THE HAPPY HOUR TALKS

 

If you are planning to see a film at COLCOA, come earlier and attend a Happy Hour Talk from Tuesday to Saturday.

 

The panel series Happy Hour Talks, programmed at 4:00 PM (3:45 PM on Friday and 6:30 PM on Saturday), presents topics of interest to industry professionals and cinephiles.

 

From Tuesday to Friday, each panel is followed by a complimentary reception (for panel attendees only) in the COLCOA lounge. Panel attendees have priority access to the theatres for the next screenings.

 

Free admission. First Come First Served. You must be 21+ to attend. No late entry allowed in the panel after 4:30 pm (4:15 pm on Friday)

 

 

Tuesday, April 22

Truffaut Theatre

4:00 PM

Meet the Talent !

French filmmakers and Actors are invited to talk about American Cinema and how it has influenced them.

Moderated by: Jenelle Riley, Variety

Panel Speakers:

Victoire Belezy – Marius / Fanny

Hélier Cisterne – Vandal

Alice David - Babysitting

Albert Dupontel – 9-Month Stretch

Diane Kurys – For a Woman

Philippe Larcheau - Babysitting

Claude Lelouch – We Love You,You Bastard

Valérie Perrin – We Love You,You Bastard

Katell Quilévéré - Suzanne

 

 

 

Wednesday, April 23

Truffaut Theatre

4:00 PM

Foreign film distribution

Digital VOD platforms now play a key role for the distribution of foreign films in the US.  But are there some efficient ways to promote films without a previous or simultaneous theatrical release?

Presented in association with Unifrance,

Moderated by: Adeline Monzier,
 Unifrance US Representative

Panel Speakers:

Pierre Alexandre Labelle – Under the Milky Way

Justine Barda – Telescope

John Bione – First Run Features (Suzanne)

Marcus Hu – Strand Releasing (Abuse of Weakness, Bicycling with Moliere)

Greg Laemmle – Laemmle Theatres

Richard Lorber – Kino Lorber (Marius, Fanny, A Strange Course of Events)

Gary Rubin – CMG (Chinese Puzzle, Favorites of the Moon, The Last Diamond, Paulette, Queen Margot)

 

 

 

Thursday, April 24

Truffaut Theatre

4:00 PM

Focus on a Filmmaker: Cédric Klapisch 

Moderated by:
Wade Major, BoxOffice Magazine

Panel Speaker: 
Cédrick Klapisch

 

 

 

Friday, April 25

Renoir Theatre

3:45 PM

Homage to writer/director François Truffaut

 following the special screening of The Man Who Loved Women (1977)

Moderated by: Steven Gaydos, Variety Chief Editor

Panel Speakers:

Serge Toubiana, Director of La Cinématheque Française and co-author of François Truffaut: A Biography.

Laura Truffaut, Francois Truffaut’s daughter

Claude Lelouch, writer/director, We Love You, You Bastard

 

 

 

Saturday, April 20

Truffaut Theatre

6:30 PM

Focus on a Producer: Bruno Lévy 

Introducing a 45-minute discussion with the producer of L’Auberge Espagnole, Chinese Puzzle (COLCOA 2014), following the Premiere of Suzanne.

Moderated by: Patricia Saperstein, Variety

Panel Speaker: Bruno Lévy