If you’ve never visited The American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival, you may not know that a huge part of the Pavilion’s life-blood is the amazing energy brought by the students in AmPav’s Worldwide Student Programs.
As the Student Program Director, it is my job to not only find the best of the best from colleges and universities near and far, but also ensure each student returns home after the Festival having had an amazing experience.
Of course, a big part of their time is their interaction with You, our Members. We encourage our students to think of their two weeks with us in France as a business trip and to hone their networking skills by chatting up everyone they can, everywhere they go!
This year, I’m proud to report that we had a record number of students and more alumni students returning to do the program for a second,...
As the Student Program Director, it is my job to not only find the best of the best from colleges and universities near and far, but also ensure each student returns home after the Festival having had an amazing experience.
Of course, a big part of their time is their interaction with You, our Members. We encourage our students to think of their two weeks with us in France as a business trip and to hone their networking skills by chatting up everyone they can, everywhere they go!
This year, I’m proud to report that we had a record number of students and more alumni students returning to do the program for a second,...
- 6/3/2019
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
The American Pavilion, the epicenter of American communications and hospitality at the Cannes Film Festival, had an unprecedented number of applicants this year for The American Pavilion Worldwide Student Program, it was just announced by Student Program Director Michael Bremer.
In an increase of 35% from the previous year, a total of 220 film, hospitality, event, and business majors as well as culinary students representing universities and culinary schools from across the U.S. and the world, will make their way to the Croisette. Students will have an unparalleled behind the scenes look at the Festival, the Market, and participate in internship programs with leading companies in the movie industry.
New this year, The American Pavilion will include a relaxing, dedicated student lounge on site along with a student satellite booth, co-sponsored by The Hawaii International Film Festival in celebration of its 35th anniversary, that will be located in the Palais, near the Short Film Corner. Both spaces will allow more opportunities for students to connect with each other and the global film community.
The American Pavilion Worldwide Student Program is the only officially recognized and sanctioned program by the Festival de Cannes and the Marché du Film. To complement university and school curriculums, students participate in roundtables, panel discussions and workshops with film industry leaders, attend screenings and premieres, and complete internships.
Notable alumni of The American Pavilion Worldwide Student Program include filmmaker Jeff Nicholls ("Take Shelter," "Mud"), Producer Gerard McMurray ("Fruitvale Station"), Acquisitions Exec Scott Shooman (Sony, CBS Films), Supervising Producer Bryan Wynbrandt ("Alcatraz,""Hawaii Five-o"), and Location Manager Chris Baugh ("Argo," "Steve Jobs").
“We’re not only bringing more students than ever to this year’s event,” said Student Programs Director Michael Bremer, “but our student population is even more internationally diverse than ever before. Our successful outreach to Hong Kong last year yielded some fine students, so this year we took our program offerings to Korea and select European cities as well. Having the brightest English-speaking International students work alongside the American students is a fantastic experience for all.”
This year The American Pavilion will inaugurate its Cannes Lions Student Program. Modeled on its successful American Pavilion Worldwide Student Program held at film festivals across the world, this new program, taking place June 21 – 27, is tailored to the events and opportunities that are unique to the prestigious international advertising festival. Students will experience the Cannes Lions sessions, panels, and awards ceremonies coupled with in-depth conversation and analysis each day.
“The Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity is a fantastic event,” said Bremer. “Just three weeks after the film festival ends, the world’s leading creatives and technologists in the fields of advertising and brand marketing converge again in Cannes to celebrate the finest in global brand messaging.”...
In an increase of 35% from the previous year, a total of 220 film, hospitality, event, and business majors as well as culinary students representing universities and culinary schools from across the U.S. and the world, will make their way to the Croisette. Students will have an unparalleled behind the scenes look at the Festival, the Market, and participate in internship programs with leading companies in the movie industry.
New this year, The American Pavilion will include a relaxing, dedicated student lounge on site along with a student satellite booth, co-sponsored by The Hawaii International Film Festival in celebration of its 35th anniversary, that will be located in the Palais, near the Short Film Corner. Both spaces will allow more opportunities for students to connect with each other and the global film community.
The American Pavilion Worldwide Student Program is the only officially recognized and sanctioned program by the Festival de Cannes and the Marché du Film. To complement university and school curriculums, students participate in roundtables, panel discussions and workshops with film industry leaders, attend screenings and premieres, and complete internships.
Notable alumni of The American Pavilion Worldwide Student Program include filmmaker Jeff Nicholls ("Take Shelter," "Mud"), Producer Gerard McMurray ("Fruitvale Station"), Acquisitions Exec Scott Shooman (Sony, CBS Films), Supervising Producer Bryan Wynbrandt ("Alcatraz,""Hawaii Five-o"), and Location Manager Chris Baugh ("Argo," "Steve Jobs").
“We’re not only bringing more students than ever to this year’s event,” said Student Programs Director Michael Bremer, “but our student population is even more internationally diverse than ever before. Our successful outreach to Hong Kong last year yielded some fine students, so this year we took our program offerings to Korea and select European cities as well. Having the brightest English-speaking International students work alongside the American students is a fantastic experience for all.”
This year The American Pavilion will inaugurate its Cannes Lions Student Program. Modeled on its successful American Pavilion Worldwide Student Program held at film festivals across the world, this new program, taking place June 21 – 27, is tailored to the events and opportunities that are unique to the prestigious international advertising festival. Students will experience the Cannes Lions sessions, panels, and awards ceremonies coupled with in-depth conversation and analysis each day.
“The Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity is a fantastic event,” said Bremer. “Just three weeks after the film festival ends, the world’s leading creatives and technologists in the fields of advertising and brand marketing converge again in Cannes to celebrate the finest in global brand messaging.”...
- 4/29/2015
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Sydney's Buzz
After more than 25 years, The American Pavilion’s student programs at the Cannes International Film Festival will have a record-breaking Festival, with more than 200 students confirmed to participate in the highly-respected program, and more international students than ever before. In addition, Director of Student Programming Michael Bremer announced today the addition of a Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity Intensive. Bremer will launch a pilot program with a group of students at this year’s festival in June.
Year after year, since 1989, The Pavilion’s student presence has increased in attendance and expanded in scope. Originally intended to give Film and Media students a window into the Festival, the Student Programs have evolved to now include Culinary, Hospitality and Event Management students, as well as Mba Business graduate students who work assignments with companies doing business in the Marché.
Under the direction of indie veteran Michael Bremer, The American Pavilion’s Business, Event, and Culinary programs have increased an average of 50% since 2012.
Bremer attributes the uptick to two key factors: “We announced our first-ever international outreach initiative during last year’s Festival, and I’m thrilled to report that our student body this year is more international than it’s ever been, with participants hailing from Canada, Hong Kong, Brazil, Panama, El Salvador, Dubai, Pakistan, and Kazakhstan. These students will witness in our Pavilion a microcosm of a much bigger dance going on just outside our doors, where film lovers from all corners of the globe come together to do business.”
More than 700 students from all over the world applied to this year’s various Cannes programs, with only about 30% of the applicants accepted. An additional 300 applicants are under consideration for The American Pavilion’s three smaller programs, the L.A. Intensive in August, the Venice Intensive at the Venice Film Festival, and AmPav’s newest program, the Cannes Lions Intensive in June.
“Additionally, we’ve made a conscious effort to increase enrollment in our Hospitality, Culinary, and Business programs to bring those student numbers more in line with the larger Film contingent that joins us every year,” Bremer added. “In fact, one of our culinary students from 15 years ago is now an educator at the University of Central Florida’s prestigious Rosen School of Hospitality, and returns this year in a faculty-mentor capacity with 16 students from Rosen.”
A group of 16 Rosen College students are participating in the Cannes Hospitality & Event Management Program through The American Pavilion, a 5,000-square-foot facility for the American film community at the Cannes International Film Festival. This is the first time that Rosen College students will participate in this program and as a result, Ucf will be the most represented institution in Cannes with the largest group of students.
“I’m excited about the Cannes Lions Intensive,” Bremer continued. “About six months ago we approached the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, often regarded as the world’s largest ad festival, proposing to develop for them what we’ve done for the Film Festival. With so many new attendees like Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Netflix, Amazon, and even Xbox upending traditional advertising paradigms, it’s vital that we in the entertainment sector sit up and take note. I will bring a pilot program of students this first year, and hope to increase the scope of our presence there in the coming years.”
The American Pavilion has been committed to giving opportunities to students and young filmmakers since its inception and their numbers have grown exponentially over the years. As a result of the Student Programs, past alumni are now gainfully employed throughout the industry at companies such as The Weinstein Company, DreamWorks, Paramount, The William Morris Agency, Sony, Industry Entertainment, ICM, 20 Century Fox, Universal and The Walt Disney Company.
Specific alumni of the internship program include: Morgan J. Freeman, (whose film Hurricane Streets became the first narrative film to win three awards at The Sundance Film Festival), Jeff Nichols, (director, writer, producer, Take Shelter and Mud), Alexa Alemanni, (SAG Award-winning actress), Hope Hall (White House Videographer), and Ron Najor , who recently produced award-winning SXSW film Short Term 12 and last year’s I Am Not a Hipster.
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The American Pavilion
Recently celebrating its 26th year as the center of American hospitality for the film industry in Cannes, The Pavilion brings professional and emerging filmmakers together. The American Pavilion is the center of activity at the Cannes International Film Festival for the American film community, offering membership for professionals, provocative and insightful programming, immersive student programs, the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase, and more.
Serving as a communication and hospitality center for the thousands of Americans in Cannes during the Cannes Film Festival, The American Pavilion provides an impressive array of facilities and services to the international film community. Since its debut at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, The Pavilion has become a permanent fixture on the Cannes landscape.
For the corporate sponsors of The American Pavilion, the dozens of exhibitors and office holders, and the thousands of American participants, The American Pavilion accommodates the need for information, orientation, and recreation. For the duration of the Festival, The American Pavilion provides both a dynamic business environment and an opportunity to relax in comfortable surroundings.
Year after year, since 1989, The Pavilion’s student presence has increased in attendance and expanded in scope. Originally intended to give Film and Media students a window into the Festival, the Student Programs have evolved to now include Culinary, Hospitality and Event Management students, as well as Mba Business graduate students who work assignments with companies doing business in the Marché.
Under the direction of indie veteran Michael Bremer, The American Pavilion’s Business, Event, and Culinary programs have increased an average of 50% since 2012.
Bremer attributes the uptick to two key factors: “We announced our first-ever international outreach initiative during last year’s Festival, and I’m thrilled to report that our student body this year is more international than it’s ever been, with participants hailing from Canada, Hong Kong, Brazil, Panama, El Salvador, Dubai, Pakistan, and Kazakhstan. These students will witness in our Pavilion a microcosm of a much bigger dance going on just outside our doors, where film lovers from all corners of the globe come together to do business.”
More than 700 students from all over the world applied to this year’s various Cannes programs, with only about 30% of the applicants accepted. An additional 300 applicants are under consideration for The American Pavilion’s three smaller programs, the L.A. Intensive in August, the Venice Intensive at the Venice Film Festival, and AmPav’s newest program, the Cannes Lions Intensive in June.
“Additionally, we’ve made a conscious effort to increase enrollment in our Hospitality, Culinary, and Business programs to bring those student numbers more in line with the larger Film contingent that joins us every year,” Bremer added. “In fact, one of our culinary students from 15 years ago is now an educator at the University of Central Florida’s prestigious Rosen School of Hospitality, and returns this year in a faculty-mentor capacity with 16 students from Rosen.”
A group of 16 Rosen College students are participating in the Cannes Hospitality & Event Management Program through The American Pavilion, a 5,000-square-foot facility for the American film community at the Cannes International Film Festival. This is the first time that Rosen College students will participate in this program and as a result, Ucf will be the most represented institution in Cannes with the largest group of students.
“I’m excited about the Cannes Lions Intensive,” Bremer continued. “About six months ago we approached the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, often regarded as the world’s largest ad festival, proposing to develop for them what we’ve done for the Film Festival. With so many new attendees like Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Netflix, Amazon, and even Xbox upending traditional advertising paradigms, it’s vital that we in the entertainment sector sit up and take note. I will bring a pilot program of students this first year, and hope to increase the scope of our presence there in the coming years.”
The American Pavilion has been committed to giving opportunities to students and young filmmakers since its inception and their numbers have grown exponentially over the years. As a result of the Student Programs, past alumni are now gainfully employed throughout the industry at companies such as The Weinstein Company, DreamWorks, Paramount, The William Morris Agency, Sony, Industry Entertainment, ICM, 20 Century Fox, Universal and The Walt Disney Company.
Specific alumni of the internship program include: Morgan J. Freeman, (whose film Hurricane Streets became the first narrative film to win three awards at The Sundance Film Festival), Jeff Nichols, (director, writer, producer, Take Shelter and Mud), Alexa Alemanni, (SAG Award-winning actress), Hope Hall (White House Videographer), and Ron Najor , who recently produced award-winning SXSW film Short Term 12 and last year’s I Am Not a Hipster.
For more information visit Here
The American Pavilion
Recently celebrating its 26th year as the center of American hospitality for the film industry in Cannes, The Pavilion brings professional and emerging filmmakers together. The American Pavilion is the center of activity at the Cannes International Film Festival for the American film community, offering membership for professionals, provocative and insightful programming, immersive student programs, the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase, and more.
Serving as a communication and hospitality center for the thousands of Americans in Cannes during the Cannes Film Festival, The American Pavilion provides an impressive array of facilities and services to the international film community. Since its debut at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, The Pavilion has become a permanent fixture on the Cannes landscape.
For the corporate sponsors of The American Pavilion, the dozens of exhibitors and office holders, and the thousands of American participants, The American Pavilion accommodates the need for information, orientation, and recreation. For the duration of the Festival, The American Pavilion provides both a dynamic business environment and an opportunity to relax in comfortable surroundings.
- 5/2/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Heading into Cannes The American Pavilion hierarchy said its student programmes will report a record year with more than 200 students confirmed and more international entrants than ever before.
Director of student programming Michael Bremer has also announced the first Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity Intensive and will launch a pilot programme with a group of students at this year’s festival in June.
AmPav’s student presence was set up in 1989 to give film and media students an insight into the festival.
The programme has evolved to include culinary, hospitality and event management students, as well as Mba business graduate students who work assignments with companies doing business in the Marché.
Bremer said the business, event, and culinary programmes had increased an average of 50% since 2012.
“We announced our first-ever international outreach initiative during last year’s festival and I’m thrilled to report that our student body this year is more international than it’s ever been...
Director of student programming Michael Bremer has also announced the first Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity Intensive and will launch a pilot programme with a group of students at this year’s festival in June.
AmPav’s student presence was set up in 1989 to give film and media students an insight into the festival.
The programme has evolved to include culinary, hospitality and event management students, as well as Mba business graduate students who work assignments with companies doing business in the Marché.
Bremer said the business, event, and culinary programmes had increased an average of 50% since 2012.
“We announced our first-ever international outreach initiative during last year’s festival and I’m thrilled to report that our student body this year is more international than it’s ever been...
- 4/24/2014
- ScreenDaily
The American Pavilion has selected 200 film students, 40 percent more than in previous years, to participate in the 2013 American Pavilion Worldwide Student Filmmaker Program at the Cannes Film Festival, Michael Bremer, AmPav’s new director of student programs, announced today. Story: 'The Great Gatsby' to Open Cannes Film Festival The students, who come from North America, Asia and Europe, will work at the American Pavilion, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary, as well as other companies such as studios and talent agencies during the course of the festival, which runs from May 15-26 as part of a work-
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- 4/3/2013
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Feature Seb Patrick 6 Mar 2013 - 06:57
Seb recalls the wonderful manual to SimCity 2000, the game with a hidden Neil Gaiman essay inside...
To search for the ideal city today is useless. For all cities are different. Each one has its own spirit, its own problems, and its own pattern of life. As long as the city lives, these aspects continue to change. Thus to look for the ideal city is not only a waste of time but may be seriously detrimental. In fact, the concept is obsolete; there is no such thing.
The above quotation, by noted Danish architect Steen Eiler Rasumussen, appears at the beginning of the manual for SimCity 2000, released in 1994. As introductions to a game go, it certainly beats 'Press Start', doesn’t it?
Younger readers may not be aware of this, but back in The Good Old Days of gaming, when PC games used to come in gigantic exciting cardboard boxes,...
Seb recalls the wonderful manual to SimCity 2000, the game with a hidden Neil Gaiman essay inside...
To search for the ideal city today is useless. For all cities are different. Each one has its own spirit, its own problems, and its own pattern of life. As long as the city lives, these aspects continue to change. Thus to look for the ideal city is not only a waste of time but may be seriously detrimental. In fact, the concept is obsolete; there is no such thing.
The above quotation, by noted Danish architect Steen Eiler Rasumussen, appears at the beginning of the manual for SimCity 2000, released in 1994. As introductions to a game go, it certainly beats 'Press Start', doesn’t it?
Younger readers may not be aware of this, but back in The Good Old Days of gaming, when PC games used to come in gigantic exciting cardboard boxes,...
- 3/6/2013
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
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