Grand Prix Nespresso
Nespresso Grand Prize
DIAMANTINO de by Gabriel Abrantes & Daniel Schmidt

Prix Découverte Leica Cine du court métrage
Leica Cine Discovery Prize for short film
EKTORAS MALO : I TELEFTEA MERA TIS CHRONIAS de byJacqueline Lentzou

Prix Fondation Louis Roederer de la Révélation 
 Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award
Félix Maritaud pour for SAUVAGE de by Camille Vidal-Naquet

Prix Fondation Gan à la Diffusion
 Gan Foundation Award for Distribution
Diaphana Distribution, distributeur français french distributor pour for MONSIEUR (SIR) de by Rohena Gera

Prix SACD
SACD Award
Benedikt Erlingsson & Ólafur Egill Egilsson auteurs de writers of
KONA FER Í STRÍÐ

Prix Canal + du court métrage
Canal + Award for short film
UN JOUR DE MARIAGE (A WEDDING DAY) de by Elias Belkeddar

Post by: Anna Mancino

In the presence of Todd Haynes, Michael Pitt, Élodie Bouchez Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey
 
Tribute to Edward Lachman
 
Friday 18 May 2018 Buñuel Theatre, Palais des Festivals - 8 pm 


Every year, the “Pierre Angénieux ExcelLens in Cinematography” ceremony turns the spotlight on a director of photography whose work has marked the history of world cinema. Since its inception in 2013 tribute has been paid to Philippe Rousselot (AFC, ASC), Vilmos Zsigmond (HSC, ASC) in 2014, Roger A. Deakins (BSC, ASC) in 2015, Peter Suschitzky (ASC) in 2016 and Christopher Doyle in 2017. 
 
In 2018, American photographer, filmmaker and director of photography Edward Lachman will receive the Pierre Angénieux ExcelLens in Cinematography during an exceptional ceremony at the 71st Cannes Film Festival.
 
 

Charles Tesson & Charlotte Lipinska, Cérémonie de clôture Awards ceremony
 

 
Since 1989, The American Pavilion has offered opportunities in Cannes to film students from around the world. The 2018 Emerging Filmmaker Showcase will provide an opportunity for emerging filmmakers to have their works seen by Cannes Festival and Film Market attendees. Prizes will be awarded to filmmakers and the top twenty-seven films will be screened in a special “Emerging Filmmaker” showcase at The American Pavilion in Cannes.

WINNERS INCLUDE:

Emerging Filmmaker Showcase Best Short Film – winner
MAN OF THE HOUR directed by Linda Ludwig and James Curle

Emerging Filmmaker Showcase Best Student Film – winner
NIGHT CALL directed by Amanda Renee Knox
(Chapman University Dodge College of Media Arts)

Emerging Filmmaker Showcase Best Documentary – winners (Tie)
GUNS FOUND HERE directed by David Freid
EMPIRE ON MAIN STREET directed by Jessica Congdon

Emerging Filmmaker Showcase Best Student Documentary – winner
BUILD RAMPS NOT WALLS directed by Brian Adamkiewicz
(Brooklyn Film College)

Emerging Filmmaker LGBTQ Showcase Best Short Film – winner
CANDACE directed by Emma Weinstein
(Yale School of Drama)

Prize Award Sponsors:

Thank you to The American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase Prize Award Sponsors who generously donated prizes for the award winning filmmakers:

KCET Fine Cuts Film Festival - https://www.kcet.org/shows/fine-cut

Final Draft - https://www.finaldraft.com/

Write Brothers Movie Magic Screenwriter -  http://www.write-bros.com/movie-magic-screenwriter.html

Jungle Software - http://www.junglesoftware.com/home/

Michael Wiese Production Books - http://mwp.com/product-category/financingmarketingpitching/

International Documentary Association (IDA) - https://www.documentary.org/

Screening Services Group -  https://www.studioscreenings.com//

ESE Film Workshops Online - http://www.esentertainment.net/workshops.html

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In a second year partnership with KCETLink Media Group, a leading national independent nonprofit public broadcast and digital network, three of the films from the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase will be featured in the FINE CUT broadcast television series, which will begin airing in the fall on [ http://www.kcet.org ] KCET independent public television in Southern California.

A flagship program for Los Angeles’ KCET public television since the late ‘90s, the Fine Cut festival was founded by actor Jack Larson, best known for his portrayal of photographer/reporter Jimmy Olsen in the 1952-1958 television series “Adventures of Superman,” on the idea that public television was an excellent platform for providing critical visibility to student and emerging filmmakers.

The films in this year’s Emerging Filmmaker Showcase focus on themes as diverse as the sexual violence, Alzheimer’s, bullying, holocaust, father/daughter stories, falling for Mr. Wrong, women entrepreneurs, online dating, coming to terms with sexual orientation, the impact of social media, werewolves and zombies to name a few. A variety of stars are featured, including: Jamie McShane, Marlyne Barrett, Elizabeth Guest, Mary Kate Wiles, Maya Kazan,Charlotte Ritchie, Ed White, Shawn Ryan, Candi Milo, Scott Cooper Ryan, Bernard White, Meera Syal, Doug Tompos, Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Petersen, Ido Samuel, James Babson, J. Michael Trautmann, Shani Atias, Leif Gantvoort, Bart McCarthy, Ioanna Meli, and more.

Female directors are once again well represented in The Showcase, with more than half of the films directed by women.

Student filmmakers hail from schools across the United States, including: School of Visual Arts, Santa Monica College, Chapman University Dodge College of Media Arts, USC, Yale School of Drama, Florida State University, UC Berkeley School of Journalism, Brooklyn Film College, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Art Center College of Design, AFI Directing Workshop for Women, and The Young Actors’ Theatre Camp.

Emerging showcase winners were chosen by a jury that includes agents, managers, producers, and festival programmers and will be announced at The American Pavilion during this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Prize packages are sponsored by: KCET Media Group’s FINE CUT Festival of Films, Final Draft, Write Brothers Movie Magic Screenwriter, Jungle Software,International Documentary Association,Screening Services Group, Michael Wiese Productions Books, and ESE Film Workshops Online.

ABOUT THE AMERICAN PAVILION

The American Pavilion, celebrating its 30th year as the epicenter of American hospitality and communication at the Cannes International Film Festival, brings together both professional and emerging filmmakers along with industry executives from across the globe. A sought after destination for information, orientation, and recreation, it accommodates the needs of its members, guests and sponsors in a dynamic business environment. With its impressive array of amenities and services, AmPav provides an opportunity to relax in very comfortable surroundings.

The American Pavilion boasts the Roger Ebert Conference Series which offers insightful and provocative panel discussions and in-conversations with filmmakers, talent and top leaders; a restaurant and bar that provide fast service with a smile throughout the day and is open to all festival badge holders after 6:00pm most evenings; a coffee bar; free WiFi and charging stations; a media terrace with a panoramic view of the Riviera; the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase; the Culinary Program featuring chefs from across the US and Canada; The American Pavilion Worldwide Student Program; and public and private rental for parties and receptions.

For more information, visit www.ampav.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/americanpavilion

Twitter: @AmPav

Instagram: @americanpavilion

The Queer Palm is an independently sponsored prize for selected LGBT-relevant films entered into the Cannes Film Festival.

The award recognizes a film for its treatment of LGBT themes and gleans from among those films nominated or entered under Official Selection, Un Certain Regard, International Critics' Week, Directors' Fortnight and the ACID section.

The 2018 jury is headed by Sylvie Pialat

 

Members of the jury 2018

 

Boyd van Hoeij

journaliste cinéma (The Hollywood Reporter)

 

 

Dounia Sichov

actrice, monteuse et productrice

 

 

Morgan Simon

réalisateur

 

 

Pepe Ruiloba

Programmateur et coordinateur du prix Premio Maguey du Festival de Guadalajara (Mexique)

 

The jury of the International Federation of Film Critics, FIPRESCI, has awarded the International Critics' Prize to the following films presented at the 71tst Cannes Film Festival:

In the Official Selection:

Competition:
Buh-Ning (Burning) by Lee Chang-Dong
A visually stunning film and an emotionally complex comment on contemporary society.

Un Certain Regard:
Girl by Lukas Dhont
For its bold integrity in tackling gender issues and displaying incredible poise – from a first-time director who describes the delicate and touching rapport in a father-son relationship wonderfully portrayed by the two actors.

To a first or second film in the parallel sections, Directors' Fortnight or La Semaine de la Critique:

Egy nap (One Day) by Zsófia Szilàgyi
(presented in La Semaine de la Critique)
The precise camera work and the powerful mise-en-scène convey the extraordinary intensity and tension of an utterly ordinary situation with feeling, humor and drama. A remarkably confident debut.

The members of the FIPRESCI jury in Cannes 2018 are:
Michel Ciment, France – Jury president
Neusa Barbosa, Brazil
Pamela Biénzobas, Chile
Joost Broeren, The Netherlands
Rita Di Santo, UK
Houda Ibrahim, France
Elli Mastorou, Belgium
Richard Mowe, UK
Jenni Zylka, Germany 

An event that Cannes has still not acknowledged as an official parallel event even if it at Berlin and Venice is the “Queer Palm Award”. This is important in the struggle for inclusion of LGBTQI representation. This year the award went to "Girl" - Lukas Dhont, a bold narrative on a trans teen ballerina (Victor Polster). Selected for “Un Certain Regard” the film won best artistic interpretation (Victor Polster) - non-gender specific for the first time. It is also the Camera d’Or recipient.

Taipei won 2018 Bronze Palm Award at The Mexico International Film Festival  

The Mexico International Film Festival and Awards has become an important awards event within the film industry and a centerpiece for promoting and growing the thriving arts and culture community of Mexico. Founded on the premise that the language of film is universal and a dynamic force in bridging cultural understanding, the event celebrates and recognizes the very best of international independent cinema from around the world.

Held annually each May, the Mexico International Film Festival and Awards is an extraordinary celebration of cinematic discovery and innovation. Each year we honor the best from around the world in various competition categories including Feature Films, Documentaries, Short Films, Foreign Films, Mexican Films, a short and feature length Screenplay Competition, Music Videos, Experimental Films, Television Pilots, Environmental Films, and more. In addition, Special Jury Prizes are awarded to several standout films and screenplays at the discretion of the Official Jury.

http://www.mexicofilmfestival.com/

Full list of winners.

Pictured: Nawres Alfreh performing at the 11th Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

Congratulations to all the 2018 winning students, teachers & schools of Media Arts Center San Diego’s 17th Annual iVIE Student Film Awards & Festival!

CATEGORY: Cross Curricular

Elementary School
“CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS” from CENTRAL ELEMENTARY.

Middle School
“THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE THE ESSAY” from MISSION ESTANCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

High School
“SUPPORT” from CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL.

CATEGORY: Documentary:

Elementary School
“CELEBRATING READING & DIVERSITY IN A TITLE I PUBLIC SCHOOL” from WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Middle School
“SWAMP SNAPPERS” from OAK CREST MIDDLE SCHOOL.

High School
“PHILLIP BRUCE” from RANCHO BERNARDO HIGH SCHOOL.

CATEGORY: Global Village:

Elementary School
“A DAY IN THE LIFE OF CHINESE NEW YEAR” from EL CAMINO CREEK ELEMENTARY.

Middle School
“CHALDEAN” from MEADOWBROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL.

High School
“WHAT’S THE STORY” from ACADEMY OF OUR LADY OF PEACE.

CATEGORY: How-To: 

Elementary School
“HOW TO MAKE KNOTTY KNOT BRACELETS” from EL CAMINO CREEK ELEMENTARY.

Middle School
“HOW TO MAKE A TIE DYE SHIRT” from WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL.

High School
“HOW TO MAKE AN ORIGAMI HEART” from CANYON CREST ACADEMY.

CATEGORY: News Program

Elementary School
“H.C.E. NEWS” from HILL CREEK SCHOOL.

Middle School
“THE WALKOUT” from MEADOWBROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL.

High School
“SDSCPA STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: STEPHANNA BENNETT” from SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS.

CATEGORY: PSA

Elementary School
“KEEP IT PRIVATE!” from LINCOLN ELEMENTARY.

Middle School
“WE ARE ALL HUMAN” from QUANTUM ACADEMY.

High School
“IT WAS ONLY A SECOND” from SERRA HIGH SCHOOL.

Category Zero Waste:

Elementary School
“THE CHOICE IS YOURS” from CAPRI ELEMENTARY.

Middle School
“BAN DISPOSABLE PLASTIC” from BEAR VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

High School
“FOOD WASTE” from RANCHO BERNARDO HIGH SCHOOL.

CATEGORY: Grand Recognition Award

Elementary School
“MY JOURNEY THROUGH THE WATER CYCLE” from La Costa Heights Elementary.

Middle School
“GAME OVER” from Mission Middle School.

High School
“IT WAS ONLY A SECOND” from SERRA HIGH SCHOOL

Best Short Film Competition - EVER!

Writers judge filmmakers and filmmakers judge writers. It’s that simple! We fund you to collaborate. We let the community decide.

Up to $10,000 for the short script. Up to $25,000 for the filmmaker to shoot it.

Writers can't judge writers.  Filmmakers can't judge filmmakers. Everyone receives a massive amount of feedback.

The filmmaker owns 100% of the film. Writersandfilmmakers.com owns 0%.

Visit www.writersandfilmmakers.com to enter your work now.

Why do we say “up to”? Because you only pay when the competition starts, we recognize that some people will sign up but not commit. So we have to go on without them!

We put the d in fun!

June 1st Deadline. www.writersandfilmmakers.com

The two prizes for jeff Bridges' film Living in the Future's Past by Susan Kucera were accepted by Lise Romanoff (Vision Films) and Bruno Chatelin. With Angélique Monet and Karl Bardosh.

WORLD PEACE & TOLERANCE BRUNCH HELD AT AMERICAN PAVILION

Films with the late Peter O’Toole and Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges honored during Festival de Cannes with a United Nations supported organization having ECOSOC status.

New Generation In Action’s AFI World Peace Initiative hosted the “World Peace & Tolerance Awards Brunch during Festival de Cannes on May 15th, at the American Pavilion where global “Films of Purpose” where honored to participate in the year round program to promote, exhibit, and enlighten the general population by promoting the United Nation's “Leave No One Behind 2030.”

The United Nations supported organization with ECOSOC status utilizes Greta Joanne Entertainment a production, sales, buyer, and boutique distribution arm to assist in the global campaign to help films during the Festival de Cannes, and exhibitions of films privately and in the Marche du Film.

Each film will be utilized in a year round thematic program, in support of partnerships with other non government organizations, country support, not for profits, theaters, on line demand platforms, school/universities, museums, and creative exhibitions.

The following films were chosen to receive merit and participate in the year round thematic program.

“Our program was created in a needed time when minorities and representation for the Indigenous people, world peace, Middle East, Africa, and environmental filmmakers were not represented and distribution was not “popular,” or often times considered commercial. We have been around since 2012, working one film at a time. This year during Festival de Cannes, I am pleased to finally see cross promotions of minorities and the celebrities demanding a different voice be heard. This includes the role of women. Let our voices be heard.” Stated Founder and President of New Generation In Action’s AFI World Peace Initiative, and Greta Joanne Entertainment Princess Dame Angelique Monét

FILM MERIT LIST

"Katherine of Sinai" by Michael Redwood “Merit of Honor Highlighting Historical Women Figures,” “Best Narrative Feature Film, Merit of Honor Outstanding Ensemble By A Cast, and filmmaker Michael Redwood receives special recognition for his work with the late acclaimed actor Peter O’Toole

SYNOPSIS
Historical movie about St. Katherine of Mount Sinai, Egypt, who was put to death on a wheel of spikes because of her refusal to worship Rome's pagan gods. With Peter O'Toole, Edward Fox, Brian Blessed, Steven Berkoff and Nicole Keniheart (who plays Katherine). The 'Katherine wheel firework depicts how Katherine met her death.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNttjmeGDKU

“Living In The Future’s Past “ by Susan Kucera “Best Feature Length Documentary” & Academy Award Winner Jeff Bridges “Best narrator”

SYNOPSIS
Jeff Bridges presents this beautifully photographed tour de force of original thinking on who we are and the environmental challenges we face. Bridges, alongside prominent scientists and authors, weaves evolution, emergence, entropy, dark ecology, and what some are calling the end of nature, into a story that helps us understand our place among the species of Earth’s household. The film upends our way of thinking and provides original insights into our subconscious motivations, the unintended consequences, what to do about our fossil slaves, and how our fundamental animal nature influences our future as Humankind. 
CAST INCLUDES: Narrator Academy Award Winner Jeff Bridges

“WE ARE BOATS” by Native American James Bird “Best Narrative Feature Film”
SYNOPSIS
Lives intertwine and connect when Francesca navigates through the living world by encountering strangers at the exact moment she needs to, sending their lives on either a better course towards happiness or setting the wheels in motion towards a tragic end. All while she secretly searches for a loved one that she never had the chance to say goodbye to.

CAST INCLUDES: Emmy Award Winner and Golden Globe Nominee Uzo Aduba, Angela Sarafyan and Luke Hemsworth of (Westworld), Emmy and Tony award winner Amanda Plummer (Joe Versus The Volcano, The Fisher King, Pulp Fiction, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire), Jack Falahee (How to Get Away with Murder), Gaia Weiss (Viking), Oscar Nominee Graham Greene, Adriana Mather Zombot Pictures Producer /NY Best Selling Author, Booboo Stewart (The Twilight Saga Part One and Two), and Justin Cornwell (Training Day).

TRAILER PRIVATE LINK

Smartphone by Maxim Genchev “Best International Children’s Film” Bulgaria

Synopsis
Three teenagers are trying to raise money for the treatment of a child. While they’re seeking a buried treasure, a magic Smartphone transfers them into the past, amidst fearful forest people. They meet with adventures and life threatening dangers there. While saving themselves, they transport into the future two of the natives and their adventures continue together.

Conservation International’s Gwalya Rising by Stephani Gordon 
Synopsis
which takes place in Bwanabwana Islands and depicts the revitalization of traditional conservation practices in the islands of Papua New Guinea. The community of Anagusa Island is combating the effects of climate change and protecting the coral reefs they rely on using gwala: the traditional practice of setting aside a reef or forest area to allow the ecosystem to recover. Gwala is helping the community of Anagusa Island prosper - empowering men and women with improved access to food and livelihoods.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfQmNyhMZh4

New Year on the Danube by Karl Bardosh “MERIT FOR JEWISH REMEMBRANCE Screened at the Permanent Mission to Hungary Holocaust Exhibition April 2018. The film is about "A celebration of New Year's Eve on a Show Boat on the Danube River triggers painful memories of another New Year's Eve in 1944, about a tragic encounter of the filmmaker's Mother with the Hungarian Nazis during the Holocaust when thousands of Hungarian Jews were shot into the river in execution style."

Take Our Voices by Melissa Bamforf & Bertrand Remaut with Stacey Noel, Tarati Leaf - Buckley & Michelle Sarich “Honorable Mention World Peace Feature Documentary,” 
SYNOPSIS
A small Maori language school in North of New Zealand have made it a priority to keep the Maori language alive amongst their students.

TRAILER: 

Karma by Chevalier Dr. Raghunath Manet “Best Spiritual Short,” 
Short film from India that exhibits the true meaning of peace, love, and meaning of karma.

The two prizes for jeff Bridges' film Living in the Future's Past by Susan Kucera were accepted by Lise Romanoff (Vision Films) and Bruno Chatelin. With Angélique Monet and Karl Bardosh.