The Contenders

Netflix

All Quiet on the Western Front

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PANELISTS:

Edward Berger

Co-Writer/Director/
Producer

Heike Merke

Hair & Makeup Designer

James Friend

Cinematographer

Albrecht Schuch

Actor

Volker Bertelmann

Composer

MODERATOR: Dominic Patten

“The terror that Germany brought into the world, we’ve inherited that, and so this movie was our chance, my chance I felt, to put all that feeling, and the responsibility, and that shame into this movie." Read Story Here

Amazon Studios

Argentina, 1985

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PANELISTS:

Ricardo Darín

Actor/Producer

Santiago Mitre

Writer/Director/
Producer

Victoria Alonso

Producer

Axel Kuschevatzky

Producer

MODERATOR: Rosy Cordero

"We wanted to show our characters as the heroes they are but to also show their humanity, and their fears.” Read Story Here

Apple Original Films

Causeway

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PANELIST:

Brian Tyree Henry

Actor

MODERATOR: Matt Grobar

"With James, there was truly this thing that was pulling at me that wanted to shake him by the shoulders and be like, ‘What are you doing, man? Why are you living this way?’ Read Story Here

Warner Bros. Pictures

Elvis

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PANELIST:

Mandy Walker

Cinematographer

MODERATOR: Matt Grobar

"[Austin Butler] is such a perfectionist. Once he had the song and the dance down, he was the same every time.” Read Story Here

Sideshow and Janus Films

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PANELISTS:

Jerzy Skolimowski

Co-Writer/Director/
Producer

Ewa Piaskowska

Co-Writer/Producer

MODERATOR: Damon Wise

"It was quite a big surprise to us when we got on set and realized that a donkey actually has a pretty stoic face -- there’s not much expression going on! So the emotional potential of the character was actually realized through editing...” Read Story Here

National Geographic Documentary Films

Fire of Love

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PANELISTS:

Shane Boris

Producer

Sara Dosa

Director/Producer

Erin Casper

Editor

Jocelyne Chaput

Editor

MODERATOR: Matt Carey

"We used the term ‘retro futuristic.’ We didn’t want the film to feel like the past tense." Read Story Here

Netflix

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

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PANELISTS:

Mark Gustafson

Director

Guillermo del Toro

Writer/Director/
Producer

MODERATOR: Ryan Fleming

“Stop-motion screams hand-made and screams hand-carved and painted,” del Toro said. “There is an artisanal beauty to that and there is a magic to seeing these puppets.” Read Story Here

Disney+ Original

Le Pupille

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PANELISTS:

Alfonso Cuarón

Producer

Alice Rohrwacher

Writer/Director

MODERATOR: Anthony D'Alessandro

“I wanted to show the girls that you can have something magical without incredible things.” Read Story Here

Apple Original Films

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

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PANELISTS:

Charlie Mackesy

Writer/Director

Peter Baynton

Director

Cara Speller

Producer

MODERATOR: Ryan Fleming

“I used to lie on my bed and stare at the ceiling and see snowfall and imagine the characters in the book moving. It was a dream of mine to take them further than the static book drawings.” Read Story Here

SUPER

The Quiet Girl

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PANELIST:

Colm Bairéad

Writer/Director

MODERATOR: Damon Wise

"It was listed in an article in The Irish Times as one of the greatest works of Irish literature written by a woman this century. For whatever reason, I went out that day and bought it." Read Story Here

NEON

Triangle of Sadness

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PANELIST:

Ruben Östlund

Writer/Director

MODERATOR: Anthony D'Alessandro

"When I was portraying the arms deal, I was thinking, let’s make them the most nicest characters I’ve ever done." Read Story Here

Orion Pictures / MGM Pictures / United Artists Releasing

Women Talking

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PANELISTS:

Sarah Polley

Writer/Director

Dede Gardner

Producer

MODERATOR: Valerie Complex

"We decided to give it a shot and try to make it a movie because I saw its cinematic potential as soon as I read it — visually and also structurally. And Sarah was our very first choice.”Read Story Here

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