PANELISTS:

Kira Simon-Kennedy

Producer

Jessica Kingdon

Director/ Cinematographer/
Editor/Producer

Nathan Truesdell

Producer/Cinematographer

MODERATOR: Matt Carey

"We said, ‘We're an American film crew. This is Jessica's first feature documentary about the economy and what the Chinese Dream looks like.’" Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Stanley Nelson

Director/Producer

Traci A. Curry

Co-Director/Producer

MODERATOR: Matt Carey

"The really important thing is that [an Oscar nomination] means that more people are going to see the film, and that's why we made this." Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Javier Bardem

Actor

J.K. Simmons

Actor

MODERATOR: Pete Hammond

“That is the challenging part which an actor takes on any job. You say, ‘Yes of course I can do that,’ but then the time comes and you better deliver." Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Ciarán Hinds

Actor

Kenneth Branagh

Writer/Director/
Producer

Simon Chase

Re-Recording Mixer/Sound Supervisor

MODERATOR: Andreas Wiseman

“It’s not a story I had been planning for a long time, but it is one I had been feeling for a long time.” Read Story Here

PANELISTS:

Anton Dyakov

Co-Writer/
Director/Production Designer

MODERATOR: Matt Carey

“I just randomly came up with this joke that if you make a movie about boxers and ballerinas, it will be really pleasant both for boys and girls." Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Daniel Durant

Actor

Emilia Jones

Actor

Siân Heder

Writer/Director

Marlee Matlin

Actor

Troy Kotsur

Actor

MODERATOR: Mike Fleming Jr.

"Here was a chance to put a deaf family onscreen – to see something that we haven’t seen before. ... And it was really important to me that ..." Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Mike Marino

Special Effects Makeup

Carla Farmer

Hair Department Head

Stacey Morris

Hair Department Head

MODERATOR: Pete Hammond

"If you mess up Rick Baker’s [original] work, you become kind of a fool in the industry. There was a lot of pressure. It was a really big challenge." Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Kevin Messick

Producer

Adam McKay

Writer/Director/
Producer

Nicholas Britell

Composer/
Songwriter

MODERATOR: Antonia Blyth

"I started to get this bad feeling in my stomach. And as someone who writes and directs and produces, you get that kind of feeling and you want to make a movie.” Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Actor

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Co-Writer/Director

MODERATOR: Pete Hammond

“It took 20 minutes to drive across and do one take, and then 20 minutes to drive back. But as we did that director Hamaguchi said, ‘That was wonderful. Let’s do it again. ' " Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Mary Parent

Producer

Denis Villeneuve

Co-Writer/Director/
Producer

Donald Mowat

Makeup, Hair and Prosthetic Designer/Makeup Department Head

Jacqueline West

Costume Designer

Patrice Vermette

Production Designer

MODERATOR: Anthony D'Alessandro

"For the sequel, we're going to have the same approach as we did for the first one -- practical sets -- obviously as big as they can be..." Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Yvett Merino

Producer

Byron Howard

Director

Germaine Franco

Composer

MODERATOR: Ryan Fleming

“One of the reasons we were drawn to Colombia was its roots in magical realism, and that tradition of emotional storytelling that made its way into every part of the film.” Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Jonas Poher Rasmussen

Co-Writer/Director

MODERATOR: Matt Grobar

"I really hope that people will understand the importance of sharing and the importance of listening, and how healing it is to share things, and how healing it is to have someone who can listen." Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Pamela Martin

Editor

Aunjanue Ellis

Actor

Zach Baylin

Writer

Reinaldo Marcus Green

Director

MODERATOR: Ryan Fleming

"It was really helpful, once we had a finished script, that we took it to the family and got their involvement… the little nuances of their lives really helped bring out the authenticity...” Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Adam Somner

Producer

Sara Murphy

Producer

MODERATOR: Anthony D'Alessandro

"[The shoot] was tight -- he wanted it to be concise and breezy. I remember him very quickly having that [final] cut in hand." Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Pawo Choyning Dorji

Writer/Director

Sherab Dorji

Actor

MODERATOR: Nancy Tartaglione

“The kids weren’t very difficult. But the yak, he gave me quite a powerful kick to my pelvis — so that was a memorable moment.” Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Guillermo del Toro

Co-Writer/Director/
Producer

MODERATOR: Joe Utichi

"This movie felt perfectly suited to discuss where we are today. About the cruelty we have for each other. About the capacity we have to lie and fool ourselves.” Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Kristen Stewart

Actor

Pablo Larraín

Director/Producer

MODERATOR: Valerie Complex

“The movie is so embedded in [Diana's] perspective and it's avoidant of being didactic in any way, and really embraces what something feels like versus what it looks like." Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

Director/EP

MODERATOR: Dominic Patten

“I believe that a big reason [for] this ambitious idea of throwing a music festival in Harlem ... was there was something joyous and hopeful for people at that point [who] were kind of ...” Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Anna Dzieduszycka

Actor

Tadeusz Łysiak

Writer/Director

MODERATOR: Nancy Tartaglione

"I really hope that someday we’re going to live in a world where everything is perfect and beautiful, and we treat each other with respect.” Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Justin Raleigh

Prosthetics Designer

Jessica Chastain

Producer/Actor

Linda Dowds

Makeup Department Head

MODERATOR: Ryan Fleming

“We see so much of her in that caricature thing we see on late-night television, but we always wanted to show her as the beautiful human being she was.” Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Filippo Scotti

Actor

Paolo Sorrentino

Writer/Director/Producer

MODERATOR: Joe Utichi

"The first time I doubted myself, Paolo told me, ‘Don’t worry. Follow me and trust me and we’re going to do a great job together.' " Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Kodi Smit-McPhee

Actor

Ari Wegner

Cinematographer

Peter Sciberras

Editor

MODERATOR: Pete Hammond

"There is always some sort of parallels to other characters you play ... but I doubt there will ever be another character I play quite like Peter again." Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Joachim Trier

Co-Writer/Director/EP

Renate Reinsve

Actor

MODERATOR: Nancy Tartaglione

“Every time I’ve talked to someone new, they seem to have a very personal experience with the movie." Read More Here

PANELISTS:

Ariana DeBose

Actor

Paul Tazewell

Costume Designer

MODERATOR: Pete Hammond

"Because it was a day scene I thought why don’t I use the metaphor of the sun and how hot it was… I thought yellow was the perfect color to choose.” Read More Here