The Cannes Film Festival in France is next week!

As you all know Stage 32 has has worked directly with and have had an official presence at the Cannes Film Festival Marche du Film for the last 5 years. From education initiatives, partnerships and parties, Stage 32 always has our finger on the pulse of the world's biggest film festival and market.

Also, for the last 5 years Stage 32 is an official education partner of the Cannes Marche du Film. This year, our role has expanded even further as we'll be delivering a keynote for the Marche du Film conference on how to work with the streamers as well as providing every badgeholder a free Stage 32 webinar. In addition to our official partnership, we have plenty more in store, we're excited today to announce our Official Stage 32 Cannes 2022 Schedule...

If you are attending Cannes:

In the comments section below, let's start the official ROLL CALL. We (and the producers and executives we work with who will be at the fest) are specifically interested in knowing:

• What dates will you be attending?
• What brings you to Cannes?
• What projects do you have screening or are you bringing to the market?
• Are you planning on attending any workshops or events? If so, which ones?
• What are your goals during the Cannes Film Festival?
• Do you have a film screening at the festival? Let us know in the comments section below!
• And don't forget, if you are attending, we hosted a free, exclusive webinar with the head executives of the Marche on how to navigate the festival/market, which is now available On Demand here.

**If you are NOT attending Cannes (and, if you WILL be attending):

Stop what you're doing right now, pick up your phone and go follow @rbwalksintoabar and @stage32 on Instagram and @rbwalksintoabar and @stage32 on Twitter. We will be LIVE storying and tweeting during the entire festival. We're thrilled to bring you to the film industry's largest festival in the world!

We look forward to hearing from you!

RB

Announcing the Official Stage 32 Cannes 2022 Schedule:

Thursday May 19

Panel to be presented by Stage 32, Estonia Pavilion and World of Film International Festival at Cannes

Date: Thursday May 19, 2:30pm-4:00pm

Location: Estonia Pavillion, 137 International Village Riviera

Topic: Demystifying the Streamers

We will help demystify the streamers, what they are looking for in terms of content, understanding IP and rights and production.

Expert Panelists:

• Sara Elizabeth Timmins, Producer, McMillions HBO

• Tiffany Boyle, President Packaging & Sales Ramo Law

• Sheila Houlahan, Actor/writer/producer (The Little Things)

• Moderator: Amanda Toney, Stage 32 Managing Director

Open to Stage 32 members with Cannes Marche du Film credentials.

Sunday, May 22

Stage 32 Education Presents Cannes Marche du Film Keynote

Date: Sunday, May 22, 11:30am-12:30pm

Location: Online, Marche du Film

More information: Click here

Topic: Stage 32 Education Presents: How to Work with the Streaming Platforms

With streaming platforms like Netflix and Disney+ spending billions of dollars in original content we have entered into the Great Content Gold Rush of 2022. It’s important for you as a producer to understand how streaming platforms look at content, how to connect with the appropriate teams for your projects and understand the basic deal structures. In this Stage 32 workshop we’ll go over a top-level overview of streaming platforms.

Expert Panelists:

• Kristin Harris, Senior Vice President Production & Development, Vertical Entertainment
• Moderated by Amanda Toney, Stage 32 Managing Director

Open to Stage 32 members with Cannes Marche du Film credentials.

Sunday, May 22

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival + World of Film International Film Festival + Stage 32 Private Event

Date: Sunday, May 22
Location: Plage Long Beach

Stage 32 is proud to partner with the World of Film International Film Festival and the Forth Lauderdale International Film Festival for a private cocktail event exclusively for Stage 32 educators. We look forward to drinks on the Croisette with our incredible mentors who provide such great advice and mentorship to the Stage 32 community.

This is a private event for Stage 32 Educators.

Monday, May 23

Official Stage 32 Party at the Cannes Film Festival 2022

Those who have attended Cannes over the last 5 years know that the Stage 32 Cannes Meetup/Party has been one of the most anticipated and fun events of the entire fest (still offering apologies to those who got shut out of our rooftop party a few years ago!). This year, we're thrilled to announce another partnership and venue. Stage 32 is now partners with the American Pavilion. As a result, our 2022 Cannes Stage 32 Meetup will be held at the historic American Pavilion venue on the banks of the Bay of Cannes. The party will be the official Monday night programming event for Am Pav. We couldn't be more proud to have them as a partner. Come join Stage 32 Founder & CEO, Richard "RB" Botto and Stage 32 Managing Director, Amanda Toney.

Date: Monday, May 23, 6:30pm-9:00pm
Location: American Pavilion, 129 International Village Riviera

RSVP: Please RSVP here

Open to Stage 32 members with Cannes Marche du Film credentials.

Please support your fellow creatives! We encourage you to check out our 2022 Cannes Film Festival partners:

The Cannes Film Festival Marche du Film

The 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival is around the corner, starting on May 17, 2022 in Cannes, France. Stage 32 is proud to partner with the Cannes Marché du Film for our 6th year as an education partner! Expect 9 days of exclusive screenings, inspiring conferences and networking events all in one place. This year's highlights include: Cannes XR and NewImages’ launch of a new VR metaverse called Alexandria, a special Ukraine in Focus initiative to support Ukrainian projects and filmmakers in Cannes, and the anticipated return of all the industry programs: Cannes Docs, Goes to Cannes, impACT and MORE! Cannes is calling, so register now for the world's most inspiring film market today!

Cannes has programmed the most up-to-date international panels, keynotes and Masterclasses with a conference series which see the entire lineup here!

If you are planning to attend Cannes 2022, you have several options - festival, Marche du Film live, Marche du Film online and a Platinium All-in-One badge: make sure that you get your badge here.

The American Pavilion

The American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival is your full-service business and entertainment venue, just steps away from the Palais. For over 30 years, The Pavilion has served as the primary focus for the American presence in Cannes. Enjoy a relaxed seaside environment with all of the desired amenities and necessary professional services to make your time at the Festival successful, productive, and enjoyable!

Website: https://www.ampav.com/cannes/

Estonian Film Institute

In 1997, the Estonian film foundation was established by the Ministry of Culture, with the task to distribute the national film production budget. As the film industry develops rapidly due to the technological advancement and the ever-changing financing system, Estonian Film Institute (EFI) came to be as its successor, embracing a much wider spectre of activities in the film industry.
**EFI’**s professional sphere now reaches the whole field of film. The institute is broadly divided in three departments: production, marketing and heritage. A sub-company called Tallinnfilm OÜ belongs in the EFI family, managing an arthouse cinema. Another cut member is Creative Europe MEDIA desk, mediating the financing and educational opportunities of the European Union.Legally, the Estonian Film Institute is a national foundation, financed by the Ministry of Culture.

Website: https://filmi.ee/en/film-estonia

WOFF: World of Film International Festival

WOFF is Glasgow's annual independent film event held in October and currently in it's ninth edition. Our main focus is to promote independent international cinema and new talent from Scotland, the UK and beyond. Our aim is to bring local and Scottish audiences together with filmmakers, producers, artists and cinema enthusiasts from all around the world, in an attempt to discover new talent, showcase their work and generate ideas for future projects. WoFF is a non-profit organisation bringing audiences a step closer to international independent cinema and giving voice to young artists. In 2022, the 9th edition of WoFF aspires to bring more audiences, filmmakers and industry professionals together, creating a platform to exchange ideas, showcase their work and most importantly talk on film and new trends in the industry, women filmmakers of today and independent film production in Europe, the US and beyond.

DATES: 3 - 6 November 2022 - 9th Edition www.woffglasgow.com / Submissions: https://filmfreeway.com/WorldofFilmFestivalGlasgow

The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLiFF)

FLiFF is a 501(3)c not-for-profit organization dedicated to introducing American Independent films, world cinema and film talent to the South Florida community and through the annual satellite festival in St Augustine.The 36th Annual Fort Lauderdale Int’l Film Festival promises to be special with screenings at Cinema Paradiso - Hollywood , Savor Cinema, AutoNation IMAX, Pompano Beach Cultural Center and our new mothership, Gateway Cinema. Filmmakers are coming from across North America, The United Kingdom, Spain, Greece, Hungary, Cyprus and all around the world.

DATES: November 4 - 13 2022 37th edition https://fliff.com/fliff37 / Submissions: https://filmfreeway.com/FortLauderdaleInternationalFilmFestival

Smith & Partner Art Gallery & Art Investment

S&P Gallery is an online art gallery specialising in Limited-Edition prints. We are dedicated to helping you find the perfect artwork from our diverse catalogue of Limited-Edition fine art prints, including old masters, blue-chip and emerging artists from all over the world.

S&P are joining our Cannes event with Scottish artist Stuart McAlpine Miller, commissioned by Warner Bros. Studios to create limited edition prints for the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter.

Link to exhibition: https://spgallery.co.uk/pages/stuart-mcalpine-miller-launch-event

Website: https://spgallery.co.uk

Velis Vineyards

For the love of wine and nature, we took care of it. This laid the beginning of our journey across borders in 2009.

This was the start of Velis Vineyards. A unique winemaking project, combining Bulgaria’s ancient wine heritage and modern German craft. In the years that followed, we gradually acquired fallow land and planted 36 hectares of vineyards near the villages of Karabunar and Boshulya in Bulgaria’s Upper Thracian Valley. We discovered that the warm continental climate and our soils were perfectly suitable for red French grape varieties and for the making of wines of character and long ageing potential.

Website: https://www.velis-vineyards.com/en/

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