Paris International Film Festival

Paris International Film Festival presents you a new Q&A moderated by Charlène Marrié, a filmmaker frequently working for the Festival.

Patient 27 tells the story of Isis, a young and brilliant woman who has lost her way of good sense by falling in love love with doctor Henry. She is under the brilliant ways of mental and physical manipulation that the doctor puts her through.

For more information on the film: check out Patient 27 on imdb.com

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Read the Festival's Official Festival Review of the film and submit your project to the Paris International Film Festival on parisintlfest.com, or directly on Film Freeway.

Listen now to a Q&A moderated by AJ Merlin, a writer and a Creative Mindset Coach who helps creative freelancers and entrepreneurs strengthen their mindset and reframe their inner critic so they can get the success they’re after.   

Jenna Suru welcomes at the Paris International Film Festival, Katherin Hervey, who directed “The Prison Within” (PIFF Official Selection). In this documentary, we are taken to San Quentin Prison where we meet a number of individuals who have been convicted with significant sentences by the State and learn of reform.   

This conversation questions the line between forthright anger and forgiveness lie and will also discuss filmmaking as we are all concerns about the current state of filmmaking and production issues that are continuing to affect everyone.  For more information: check out @prisonwithinfilm on Instagram. 

You can also listen to AJ Merlin’s podcast called Creative Mindset that releases mindset tips and visualisations for artists twice a month. 

Read the Festival's Official Festival Review of the film and submit your project to the Paris International Film Festival on parisintlfest.com, or directly on Film Freeway.

The Future of Filmmaking, moderated by Natasha Marburger and Jenna Suru, with guests:  Ashley Maria (Pioneers In Skirts), Lisa Barmby (The Big Kitty), Nora Lakos (Cream), Mindy Blendsoe (The In-Between), Olga Beskhmelnytsina (Anna)

MOINSIt was one of the picks of this year’s virtual Paris International Film Festival 2021 – and THE BIG KITTY is going South, but in a good way, as it heads to the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.  Several years in the making and with the level of affection and passion that only a true independent film-making team can embellish, THE BIG KITTY is an affectionate parody of 1940s cinema with the humour and visual stimulus of some of those classic John Huston / Humphrey Bogart legends like CASABLANCA and THE MALTESE FALCON.  An award-winner at Paris International Film Festival 2021, the film’s journey continues and evolves with the selection for Cannes.  Reflecting on the selection, film-makers Lisa Barmby and Tom Alberts had this to say:  “It’s maybe a once in a lifetime thing for film makers to be selected for Cannes. OK, but if these film-makers are artists with no film training and it’s their first film and it’s completely independent and they just did it themselves…well that’s mind-blowing.  It started as the question- ‘Can we make a film?’ – and ended 12 years later with THE BIG KITTY.  We’re very proud of making it with all the talented artists of Melbourne and very thrilled to be selected for Cannes Cinéphiles – Festival de Cannes. We are over the moon.  The Paris International Film Festival is simply the Best!  We recommend it to film-makers and audiences! The Director, Jenna Suru, is the most extraordinary, enthusiastic and hard-working person we’ve met. Jenna is great in English and French, really a fabulous communicator, with an international media network and is herself a talented film maker and producer.  We could have not asked for a better online film experience. The Paris International Film Festival is a fabulously positive celebration of cinema. Bravo Jenna and thank you for everything.”

Jenna Suru welcomes at the Paris International Film Festival, the filmmakers of The Big Kitty: PIFF 2021 winner of Best Experimental Feature. This film is a truly classic homage to 1940s cinema, but with the affectionate silliness of more recent contemporary comedies.   

A Russian Princess is the cat’s beloved owner – and around said cat’s neck is a beautiful jewel. However, diamonds are not only a girl – or woman’s – best friend – and sure enough, the lights are pulled during a cabaret performance and the cat disappears. Enter a private detective hired by the Princess to seek out the culprits – and inevitably the trail will lead to all manner of escapades – and all manner of individuals determined to keep the detective in the dark and grey corners of the City, where anything can happen – and nothing is what it seems in this….. 

Listen now to Tom Alberts & Lisa Barmby (directors and actors) Q&A for Paris IFF  Read the Festival's Official Festival Review of the film and submit your project to the Paris International Film Festival on parisintlfest.com, or directly Film Freeway.

Listen now to a Q&A moderated by Paul McEvoy, Founder of Fright Fest, one of the biggest European horror movies festival.    Jenna Suru welcomes at the Paris International Film Festival, the filmmakers of Bad Candy: PIFF 2021 winner of Best Stunt Coordination Team, Best Hair & Makeup, Best Sound Mix and Best Editing.   

The film is hiting 400 theaters in the US latter this year! According to the directors of the film, Scott Hanson and Desiree Connell, the film is described as ‘a fun Halloween movie set on one night of insanity that takes place in the town of ‘New Salem’ and follows a young girl who has the power to draw anything she wants, bringing life to that object which causes chaos in the small town.’   

For more information: check out @bad_candy_film on Instagram. Read the Festival's Official Festival Review of the film and submit your project to the Paris International Film Festival on parisintlfest.com, or directly Film Freeway.

Jenna Suru welcomes at the Paris International Film Festival, the filmmakers of Kiss the Ground: PIFF 2021 winner of Best Documentary Feature Film, on a Q&A moderated by Producer Actor, Jeff Rivera.   Kiss The Ground was directed by husband-and-wife Josh (Sundance Audience Award for Best Documentary) and Rebecca Tickell who are environmental activists. The film focuses on an idea that rather than minding the atmosphere so much, we should focus on the ground that we stand on. Our soil and the hidden potential of the microbes could stop the reduction of the ozone layer caused by fossil fuels and reinvigorate the process. Issues like war, chemical weapons or the recycling of food are treated with brilliance.   This documentary is highly educational. It contains definitions, significant visual pointers, that will heighten your own desire to be more involved in the future of the environment and planet.   Watch Josh and Rebecca Q&A moderated by Jeff Rivera organized on the occasion of the international premiere of the documentary feature film during the Festival.   For more information: check out @kissthegroundmovie on Instagram Facebook and Youtube and their website: kissthegroundmovie.com Read the Festival's Official Festival Review of the film and submit your project to the Paris International Film Festival on parisintlfest.com, or directly Film Freeway

Jamie Skinner welcomes at the Paris International Film Festival, Mindy Bledsoe, who directed “The In-Between” (PIFF Best Score Award). In the film, two women are battling medical issues that cause conflict and friction along the way, they are determined never to let their problems define their identities.  Mindy looks back on the creation of her film and speaks openly about its making and messages, chronic disease.... This conversation links up mental health, filmmaking, and creativeness. As we are all concerns about the current state of filmmaking and production issues that are continuing to affect everyone who wishes to make in-roads into the business for success and beyond, this conversation is particularly relevant and will give you hope! More info on the film's Instagram: @inbetweenmovie2019  The In-Between is available in Blu-Ray! Get your copy here: https://www.secretidentitypictures.com/

Cream is the "big winner" of Paris International Film Festival 2021, the romantic tale directed by Nora Lakos picked up 5 awards at the Festival, the Jury Award, Best Director, Best Writer, Best Production Design and Best Casting Director Award. 

Listen here to their full Festival Q&A with cast and crew, moderated by Jenna Suru (Paris IFF) and Natasha Marburger (London IFF):  Vica Kerekes - main actress Erik Gyarmati - main child actor Míra Haszán - child actor    Nora Lakos - director, co-writer Fruzsina Fekete - writer Daniel Bálint - cinematopgrapher Juci Szurdi - production designer Fruzsina Lányi - costume designer Adam Balázs - composer

Jenna Suru is the Director of the Paris International Film Festival, come say bonjour on parisintlfest.com and on socials @parisintlfest

Aujourd’hui, Jenna Suru reçoit Thibaud Martin, le réalisateur de la série française « Alice in Paris » ainsi que l’actrice Alysse Hallali, jouant le rôle du personnage éponyme.

Alice in Paris est l’histoire d’une jeune femme souhaitant faire son entrée dans le monde très fermé de la gastronomique parisienne. Elle dispose d’un don, celui du goût absolu mais est-ce suffisant ?

Au fil des épisodes, vous suivrez l’évolution d’une passion personnelle tentant de se réaliser dans une ville où tout est possible. Entre quête d’identité, désillusion et joie intense, ce voyage initiatique ne vous décevra pas !

Vous souhaitez en savoir plus sur cette ode à l’épanouissement personnel produit par ?

Retrouvez le replay de leur session question/réponse au Festival, animée par Jenna Suru (Paris IFF)

Suivez la série sur Instagram : @alicein_paris

Les deux premières saisons sont disponibles sur Amazon Prime, la troisième arrive très vite !

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Paris International Film Festival Q&A moderated by Festival Director Jenna Suru. Today at the Paris International Film Festival, we have received Invisible Love's production Team, which reunites Vietnam-based Almira Luong, USA-based Nancy Hanzhang Shen and Bill Einreinhofer. ‘Invisible Love’ also stars Kazy Tauginas, now in ‘The Equalizer’ on CBS. Also Hoang Phuong, the star of ‘Invisible Love’. 

The film directed by Guo Xiang was presented at the Festival last month for its World Premiere, where it received incredible critical acclaim and picked up 3 major awards at the Festival, including Best International Actor (non-gender specific) for Hoang Phuong’s performance, Best International Collaboration and Best Feature Film. 

The Vietnamese 25-year-old actor has impressed the Festival by her incredible, natural performance as Nurse Nguyen Thi Hoa, as we see her going through different stages of her Life in 20s-30s French Indochine.  Directed by Guo Xiang, INVISIBLE LOVE is set in 1930’s French Indochina is the tale of Nurse Nguyen Thi Hoa (Hoang Phuong) who loves American physician James Marquis (Kazy Tauginas), but is also oblivious to the shame she feels and thus cannot stay with him. In addition, Marquis sees an opportunity to become a colonial army soldier, but this is also going to have an impact on his relationship with Thi Hoa…..

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The Empowerment of Diversity in Film & Television - How to Harness What Makes You Unique to Tell Better Stories and Further your Career 

Moderated by Jeff Rivera with guests Moisés Zamora, (Writer/Creator), Michelle Amor (Writer), Eric Dean Seaton (Director), Steven Tingus (Actor/Producer) and Lorisa Bates (Creative Executive)

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Lucia Pagliardini est docteur en Études cinématographiques et audiovisuelles. Sa thèse a été financée par Ministère de l’Enseignement et de la Recherche via l’Association Nationale de la Recherche et de la Technologie et accueillie au sein de la maison de production cinématographique Gaumont. Son domaine de recherche porte sur la production cinématographique déclinée au féminin.  En 2015, elle a obtenu son Master en Cinéma, Télévision et Production multimédia auprès de l’Université de Alma Mater de Bologne avec mention très bien et les félicitations du jury. Elle a développé sa thèse de Master au cours de son stage auprès de la maison de production cinématographique Les Films du Losange, la plus ancienne société de production indépendante, créée en 1962 par Éric Rohmer et Barbet Schroeder.  En 2009 elle s’est spécialisée en Didactique du théâtre à l’Université Catholique de Milan.  En 2008, Lucia Pagliardini est licenciée en Sociologie (cursus communication) auprès de l’Université d’Urbino (Italie) avec mention très bien et les félicitations du jury.   En mars 2018, dans le cadre de sa thèse de doctorat, elle a organisé à l’Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art de Paris une manifestation comprenant un colloque international, une exposition photographique et un concert de piano promus par l’Université Sorbonne Paris 3 et la société Gaumont avec le patronage de l’Unesco et la participation de diverses universités et institutions telles que : Ministère de la Culture, Unifrance, Eurimages, Université Bocconi de Milan, Université de la Californie, Science Po, Emergence-Élisa¬beth Depar¬dieu, Kering, Procirep et la Banque OBC.  À partir du 2008, Lucia Pagliardini a eu l’occasion de diffuser et de valoriser ses recherches par la publication du livre di Radio in R@dio. Storia e storie della scatola parlante (Aras Éditions, 2010), la contribution à une l’ouvrage collectif intitulée Déontologie de la recherche avec l’interview La CIFRE, un dispositif de financement pour la recherche (ouvrage à paraître, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle) et par diverses conférences, notamment : « Commenti e studi sulle webradio nascenti » (Université Carlo Bo Urbino – décembre 2008), « Invenzioni a due voci » (Sénat de la République, Rome – mai 2010), « Di Radio in radio » (Libreria Zazie, Fano –  septembre 2010), « Musica e Web Radio » (Université Carlo Bo Urbino – novembre 2011), « Sorella carissima » (Temple Malatestiano, Rimini – septembre 2012), « Le dispositif CIFRE dans le cadre de la recherche universitaire» (Université Sorbonne Paris 3 – février 2017), « A la découverte de la productrice cinématographique française Martine de Clermont-Tonnere » (Festival Petit Clap Levallois-Perret – février 2018), « L’image et son double » (Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art Paris – mars 2018).   Récemment, suite à sa soutenance, elle a diffusé ses recherches sur les productrices cinématographiques françaises dans le cadre du  « XXV International Conference of Film Studies Contemporary Women’s Cinema and Media: Aesthetics, Identities, and Imaginaries » organisé par l’Université Rome Tre et de la conférence « Films, histoire et mémoire » organisée par l’Association Nationale de la Recherche et Technologie.   Parallèlement à ses recherches, elle a enseigné le théâtre et la diction de la langue italienne au sein de divers établissements, dont l’Université Catholique de Milan dans le cadre du cours de spécialisation « Educazione alla teatralità ».   Son intérêt pour la culture et l’art l’a conduite à coordonner et promouvoir des événements culturels dans leur globalité.   Depuis 2017, elle est présidente de l’association « L’Image et son Double » dont l’objectif est de mettre en valeur le rôle de la femme dans la culture et notamment dans le cinéma.

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Moderated by Lesley Hunter, with Directors Anna-Elizabeth & Hillary Shakespeare, Cast Scarlett Marshall & Gino Wilson, for the 2021 edition of the Paris International Film Festival.  

"Soundtrack to Sixteen" picked up the Best Comedy Feature Award at the Festival, and is screening at the 30th edition of Cinequest, March 20 - 30th 2021, our Festival Director Jenna Suru is Jurying on this year, for the Documentary Competition.  

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