Ashley Wren Collins

  • Festivals

High Energy: Sedona International Film Festival Ascends the Ranks of the Circuit

The Sedona International Film Festival 2015 (February 21 to March 1) celebrated 21 years in February and rolled out the…

9 years ago
  • Festivals

Live From Cannes: The Middle East Rises

The white tents that freckle the edges of the Croisette like the pointillism dots of a Georges Seurat Neo-Impressionistic painting…

15 years ago
  • Festivals

Live From Cannes: Piracy, Studio Beyond and Avi Lerner

In the second it takes to wipe persistent flakes of the croissant I wolfed down for the snack substituting for…

15 years ago
  • Festivals
  • Producing

Live From Cannes: Weinsteins, Hotel du Cap and Broken Embraces

He looks me up and down and decides he can trust me. Perhaps it’s the innocence of my friendly smile…

15 years ago
  • Directing
  • Festivals

Live From Cannes: My Neighbor My Killer

“I would say ‘Don’t do it, you’re crazy!,’” says Anne Aghion, award-winning documentary moviemaker whose film Ice People, the story…

15 years ago
  • Festivals

Live From Cannes: The Perfect Storm

“Do you want to see the Lakers game?” Brad Krevoy, CEO & chairman of the Motion Picture Corporation of America,…

15 years ago
  • Directing
  • Interviews

The Cake Eaters: Mary Stuart Masterson Lets Cinemonde Eat Cake

“Acting is a spring, a dive into a cold pool. Directing is a marathon,” muses Mary Stuart Masterson from the…

15 years ago
  • Directing
  • Interviews

John Patrick Shanley Shares His Reasonable Doubt

“You know, I’m an odd duck,” John Patrick Shanley muses from across the table in New York City. “I always…

15 years ago
  • Festivals

Jerry Rudes Bids Bon Voyage to Avignon Film Festival

Benjamin is barking commands fast and furious: “Throw the ball backhanded!” A chorus of heads swivel and look at him…

16 years ago