Cunard Film Festival Speakers

On 11th November, the transatlantic crossing from Southampton to New York on cruise liner Queen Mary 2 will feature the film-makers Griffin Dunne and Gary Winick alongside a screening of their films. Griffin Dunne will discuss "Practical Magic," starring Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock while Winick will explore his feature film, "13 Going on 30," starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo.

Both film-makers will also share a moderated panel discussion in which they will share Hollywood stories and talk about the nature of film-making and all films and discussions will be hosted in the luxury theatre of Queen Mary 2 which has featured many famous faces as part of the Cunard Insights programme.

Griffin Dunne has been in film for nearly three decades, starting as an actor in John Landis' cult favorite "An American Werewolf in London" and conitinuing through producing feature films such as "Addicted to Love" (1997), "Practical Magic" (1998), "Famous" (2000) and "Fierce People" (2005). Gary Winick has directed films such as "Tadpole" (2002), for which he won the Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival; "13 Going on 30" (2004); and the live-action remake of "Charlotte's Web" (2006). His most recent film, "Bride Wars," was released in January 2009.