MFA Filmmaker Gabriel Galand and MFA Theatre Design and Production’s Laura Katz at Cannes Film Festival.
Gabriel Galand, an award-winning writer/director from France with experience in commercial and narrative filmmaking in various countries, including the United Kingdom, South Korea, Switzerland and now Canada, has been busy. Along with his wife, Laura Katz, one of our MFA Theatre Design and Production candidates, they received full VIP Access at the Cannes International Film Festival this year. They had one of their films in the programming before (Swiss/American film Resilience got in the Short Film Corner in 2017 (trailer: www.vimeo.com/gabrielgaland/resiliencetrailer) but this was their first time walking up the stairs to attend the premiere of Jim Jarmusch’s new film. They had the opportunity to interact with various filmmakers, including John Carpenter, who was in attendance.
They also spent time in the international pavilions, making acquaintances with development executives and leaders of national financing boards from Belgium, Canada, Columbia, France, South Korea, which are countries where they would be eligible to raise funding.
Gabriel’s short films win!
I’m Sorry, Gabriel’s most recent short has won the first prize (winning an editing plug-in from Red Giant) at the Rising Star Film Festival (Calgary, Alberta).
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/298057333
Director: Gabriel Galand
Writer: Aaron Gomez
Producers: Aaron Gomez, Fernando Flores, Celia Villanueva, Adrian Vamonte
Director of Photography: Belen Garcia
Production Designer: Laura Katz
Cast: Aixa Kay, Julien Rayn de Long
Horla, won best foreign film at the Canada International Film Festival 2019.
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/120056967
Director: Gabriel Galand
Writer: Kyrylo Sopot
Producers: Gabriel Galand, Laura Katz
Director of Photography: Maria Lis
Production Designer: Laura Katz
Cast: Tristan Pelissier, Patrice Tepasso, Pierre Porquet, Reine Le Caer
