Presented in association with VARIETY 
FREE ADMISSION (with same-day film ticket)
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COL•COA’s popular series of panels is back in 2008 with 4 talks from Tuesday to Friday.
If you are planning to see a film at COL•COA during the week, come earlier and attend a HAPPY HOUR TALK.
You will be able to meet and exchange with other cinephiles, writers, directors, and enjoy a full evening of cinema.
The panels are programmed just after our COL•COA Classics series, a good combination to spend a whole day at COL•COA.
The HAPPY HOUR TALKS include a complimentary wine and cheese reception.
You must be 21+ to attend this reception.
When participating to the panels, you will have priority access to the theatres for the next screening.
Tuesday, April 15 - Theatre 2 – 5:30 pm
MEET THE DELEGATION: FRENCH FILMMAKERS TALK ABOUT AMERICAN CINEMA
Moderated by Steven Gaydos, Executive Editor, Variety
Mutual fascination between artists of both countries has always been a tradition. COL•COA gives French filmmakers invited in Los Angeles the opportunity to talk about American cinema and how it has influenced them. Don’t miss this first Happy Hour Talk and meet the French filmmakers in person before seeing their films at COL•COA.
Wine & cheese reception:
Wine offered by Salisbury Vineyards
Wednesday, April 16 - Theatre 2 – 4:00 pm
FROM THE MOVIE THEATER TO THE LIVING ROOM: NEW AUDIENCES FOR FOREIGN FILMS?
Presented with the support of Unifrance USA.
SPEAKERS:
Liesl Copland, Head of acquisitions, Red Envelope Entertainment/Netflix
Meyer Gottlieb, President, Samuel Goldwyn Films
Patricia Saperstein, Senior Editor, Variety
Ryan Werner, Vice President of Marketing, IFC Entertainment
Moderated by John Kochman, Executive Director, Unifrance USA
Film journalists regularly sound the death knell for foreign film distribution in the United States. Faced with widespread indifference among younger filmgoers and aging, urban elite, distributors are increasingly searching for viable alternatives to the classic model of releasing foreign language films in the US. And yet, despite generally declining box office results, subtitled films regularly break out to reach mainstream audiences, winning critical and peer recognition more often reserved for American filmmakers and talent.
A journalist and three leading distributors of foreign films will discuss their contrasting approaches to today marketplace, analyze emerging trends in distribution, and debate what the foreign film niche market in the US might look like in the not-so-distant future.
Wine & cheese reception:
Wine offered by Salisbury Vineyards
Thursday, April 17 - Theatre 2 – 4:00 pm
FOCUS ON A FILM MAKER:
A CONVERSATION WITH FLORENT-EMILIO SIRI
Moderated by Wade Major, Box Office
Born in 1965, Florent-Emilio Siri is among the very few young French directors who have had the opportunity to work both in France and in Hollywood. He began his feature film career with A Minute of Silence in 1998 (screened at COLCOA 2008) and the critically-acclaimed action film The Nest. He then directed two award-wining Splinter Cell video games, adapted from the Tom Clancy novel. Following the release of The Nest, Bruce Willis asked him to direct his action film Hostage in 2005, produced by Miramax. Florent-Emilio Siri has also directed music videos for rap groups such as IAM, Alliance Ethnik and the Wu-Tang Clan.
Florent-Emilio Siri will share and compare his experience in France and Hollywood.
This HAPPY HOUR TALK is part of a Focus on Florent-Emilio Siri, with the screening of his first film A MINUTE OF SILENCE and the US Premiere of his new feature INTIMATE ENEMIES
Wine & cheese reception:
Wine offered by Central California Winegrowers
Friday, April 20 - Theatre 2 – 4:00 pm
3 WRITERS AND A NEW BABY... THE ART OF THE REMAKE
Anne François, Producer of Neuf Mois and its remake Nine Months, producer of Genial, mes parents divorcent and its remake Operation Splitsville
Dean Georgaris, WGA member, Writer/Producer working on the US adaptation of 36 (36, quai des orfèvres)
Frédéric Golchan, Writer, Director, Producer who has optioned and produced several remakes including Intersection, The Associate or, more recently, Chaos theory and Intimate Strangers.
Claude Lelouch, Writer, Director and Producer
Moderated by Steve Chagollan, Editor, Variety
Remake is both an art and an industry. Panelists will reveal some of the secrets on how to make a French Baguette a fresh bagel, an interesting way to emphasize cultural specificities between countries. They will also explain the rules of this specific and sometimes lucrative business considered by some as an unfair competition with the release of the original film and, by others, as the only chance for foreign producers and filmmakers to be part of the US Box Office.
Wine & cheese reception:
Wine offered by Vins des Côtes du Rhone
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