IndieWire and United for Business to Host Second Annual Future of Filmmaking Summit at Cannes 2026
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IndieWire and United for Business are partnering for the second annual Future of Filmmaking Summit at the American Pavilion during the 2026 Cannes Film Festival (May 15-18). The event, open to American Pavilion members, will feature conversations with filmmakers and industry leaders moderated by IndieWire editors, focused on navigating film careers in the 2020s. The keynote will feature Tim Heidecker in conversation with editor-in-chief Dana Harris-Bridson about his multi-disciplinary career and his new role at the Inf.
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The annual Future of Filmmaking keynote will feature Tim Heidecker in a conversation with IndieWire editor-in-chief Dana Harris-Bridson about his multi-disciplinary career and his new stewardship of the Inf
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