School of Visual Arts: SVA at Cannes Film Festival

This program offers students a once-in-a-lifetime experience to attend the renowned Cannes Festival, which is held on the beautiful French Rivera. This annual celebrity-packed event previews new feature, independent and short films of all genres from around the world, and includes works from major filmmakers to first-time directors. Students will receive festival accreditation and daily access to screenings of selected films, as well as opportunities for Q& As with filmmakers and access to events and panel discussions at the American Pavilion and Directors' Fortnight.

Tuition for the program includes festival accreditation, shared hotel accommodations, daily breakfast, American Pavilion membership pass, priority access to the Directors' Fortnight screenings and panel discussions, welcome and farewell dinners, and airport pickup /drop off from Nice Airport to hotel.

Prior to the start of the program, participants are required to research filmographies of the directors who will be screening at the festival and write a three-page essay on one of the directors. During the program, participants will keep a daily journal of their Cannes experiences, and complete a 500-hundred-word essay on a film screened or a paneled artist. A 12-page paper on one of the films screened must be submitted within two weeks after the close of the program.