/strong>
\nA 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.<\/p>\n

Moderator:<\/strong> Alessandro Ago \u2013 Director of Programming and Special Projects at the USC School of Cinematic Arts
\nPanelists:<\/strong>
\nAlexandru Belc \u2013 Writer and Director of METRONOM
\nMa\u00efmouna Doucour\u00e9 \u2013 Writer and Director of HAWA
\nWilfried Meance \u2013 Writer and Director of TWO OF A KIND
\nPascal Ladreyt \u2013 Founder and President of ELMA
\nBonnie Voland \u2013 Head of Worldwide Marketing & Publicity at AGC Studios<\/p>\n

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[vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1734800585194{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] DEVELOPING NEW AUDIENCES [\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” accent_color=”#004eef”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1766173866131{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Since 2022, TAFFF is hosting panels in partnership with ELMA to look at the present and especially the future of moviegoing. Panels feature French actors, produers, writers, directors in conversation with American journalists, students, distributors, and European films professionals. 2025 PANEL:\u00a0ENGAGING […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":20,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20416","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20416"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26288,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20416\/revisions\/26288"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}