Gold House Panel at Cannes Explores Bringing Culturally Specific Stories to Hollywood
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Wilson Chapman
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Summary
At the 79th Cannes Film Festival, IndieWire and The American Pavilion hosted a panel called "Local to Global Storytelling," sponsored by Asian and Pacific Islander non-profit Gold House. Moderated by Gold House Chief Brand Officer Christine Yi, the panel featured director Bao Nguyen, The Dazey Phase founder Jake Casey, and others discussing how filmmakers can get culturally specific or international stories funded and greenlit within the Hollywood system.
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