A Conversation with Owen Wilson

Fri Sep 28, 2018
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (120 min)

Moderated by Bushra Abdallah Rozza

During this conversation with Owen Wilson, one of the contemporary cinema’s most successful actors, we will be exploring the art of acting on various different levels. He will be offering us some precious insight into his own success story, the methods he uses and the current situation of the film industry from an insider’s point of view. Owen Wilson has won great acclaim for his memorable turns in mainstream and independent films. In 2011, Wilson starred in Woody Allen’s Academy Award-nominated feature Midnight in Paris. Wilson’s performance garnered him a Golden Globe nomination. Wilson’s string of box office successes include Little Fockers, Marley & Me, The Night At The Museum franchise; the smash hit comedy Wedding Crashers, the romantic comedy You, Me And Dupree; and as the voice of Lightning McQueen in Disney’s Cars. Wilson was also featured in the Oscar nominated Inherent Vice. Wilson starred in Wes Anderson’s critically acclaimed film The Darjeeling Limited. He has collaborated with Wes Anderson seven times, including the Academy Award-nominated The Grand Budapest Hotel; The Royal Tenenbaums, for which he and Anderson were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay; Rushmore, which Wilson co-wrote and co-executive produced; and Anderson’s directorial debut Bottle Rocket, which Wilson starred in and co-wrote. Wilson also lent his voice to Anderson’s Academy Award-nominated animated feature Fantastic Mr. Fox.