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Happy Hour Talks 2025 - Engaging Young Audiences Beyond the Algorithm

In an era of streaming platforms, social media, and overwhelming choice, how can festivals, filmmakers, and educators inspire young audiences to choose international and subtitled cinema? This panel brings together filmmakers, critics, students, and industry professionals to explore strategies for building cultural curiosity, exposing young people to foreign cinema, cultivating the next generation of filmgoers, and broadening engagement with diverse cultures and perspectives. Presented in association with ELMA Moderator: Caleb Hammond – Film Writer and Editor Panelists: Ziyu Gao – USC Cinematic Arts Malin Kan – Director of ELMA (European Languages and Movies in America) Pauline Loquès – Writer/Director (Nino) Hélène Merlin – Writer/Director (Cassandre) Hanna Stettler – USC Cinematic Arts Bonnie Voland, Consultant and Founder B. Voland International The American French Film Festival (TAFFF) is presented by the Franco-American Cultural Fund, a unique partnership of the Directors Guild of America, the Motion Pictures Association, SACEM, and the Writers Guild of America West. More info at www.tafff.org