Join us at the Library for a celebration of cinema and emerging filmmakers.
The American Pavilion’s Emerging Filmmaker Showcase gives filmmakers an opportunity to share their work with Cannes Festival and Film Market attendees. We will screen the winners of the American Pavilion’s 2024 Showcase, announced in May following the conclusion of the Cannes festival.
Please note that this event will be in-person only.
Program:
EL PAISA
Best LGBTQ+ Showcase Film
Director: Daniel Eduvijes Carrera
UNDER THE BLUE
Best Emerging Filmmaker Showcase
Directors: Linda Ludwig, James Curle
SPEAR. SPATULA. SUBMARINE.
Best Emerging Filmmaker Documentary
Director: Shannon Morrall
OJUE
Best Emerging Filmmaker Student Film
Director: Fernando Alberto Broce
SAR: SEARCH AND RESCUE
Best Emerging Student Documentary
Director: Tristan Owen
Followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers appearing over Zoom, moderated by Ben Croll.
About the American Pavilion’s Emerging Filmmaker Showcase:
Since 1989, The American Pavilion has offered unparalleled experiences in Cannes to film students and emerging filmmakers from around the world. AmPav’s Emerging Filmmaker Showcase provides an opportunity for filmmakers to have their works seen by Cannes Festival and Film Market attendees.
About the Moderator:
Ben Croll is a Canadian critic and journalist based in Paris. He writes about film, art, and industry for the U.S. trades and covers cinema, theatre and contemporary art as a roving critic in broadcast and print. He is an on-air contributor to France24 and author of The Art of Eric Guillon.
Learn more:
Check out the website for the American Pavilion’s Emerging Filmmaker Showcase, where you will find information about finalists and winners of this award from previous years.
Important information: This event requires advance registration. The discussion will be in person only. Our partners and filmmakers will appear in the Reading Room, and the discussion will not be recorded.
Attendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing, promotional, pedagogical, or other purposes.
