Alex Kahuam, the founder & CEO of the film production companies Kahuam Films [US] and Promotora NAE [Mexico], is an award-winning film director/producer/writer. He is best known for "Failure!" (starring Ted Raimi), "Forgiveness" (World Premiere in FrightFest) and the horror film "The Remedy" starring: Timothy Granaderos (13 Reasons Why), London Thor (Gen V), Doug Jones (The Shape of Water), Chris Mulkey (Twin Peaks) and Jenny O’Hara (Devil).&nbs...

French Actress, Producer, Director Nitsa Benchetrit is known for her work known for “My Old Lady” (2014) and “Mary Pickford: Love Wild” (currently in post-production). She has recently produced "The Shameless" (2024) directed by Konstantin Bojanov, which premiered in Cannes 2024 in Un Certain Regard and won Best Performance by Best Actress Anasuya Sengupta and “Ravens” (2024) written and directed by mark Gill. She lives in Paris where sh...

French Actress, Producer, Director Nitsa Benchetrit is known for her work known for “My Old Lady” (2014) and “Mary Pickford: Love Wild” (currently in post-production). She has recently produced "The Shameless" (2024) directed by Konstantin Bojanov, which premiered in Cannes 2024 in Un Certain Regard and won Best Performance by Best Actress Anasuya Sengupta and “Ravens” (2024) written and directed by mark Gill. She lives in Paris where she is c...

Revisiting Sunshine: A conversation with Istvan Szabo, 25 years later Twenty-five years after the release of Sunshine, acclaimed Hungarian director István Szabó returns to Cannes with a mix of joy and reflection. Reuniting with his work after so many years, Szabó its that there’s always a lingering urge to “fix” things—an inevitable feeling for any creator revisiting old projects. “To be a filmmaker is kind of a disease,” he say...

At a recent masterclass, Guillermo del Toro and Alexandre Desplat sat down for a conversation on the invaluable role of music in films. Desplat, who has composed the music for a staggering number of critically acclaimed films, started the conversation off by answering a question about why he connected to the role of a composer so deeply, even in his childhood. Desplat replied “my idols as a teenager were the new Hollywood…it was a form of compulsion… I bought all the vinyl ...

Today, the second part of the annual Film Finance Forum was held at the Plage des Palms with Producer Lars Knudsen and Writer, Director, and Producer Ari Aster to discuss their t venture, Square Peg. Square Peg is a production company that protects directors and helps filmmakers finance films in a time when financing is difficult to obtain. “We’re looking for filmmakers who have a vision that we believe in,” Knudsen told the . The duo also spoke on what the company i...

Credit: Getty Images for Breaking Through the Lens   On May 16th, nonprofit company Breaking Through the Lens held its annual event during which it announced its newest grant, specifically intended to uplift female filmmakers and provide them with the necessary resources to get their projects adequately represented and displayed. Headlining this event was critically acclaimed actress Kristen Stewart, who took some time to discuss her soon to be released directorial debut “The...

In anticipation of his 12th feature film, “Bonekeeper”, we here at filmfestivals.sitesdebloques.org sat down with Director Howard J. Ford, actor Louis James (Ethan), and actresses Sarah Alexandra Marks (Olivia)  and Tiffany Hannam-Daniels (Anabelle) to discuss the plot, inspiration, and production of the creature feature. Marks started the conversation with an explanation of her character, Olivia: “My character is really on a journey throughout the movie to trying to love her. And she ...

For the 10th edition of Women In Motion, Kering brought together Directors Hirokazu Koreeda and Chie Hayakawa to discuss filmmaking in Japan and the impact women make on set. Koreeda spoke about the current state of the film industry in Japan, noting that it's challenging to make films at present. However, there has been a significant increase in female directors and filmmakers, making a positive impact on the industry in Japan. He also advocated for better working conditions in Japan, spe...

Nina Goldvin is a new filmmaker from Ukraine whose debut short film The Voice of Despair is already making a strong impression—especially with its screening at Cannes. The film tells the story of sexual violence through a unique and powerful perspective: the voice of an unborn child. What’s especially striking is that this wasn’t a project Goldvin planned in advance. While visiting Ukraine, she met a friend who introduced her to a women’s doctor. That doctor shared ...

In the first Rendez-Vous event of the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival, Christopher McQuarrie was ed by special guest Tom Cruise to discuss Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning, filmmaking, and the future of cinema. McQuarrie started the Rendez-Vous solo, speaking on his journey from directing grittier films to his current work on the Mission: Impossible movies, and spoke on his relationship with Cruise: “When I met him, I was going to quit the business,” said the Mission: Imp...

Norwegian actor/filmmaker Espen Alknes started his acting career doing stage performances in theaters, one of which includes the National Theater in Oslo. He has contributed to multiple TV series and films. He is known for “Stardust” (2020) and “What's on Your Mind?” (2014) and Camping in Paradise (2023).   Can you speak about your background in acting first?  ESPEN: I went to acting school in Oslo and have been working as an actor for about twenty ...

Brandon Lattman was born in San Diego, California on the 5th February 1992. In 2015 he moved to Los Angeles to study filmmaking at The New York Film Academy where he found an interest in cinematography. He also developed himself in other filmmaking areas such as directing, writing and editing. He is known for his work on The Waltz of the Monsters (2017), Repertoire of Memory (2016) and Methadone (2018). His latest film Trifole (2024) held its world premiere at the Palm Springs International Fi...

Norwegian actor/filmmaker Espen Alknes started his acting career doing stage performances in theaters, one of which includes the National Theater in Oslo. He has contributed to multiple TV series and films. He is known for “Stardust” (2020) and “What's on Your Mind?” (2014) and Camping in Paradise (2023).   Can you speak about your background in acting first?  ESPEN: I went to acting school in Oslo and have been working as an actor for about twenty ...

Brandon Lattman was born in San Diego, California on the 5th February 1992. In 2015 he moved to Los Angeles to study filmmaking at The New York Film Academy where he found an interest in cinematography. He also developed himself in other filmmaking areas such as directing, writing and editing. He is known for his work on The Waltz of the Monsters (2017), Repertoire of Memory (2016) and Methadone (2018). His latest film Trifole (2024) held its world premiere at the Palm Springs International Fi...

Brandon Lattman was born in San Diego, California on the 5th February 1992. In 2015 he moved to Los Angeles to study filmmaking at The New York Film Academy where he found an interest in cinematography. He also developed himself in other filmmaking areas such as directing, writing and editing. He is known for his work on The Waltz of the Monsters (2017), Repertoire of Memory (2016) and Methadone (2018). His latest film Trifole (2024) held its world premiere at the Palm Springs International Fi...