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The Daily Buzz is a “festival only” radio show. We travel to film festivals year-round and interview some of the most important indie voices, partner with NPR affiliate and local community radio stations and aim to deliver these conversations to cinephiles, fans and moviegoers everywhere.The show is in its fifth year, and the Daily Buzz has interviewed some of the most important voices in the entertainment industry: more than 500 guests ranging from directors, actors, producers, festival directors and journalists in the independent film world.The Daily Buzz partnered with KUT this year to provide coverage of the 2015 SXSW Festival. This week, The Daily Buzz is broadcasting from the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) — which is celebrating its 40th anniversary in Toronto, Canada — and interviewing independent and international filmmakers. Daily Buzz at the Toronto International Film Festival is made possible with support from Production Legal, Cloud Electronics, Soundcloud, ENKI NY and Angry Porcupine.

The Daily Buzz at Cannes: Episode 10, Hot Topics

KUT 90.5 | By Irene Cho

Published May 26, 2015 at 1:58 PM CDT

Join Daily Buzz Co-Host John Wildman in this lively discussion as he chats with Jada Yuan of NY Magazine and Greg Ellwood of HITFIX at the Grey Goose Rotunda poolside of the Hotel Majestic Barriere mid-festival. Tune in as Yuan and Ellwood share their Cannes festival award predictions, discuss how festival juries are political, differences between audience screenings and press screenings at festivals, the Cannes red carpet flat shoe v. high heels controversy, and the number of female directors at the 68th Edition of the Cannes Film Festival. We could have filled an entire hour with this conversation between two of the most revered voices in the cinema landscape today.

Daily Buzz at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival is made possible with support from Hawaii Film Office, Production Legal, Cloud Electronics, Soundcloud and Angry Porcupine.