THE HAPPY HOUR TALKS
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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 programmed at 3:00 pm (3:40 pm on Saturday), presents topics of interest to industry professionals and cinephiles.
From Tuesday to Friday, each panel is followed by a complimentary reception in the COLCOA lounge. (for panel attendees only) Panel attendees also have priority access to the theatres for the next screenings.
Panelists are subject to change. You must be 21+ to attend. No entry allowed in the panels after 3:30 pm during week days.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 – Truffaut Theatre – 3:00 pm
FILM FESTIVALS IN THE DIGITAL ERA. WHY ARE THEY STILL INDISPENSABLE?
With the development of digital platforms, access to programs and modes of consumption are changing fast. The continuing success of festivals shows how social events are still part of the process to promote films and series and create the buzz. But for how long?
Moderated by: Patricia Saperstein – Deputy Editor, Variety
(Followed by a reception in the COLCOA lounge at 3:50 pm)
Panelists:
– Patrice Courtaban – TV5 Monde US Representative
– Richard Lorber – CEO Lorber Media, Distributor of The Trouble With You
– Vera Mijojlick – Director South East European Film Festival
– Adeline Monzier – Unifrance US Representative
– Gregg M. Schwenk, – CEO & Executive Director, Newport Beach Film Festival
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 – Truffaut Theatre – 3:00 pm
MEET THE TALENT!
French filmmakers and Actors are invited to talk about American Cinema and how it has influenced them.
Moderated by: Wade Major – KPCC
(Followed by a reception in the COLCOA lounge at 3:50 pm)
Panelists:
– Ludovic Bernard – Writer, director of In Your Hands
– Costa-Gavras – Writer, director of Adults in the Room
– Jeanne Herry – Writer, director of In Safe Hands
– Vincent Lacoste – Actor in On a Magical Night, Amanda, The Freshmen
– Eric Métayer – Writer, director of Little Tickles
– Grégory Montel – Actor in (Call My Agent), Family Shake, Little Tickles
– Pablo Pauly – Actor of Three Days and a Life
– Thomas Szabo – Writer, director of Mandibule From Far Away
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 – Renoir Theatre – 3:00 pm
FOCUS ON A FILMMAKER: CLAIRE BURGER
A one-hour discussion with the writer and director of acclaimed Real Love will take place between the free screening of Party Girl and the Los Angeles Premiere screening of Real Love.
Moderated by: Peter Debruge – Chief Critic, Variety
(Followed by a reception in the COLCOA lounge at 3:50 pm)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 – Truffaut Theatre – 3:00 pm
WOMEN’S REPRESENTATION ON SCREEN IN FRENCH CINEMA
A conversation with:
Mounia Meddour – Writer, director of Papicha
Hélène Giraud – Writer, director of Minuscules: Mandibles From Far Away
Cathy Verney – Writer, director of Vernon Subutex
Forty percent (40%) of COLCOA’s line up is directed by women this year. Gender parity through on screen representation matters as much as behind the scenes. In the US, the Bechdel test has been used to provide a simple set of guidelines. For a movie to pass: (1) It has to have at least two female characters (2) who talk to each other (3) about something besides a man.
How are women represented on screen in France today? How does French Cinema go beyond the archetypes of the “wife of”, the “good friend of”, “the nymphomaniac”, the “evil godmother”? And what are the contemporary films told from a woman’s point of view? For women to continue to take the reins it is significant that they continuously do so on screen.
(Followed by a reception in the COLCOA lounge at 3:50 pm)
Presented in association with Women in Film
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 – Truffaut Theatre – 3:40 pm
FOCUS ON FILM SCORE COMPOSERS:
ALEXANDRE LIER, SYLVAIN OHREL, NICOLAS WEIL (LOW ENTERTAINMENT)
A one-hour discussion with the composers of The Freshmen, Vernon Subutex (both in competition for the COLCOA Awards 2019) and Party Girl
Moderated by: Emmy Award Winning Composer Alex Wurman
The Happy Hour Talk series continues on Saturday with a focus on French film composers who will share their experience and talk about their relation with directors they have worked with.
After Jean-Claude Petit in 2017 and Laurent Perez del Mar in 2018, LoW Entertainment, a collective of three composers (Alexandre Lier, Nicolas Weil, Sylvain Ohrel) will be honored by the festival with one film and one series competing for the COLCOA Awards, a Classic film and a Happy Hour Talk panel
