Paris International Film Festival Jenna Suru

Paris International Film Festival presents you a new Q&A moderated by Charlène Marrié, a filmmaker frequently working for the Festival.

Patient 27 tells the story of Isis, a young and brilliant woman who has lost her way of good sense by falling in love love with doctor Henry. She is under the brilliant ways of mental and physical manipulation that the doctor puts her through.

For more information on the film: check out Patient 27 on imdb.com

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Read the Festival's Official Festival Review of the film and submit your project to the Paris International Film Festival on parisintlfest.com, or directly on Film Freeway.

Listen now to a Q&A moderated by AJ Merlin, a writer and a Creative Mindset Coach who helps creative freelancers and entrepreneurs strengthen their mindset and reframe their inner critic so they can get the success they’re after.   

Jenna Suru welcomes at the Paris International Film Festival, Katherin Hervey, who directed “The Prison Within” (PIFF Official Selection). In this documentary, we are taken to San Quentin Prison where we meet a number of individuals who have been convicted with significant sentences by the State and learn of reform.   

This conversation questions the line between forthright anger and forgiveness lie and will also discuss filmmaking as we are all concerns about the current state of filmmaking and production issues that are continuing to affect everyone.  For more information: check out @prisonwithinfilm on Instagram. 

You can also listen to AJ Merlin’s podcast called Creative Mindset that releases mindset tips and visualisations for artists twice a month. 

Read the Festival's Official Festival Review of the film and submit your project to the Paris International Film Festival on parisintlfest.com, or directly on Film Freeway.

The Future of Filmmaking, moderated by Natasha Marburger and Jenna Suru, with guests:  Ashley Maria (Pioneers In Skirts), Lisa Barmby (The Big Kitty), Nora Lakos (Cream), Mindy Blendsoe (The In-Between), Olga Beskhmelnytsina (Anna)

MOINSIt was one of the picks of this year’s virtual Paris International Film Festival 2021 – and THE BIG KITTY is going South, but in a good way, as it heads to the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.  Several years in the making and with the level of affection and passion that only a true independent film-making team can embellish, THE BIG KITTY is an affectionate parody of 1940s cinema with the humour and visual stimulus of some of those classic John Huston / Humphrey Bogart legends like CASABLANCA and THE MALTESE FALCON.  An award-winner at Paris International Film Festival 2021, the film’s journey continues and evolves with the selection for Cannes.  Reflecting on the selection, film-makers Lisa Barmby and Tom Alberts had this to say:  “It’s maybe a once in a lifetime thing for film makers to be selected for Cannes. OK, but if these film-makers are artists with no film training and it’s their first film and it’s completely independent and they just did it themselves…well that’s mind-blowing.  It started as the question- ‘Can we make a film?’ – and ended 12 years later with THE BIG KITTY.  We’re very proud of making it with all the talented artists of Melbourne and very thrilled to be selected for Cannes Cinéphiles – Festival de Cannes. We are over the moon.  The Paris International Film Festival is simply the Best!  We recommend it to film-makers and audiences! The Director, Jenna Suru, is the most extraordinary, enthusiastic and hard-working person we’ve met. Jenna is great in English and French, really a fabulous communicator, with an international media network and is herself a talented film maker and producer.  We could have not asked for a better online film experience. The Paris International Film Festival is a fabulously positive celebration of cinema. Bravo Jenna and thank you for everything.”

Jenna Suru welcomes at the Paris International Film Festival, the filmmakers of The Big Kitty: PIFF 2021 winner of Best Experimental Feature. This film is a truly classic homage to 1940s cinema, but with the affectionate silliness of more recent contemporary comedies.   

A Russian Princess is the cat’s beloved owner – and around said cat’s neck is a beautiful jewel. However, diamonds are not only a girl – or woman’s – best friend – and sure enough, the lights are pulled during a cabaret performance and the cat disappears. Enter a private detective hired by the Princess to seek out the culprits – and inevitably the trail will lead to all manner of escapades – and all manner of individuals determined to keep the detective in the dark and grey corners of the City, where anything can happen – and nothing is what it seems in this….. 

Listen now to Tom Alberts & Lisa Barmby (directors and actors) Q&A for Paris IFF  Read the Festival's Official Festival Review of the film and submit your project to the Paris International Film Festival on parisintlfest.com, or directly Film Freeway.

Listen now to a Q&A moderated by Paul McEvoy, Founder of Fright Fest, one of the biggest European horror movies festival.    Jenna Suru welcomes at the Paris International Film Festival, the filmmakers of Bad Candy: PIFF 2021 winner of Best Stunt Coordination Team, Best Hair & Makeup, Best Sound Mix and Best Editing.   

The film is hiting 400 theaters in the US latter this year! According to the directors of the film, Scott Hanson and Desiree Connell, the film is described as ‘a fun Halloween movie set on one night of insanity that takes place in the town of ‘New Salem’ and follows a young girl who has the power to draw anything she wants, bringing life to that object which causes chaos in the small town.’   

For more information: check out @bad_candy_film on Instagram. Read the Festival's Official Festival Review of the film and submit your project to the Paris International Film Festival on parisintlfest.com, or directly Film Freeway.