The American Pavilion

14/01/2026

Great news for movie buff, Jack: there’s still a chance to join us at 🤠

👉 The deadline for our SXSW Intensive has been extended to January 28... perfect timing with the Film & TV Festival lineup just being announced! 🎬 Check out the link in our bio for more info and to apply.

06/01/2026

⏰ The regular deadline for our Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival is coming up soon! Go to link in bio to submit your short film or documentary via FilmFreeway.

🎬 Submit by January 7 to save on the submission fee!

19/12/2025

Join AmPav and IndieWire’s Future of Filmmaking at South by Southwest next March. Get access to screenings and premieres, panels, exclusive roundtables, career workshops, networking events, and more! Expand your knowledge in the worlds of Film, TV, Tech, Music, and Everything Entertainment... Don’t miss out on this unforgettable experience!

⏰ Act fast - the deadline to apply to the SXSW Intensive is coming up on January 12. Check out the link in AmPav’s bio or go to tinyurl.com/ampav-sxsw to apply!

Thank you to Hannah Parkus for giving us a behind the scenes look at her time at SXSW 2025. 🎬✨

11/12/2025

🎬 And that’s a wrap on this year’s Cannes Video Contest! Thank you again to last year’s winner for announcing the 2026 winners! For those that missed it:

In the Cannes Alumni category, 1st place goes to Claire Delany (who placed 2nd in last year’s first-timer category) and 2nd place goes to Cannes 2022 alum Jada Knight.

In the Cannes First-Timer category, 1st place goes to Savanna Chada and 2nd place goes to Jack Cherry.

For more info, check out the article at the link in our bio! Congrats again to and .cherry !!! ✨

We want to express our gratitude to everyone that entered the contest. And thank you to our friends at IndieWire for helping to vote - with so many amazing entries, it was not easy to choose the top four! Please be on the lookout for an email from AmPav in the next few days so we can formally thank you! 💖

We hope to see you all in Cannes!

👉 Don’t forget, the upcoming application deadline for Cannes and ALL AmPav programs is December 15. Check out our bio for more info!

The Cannes Video Contest is presented by The American Pavilion and IndieWire Future of Filmmaking.

06/11/2025

📣 Lights, Cannes, Action! The American Pavilion’s Cannes Video Contest is back! Here’s your chance to win a FULL SCHOLARSHIP for AmPav’s Student Program at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival! 🌟

🎬 Create an Instagram reel sharing how AmPav’s Cannes Student Program could impact you! ... Already been to Cannes with AmPav? Share how the experience has influenced your life!

👉 This year’s contest is presented by AmPav and IndieWire Future of Filmmaking. Check out the link in our bio for contest details!

✨ Let your creativity shine!

31/10/2025

Check out this great story about recent Cannes alum, Ellery Ekblad! She interned for The Asylum as part of our Student Program at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and is currently working for them. Congrats, Ellery! 🙌🎞✨

Film Studies alum Ellery Ekblad '25 reflects on the opportunities she seized interning at the Cannes Film Festival immediately after graduating from UNCW.

28/10/2025

Ever dreamed of attending the Cannes Film Festival? Here’s your chance with The American Pavilion’s Cannes Video Contest! 🎬

Create an Instagram reel showing how AmPav’s Cannes Student Program could impact your life and you could win a full scholarship! Go to www.ampav.com/cannes-video-contest for contest details.

23/06/2025

Attend the Venice Film Festival with ! The Venice Intensive student program, runs from August 26 to September 3 and includes official festival accreditation. Applications are open for the next week at the link in bio.

23/05/2025

The American Pavilion’s 2025 Emerging Filmmaker Showcase screened 8 films from 14 talented filmmakers in the Roger Ebert Conference Center. The winner of the short film category of the showcase was “Get Away” by Michael Gabriele, and the winner of the Documentary category was “She is Us: The Story of Judge Songhai Armstead” by Samara Hutman, C. Lily Ericsson

23/05/2025

Last Tuesday, 9 student films presented in the at the American Pavilion as a part of the American Pavilion’s Emerging Filmmaker Student Showcase. The winner of the student section of short film category of the showcase was “Before the Winter” by Juan Zuloaga Eslait, and the winners of the documentary category were “Handwoven” by Dasha Levin, Mason Cazalet, Mihika Das and Matthew Wisdom, and “Dancing in Tomorrowland” by Jakob Roston.

23/05/2025

Kevin Smith is back at after 19 years for the re-release of “Dogma.” Hear what he has to say about his return. 🎤: Caileigh Schroeder