Ben Mortimer Jul 5, 2016
The new big screen Tarzan on The Legend Of Tarzan, how living in Leeds turned his life around, and being Alexander Skarsgard...
Once he'd finished his military service in Sweden, Alexander Skarsgard - the new big screen Tarzan - decided to move to the north east of England. Specifically: Leeds. On the eve of The Legend Of Tarzan being released in the UK, we picked things up from there...
How was Leeds, did you like it?
I loved it.
Can you do a Leeds accent?
No, it’s not very good. We ended up there, a buddy and I. We wanted to go to England after high school, we just wanted to go to England to have some fun.
Leeds is a fun place.
The thing is, most of our friends were in London, a lot of people from Sweden in their twenties go to London and...
The new big screen Tarzan on The Legend Of Tarzan, how living in Leeds turned his life around, and being Alexander Skarsgard...
Once he'd finished his military service in Sweden, Alexander Skarsgard - the new big screen Tarzan - decided to move to the north east of England. Specifically: Leeds. On the eve of The Legend Of Tarzan being released in the UK, we picked things up from there...
How was Leeds, did you like it?
I loved it.
Can you do a Leeds accent?
No, it’s not very good. We ended up there, a buddy and I. We wanted to go to England after high school, we just wanted to go to England to have some fun.
Leeds is a fun place.
The thing is, most of our friends were in London, a lot of people from Sweden in their twenties go to London and...
- 6/29/2016
- Den of Geek
The American Pavilion has an amazing line up of panels this year at Cannes in the Roger Ebert Concert Center. Seating for all panels is first come, first served for Standard Members. Reserved seating is available for Red Carpet members which will be held until 10 minutes prior to start time, at which point they will be released.
Please arrive early!
Here is a detailed look at the events taking place ar the Pavilion starting Friday May 15.
Friday May 15
10:00–2:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
How Advanced Imaging Techniques Should Impact the 3D Movie Experience
Workshop and reception sponsored by 3D Stereo Media, with participation of the Advanced Imaging Society, and the support of UP3D and Xpand 3D.
Walk-ins accepted if seats are available.
2:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
The Casting Process
How can producers and directors collaborate with casting directors to secure the best possible cast?
-Nancy Bishop, "Snowpiercer," "Mission Impossible IV"
-Luci Lenox: "Traces of Sandalwood," "Vicky Christina Barcelona"
-Susan Shopmaker: Shortbus, "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
-Matthew Lessall: "Chronic"
Moderated by Keith Simanton, Senior Film Editor, IMDb/IMDb Pro
Saturday, May 16
2:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
State of the Industry
-Rena Ronson, UTA
-John Sloss, Cinetic Media
-Linda Lichter, Attorney
-Jean Prewitt, Independent Film & Television Alliance (Ifta)
-Tom Quinn, RADiUS-twc
Moderated by Matt Belloni, The Hollywood Reporter
3:00–4:00 Pm
TimeTalks:
Sony Pictures Classic's Tom Bernard & Michael Barker
The New York Times presents the co-presidents and co-founders of Sony Pictures Classics, Tom Bernard and Michael Barker in conversation with Times contributor Logan Hill. They will discuss Woody Allen’s new film “Irrational Man,” which screened at the festival, the importance of film festivals like Cannes and the state of the movie industry, on screen and behind the scene
Sunday, May 17
12:00 Pm
TimeTalks:
Salma Hayek
The New York Times presents Oscar-nominated actress-producer Salma Hayek - "Tale of Tales," "Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet" - in conversation with Times contributor Logan Hill.
1:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
American Producers at Cannes
Ram Bergman," A Tale of Love and Darkness," upcoming "Star Wars: Episode VIII" and IX, "Looper"
Justin Chan and Wilson Smith, "Krisha"
Carly Hugo, "Share," "Bachelorette"
Ryan Zacarias, "Mediterranea"
Moderated by Eric Kohn, Indiewire
3:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
What Does Empathy Looks Like on the Big Screen?
If, as Roger Ebert has said, movies are a giant machine that generates empathy, what does it look like on the big screen and how do you encourage it in emerging writers and filmmakers? What implications would this have for the filmmaking industry amid a sea change in production deals and distribution? How does it affect the critical writing about films? What influences will it have for society as a whole? And is it tilting at windmills or who has done it successfully?
Chaz Ebert from The Roger Ebert Center and RogerEbert.com joins Jeff Skoll of Participant Media, a leader in telling important stories that matter; Ann Thompson of Indiewire, Thompson on Hollywood; John Sloss of Cinetic Media and Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of the Toronto International Film Festival in a discussion moderated by Nate Kohn, Vice President of the Peabody Awards, and Festival Director of Ebertfest.
-Chaz Ebert (The Roger Ebert Center)
-John Sloss (Cinetic Media)
- Cameron Bailey (Artistic Director, The Toronto International Film Festival)
-Anne Thompson (Indiewire)
Moderated by: Nate Kohn, Vice President, The Peabody Awards
4:30–6:30 Pm
Emerging Filmmaker Showcase/ Lgbtq Showcase
Presented by American Express
10:00 Pm
Queer Night
With guest DJ John Cameron Mitchell
Monday, May 18
10:00–12:30 Pm
Student Filmmaker Showcase
Presented by American Express
1:00–3:00 Pm
Emerging Filmmaker Showcase
Presented by American Express
Tuesday, May 19
10:00–11:00 Am
TimeTalks:
Disney• Pixar’s "Inside Out"
New York Times contributor Logan Hill interviews director Pete Docter, producer Jonas Rivera, and actors Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling, Lewis Black and Phyllis Smith, who provide the voices of Joy, Disgust, Anger and Sadness in this original new movie.
11:00 Am
Industry in Focus:
Film Acquisitions
-Jeremy Boxer, Head of acquisitions at Vimeo On Demand
-Ben Browning, Co-President of Production and Acquisitions, FilmNation Entertainment
-Matt Brodlie, Evp Acquisitions, Relativity
-Bill Bromiley, Saban Films
Moderated by Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter
1:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
American Directors at Cannes
Pippa Bianco, "Share" - Cinéfondation Competition
Jeremy Saulnier, "Green Room" - Directors’ Fortnight
Trey Edward Shults, "Krisha" - Critics’ Week
Moderated by Aaron Hillis
4:00 Pm
TimeTalks:
John C. Reilly
The New York Times presents one of the most versatile actors in movies today - John C. Reilly, who appears in three films at the festival - "The Lobster," "Tale of Tales" and "Les Cowboys."
Wednesday, May 20
10:00 Am
Oculus Story Studio
Virtual Reality Filmmaking
-With filmmakers like Spike Jonze, Robert Stromberg and Guillermo Del Toro embracing virtual reality as a filmmaking medium, meet the founding team of Oculus’ own film studio - ‘Oculus Story Studio’. Having premiered their first Vr movie at Sundance 2015 they are at Cannes to talk about learnings on Vr storytelling.
-Saschka Unseld, Creative Director Oculus Story Studio (Director Pixar’s Blue Umbrella)
-Max Planck, Cto, Oculus Story Studio
-Edward Saatchi, Executive Producer, Oculus Story Studio
1:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
Genre Film
Jeremy Saulnier, Director, Green Room
Mette Marie Katz, Xyz Films
Tom Quinn, RADiUS-twc
Jenny Jacobi, Drafthouse Media
Moderated by Jarod Neece, SXSW
2:00 Pm
Film Panel:
"Krisha"
Hear from the "Krisha" filmmakers that won the 2015 SXSW Jury Award and playing in Critics Week. Director Trey Edward Shults, Krisha Fairchild and other key cast and crew
Moderated by Claudette Godfrey, SXSW
Thursday, May 21
2:00 Pm
Indiewire's Screen Talk Podcast Live from Cannes with Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson
4:30 Pm
Film Panel:
"Dope"
A 2015 Sundance favorite, and playing in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. Director Rick Famuyiwa, producer Nina Yang Bongiovi and key cast Zoe Kravitz, Chanel Iman, Toni Revolori, Quincy Brown, Kiersey Clemens, Shameik Moore , A$AP Rocky
Moderated by Jada Yuan, New York Magazine
8:00 Pm
Karaoke Night...
Please arrive early!
Here is a detailed look at the events taking place ar the Pavilion starting Friday May 15.
Friday May 15
10:00–2:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
How Advanced Imaging Techniques Should Impact the 3D Movie Experience
Workshop and reception sponsored by 3D Stereo Media, with participation of the Advanced Imaging Society, and the support of UP3D and Xpand 3D.
Walk-ins accepted if seats are available.
2:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
The Casting Process
How can producers and directors collaborate with casting directors to secure the best possible cast?
-Nancy Bishop, "Snowpiercer," "Mission Impossible IV"
-Luci Lenox: "Traces of Sandalwood," "Vicky Christina Barcelona"
-Susan Shopmaker: Shortbus, "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
-Matthew Lessall: "Chronic"
Moderated by Keith Simanton, Senior Film Editor, IMDb/IMDb Pro
Saturday, May 16
2:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
State of the Industry
-Rena Ronson, UTA
-John Sloss, Cinetic Media
-Linda Lichter, Attorney
-Jean Prewitt, Independent Film & Television Alliance (Ifta)
-Tom Quinn, RADiUS-twc
Moderated by Matt Belloni, The Hollywood Reporter
3:00–4:00 Pm
TimeTalks:
Sony Pictures Classic's Tom Bernard & Michael Barker
The New York Times presents the co-presidents and co-founders of Sony Pictures Classics, Tom Bernard and Michael Barker in conversation with Times contributor Logan Hill. They will discuss Woody Allen’s new film “Irrational Man,” which screened at the festival, the importance of film festivals like Cannes and the state of the movie industry, on screen and behind the scene
Sunday, May 17
12:00 Pm
TimeTalks:
Salma Hayek
The New York Times presents Oscar-nominated actress-producer Salma Hayek - "Tale of Tales," "Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet" - in conversation with Times contributor Logan Hill.
1:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
American Producers at Cannes
Ram Bergman," A Tale of Love and Darkness," upcoming "Star Wars: Episode VIII" and IX, "Looper"
Justin Chan and Wilson Smith, "Krisha"
Carly Hugo, "Share," "Bachelorette"
Ryan Zacarias, "Mediterranea"
Moderated by Eric Kohn, Indiewire
3:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
What Does Empathy Looks Like on the Big Screen?
If, as Roger Ebert has said, movies are a giant machine that generates empathy, what does it look like on the big screen and how do you encourage it in emerging writers and filmmakers? What implications would this have for the filmmaking industry amid a sea change in production deals and distribution? How does it affect the critical writing about films? What influences will it have for society as a whole? And is it tilting at windmills or who has done it successfully?
Chaz Ebert from The Roger Ebert Center and RogerEbert.com joins Jeff Skoll of Participant Media, a leader in telling important stories that matter; Ann Thompson of Indiewire, Thompson on Hollywood; John Sloss of Cinetic Media and Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of the Toronto International Film Festival in a discussion moderated by Nate Kohn, Vice President of the Peabody Awards, and Festival Director of Ebertfest.
-Chaz Ebert (The Roger Ebert Center)
-John Sloss (Cinetic Media)
- Cameron Bailey (Artistic Director, The Toronto International Film Festival)
-Anne Thompson (Indiewire)
Moderated by: Nate Kohn, Vice President, The Peabody Awards
4:30–6:30 Pm
Emerging Filmmaker Showcase/ Lgbtq Showcase
Presented by American Express
10:00 Pm
Queer Night
With guest DJ John Cameron Mitchell
Monday, May 18
10:00–12:30 Pm
Student Filmmaker Showcase
Presented by American Express
1:00–3:00 Pm
Emerging Filmmaker Showcase
Presented by American Express
Tuesday, May 19
10:00–11:00 Am
TimeTalks:
Disney• Pixar’s "Inside Out"
New York Times contributor Logan Hill interviews director Pete Docter, producer Jonas Rivera, and actors Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling, Lewis Black and Phyllis Smith, who provide the voices of Joy, Disgust, Anger and Sadness in this original new movie.
11:00 Am
Industry in Focus:
Film Acquisitions
-Jeremy Boxer, Head of acquisitions at Vimeo On Demand
-Ben Browning, Co-President of Production and Acquisitions, FilmNation Entertainment
-Matt Brodlie, Evp Acquisitions, Relativity
-Bill Bromiley, Saban Films
Moderated by Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter
1:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
American Directors at Cannes
Pippa Bianco, "Share" - Cinéfondation Competition
Jeremy Saulnier, "Green Room" - Directors’ Fortnight
Trey Edward Shults, "Krisha" - Critics’ Week
Moderated by Aaron Hillis
4:00 Pm
TimeTalks:
John C. Reilly
The New York Times presents one of the most versatile actors in movies today - John C. Reilly, who appears in three films at the festival - "The Lobster," "Tale of Tales" and "Les Cowboys."
Wednesday, May 20
10:00 Am
Oculus Story Studio
Virtual Reality Filmmaking
-With filmmakers like Spike Jonze, Robert Stromberg and Guillermo Del Toro embracing virtual reality as a filmmaking medium, meet the founding team of Oculus’ own film studio - ‘Oculus Story Studio’. Having premiered their first Vr movie at Sundance 2015 they are at Cannes to talk about learnings on Vr storytelling.
-Saschka Unseld, Creative Director Oculus Story Studio (Director Pixar’s Blue Umbrella)
-Max Planck, Cto, Oculus Story Studio
-Edward Saatchi, Executive Producer, Oculus Story Studio
1:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
Genre Film
Jeremy Saulnier, Director, Green Room
Mette Marie Katz, Xyz Films
Tom Quinn, RADiUS-twc
Jenny Jacobi, Drafthouse Media
Moderated by Jarod Neece, SXSW
2:00 Pm
Film Panel:
"Krisha"
Hear from the "Krisha" filmmakers that won the 2015 SXSW Jury Award and playing in Critics Week. Director Trey Edward Shults, Krisha Fairchild and other key cast and crew
Moderated by Claudette Godfrey, SXSW
Thursday, May 21
2:00 Pm
Indiewire's Screen Talk Podcast Live from Cannes with Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson
4:30 Pm
Film Panel:
"Dope"
A 2015 Sundance favorite, and playing in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. Director Rick Famuyiwa, producer Nina Yang Bongiovi and key cast Zoe Kravitz, Chanel Iman, Toni Revolori, Quincy Brown, Kiersey Clemens, Shameik Moore , A$AP Rocky
Moderated by Jada Yuan, New York Magazine
8:00 Pm
Karaoke Night...
- 5/13/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
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