Bringing American Voices to Cannes
- Heritage Film Project
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Heritage Film Project to Attend MIPCOM 2025 in October
We’re thrilled to share some exciting news: Heritage Film Project will be attending MIPCOM 2025, the world’s leading event in the global broadcast and television industry, held this October in Cannes, France.
This opportunity—to showcase our documentaries on an international stage—would not have been possible without the unwavering support of our friends, patrons, and philanthropic partners. We are especially grateful to The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund, and The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, whose early and steadfast belief in our mission made it possible to tell powerful stories of American art, identity, and history—free of charge to students and the public at academic and public libraries across the country.
Now, thanks to your continued support, we’re ready to take the next step: bringing these uniquely American stories to audiences around the world.
Bringing American Voices to Cannes: At MIPCOM, we’ve already scheduled meetings with potential partners from Asia, Europe, and Africa who are eager to share the personal and creative journeys of some of the remarkable individuals we’ve documented—figures like legendary choral composer Alice Parker, The Other Madisons author Bettye Kearse, and renowned sculptor Joy Brown. Our films also explore the lives of Virginia painter John Borden Evans, American sculptor Daniel Chester French, Attilio Piccirilli—master carver of the Lincoln Memorial—19th-century composer George Bristow, and Louis Comfort Tiffany, whose luminous creations helped define American decorative arts at the turn of the 20th century. These and many others help illuminate the diverse and often overlooked fabric of the American experience.
We’re proud to represent in Cannes, a production model built on philanthropic collaboration and a commitment to making these stories freely available to students and the public through academic and public libraries.
We look forward to sharing updates from Cannes, including reflections on our meetings and exciting news about emerging international collaborations. For those who wish to stay connected, our mailing list and Instagram offer a window into the journey ahead. We invite you to follow along—and to be part of the unfolding story.