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What Faye Dunaway told this Penn undergrad at the Cannes Film Festival
Over the past three years (2008 coverage and 2009 coverage and 2010 coverage) DT has given you an insider’s look at the films and politics of the Cannes Film festival from the perspective of our Penn in Cannes program correspondents. This year DT correspondent Jonah Stern (C’13) recently returned from the 2011 Cannes film festival […]
The Economic Crisis and the Croisette: Penn Alumni Weigh in on the Current State of the Entertainment Industry
This week, our Penn in Cannes 2010 DT correspondent Chloe Castellon (C’11) reviewed some of the good and horribly awful films of this year’s film festival, talked about the badge system and how she conned her way into some of the better theatres. In her final post, Chloe shares with us inside info about the […]
Penn Alumni Dish Advice in Cannes & What the Entertainment Industry is Looking for in Its Next Generation of Employees
All last week, I posted about Brian Tran’s (W’10) inside scoop of his time at the Penn in Cannes Program. As our final “Cannes” post, Julie Blanc (W’12), another one of my great DT correspondents fills us in on advice given this year from Penn alumni:-Rick Hess (C’84, Head of Creative Artist Agency’s Film Finance […]
Penn in Cannes: He Begs and Scores The Hottest Ticket in Cannes
Over this past week, our DT correspondent Brian Tran (W’10) has talked about how he got into screenings without too much begging, how tears welled up in everyone’s 3D-glasses-covered-eyes, and the hot and not-so-hot movies of Cannes. In today’s post, Brian sums up his Cannes experience, reveals something that made him squirm and scream, and […]
Dreamworks CEO Stacey Snider Has Some Great Advice For You
Last year Stacey Snider (C’82), Dreamworks CEO, gave a FANTASTIC speech at Penn. The video just got released and it is a MUST for anyone wanting to come to Hollywood …and/or for anyone who wants to make a career change! Here’s what she talked about: Her career change (from law school grad to CEO) Don’t […]
Penn in Cannes: Hobnobbing With Penn Hollywood Big Wigs
So far this week Felisha Liu (W’09) shared some of the good, bad and disappointing films she saw at Cannes, and how she managed to score tickets to films through the art of begging. Today, she tells us about the 2 Penn alumni and 1 Penn parent Hollywood power players she met in Cannes! Click […]
