• Best International Feature Film Panels

Film Festival 2024

It’s another notable year for the Academy’s Best International Feature Film category: 92 countries put forward a film in the hopes of taking home the coveted golden statue.

This year, we're hosting TWO FREE panels with a number of shortlisted directors in attendance. Catch both panels back to back on January 8, at the Annenberg Theater to get a unique understanding of these films and their makers.

Each panel will have its own unqiue lineup of guests. The first panel is scheduled to begin at 12pm, followed by the second panel at 2:30pm.

Co-presented with The Hollywood Reporter
*no need to reserve in advance, seats are first come first serve.


12PM - 1PM Panelists

Matteo Garrone, Io Capitano (Italy)
Pawo Choyning Dorji, The Monk and the Gun (Bhutan)
Asmae El Moudir, The Mother of All Lies (Morocco)
J.A. Bayona, Society of the Snow (Spain)
Trần Anh Hùng, The Taste of Things (France)
Lila Aviles, Tótem (Mexico) 

2:30PM - 3:30PM Panelists

Mstyslav Chernov, 20 Days in Mariupol (Ukraine)
Michael A. Goorjian, Amerikatsi (Armenia)
Kaouther Ben Hania, Four Daughters (Tunisia)
Nikolaj Arcel, The Promised Land (Denmark)
İlker Çatak, The Teacher's Lounge (Germany)

Film Festival 2024