Francis Ford Coppola - DIRECTOR / SCREENWRITER / PRODUCER

Why did you take a ten year break from directing movies?

What was the deciding factor in writing and directing Youth Without Youth?

Do you have faith in the younger generation of filmgoers?

What problems do you see facing young people today?

Did you always have the self confidence that you're so well known for?

How do you stay in touch with your instincts?

How does a story's theme inform the production process?

How do you collaborate with your cinematographer?

What did you learn from famed cinematographers, Gordon Willis and Vittorio Storaro?

What are your future plans as a filmmaker?

« How do you rehearse your actors?

What lessons did you learn after the failure of Zoetrope studios?

Why don't prominent directors band together professionally to protect their work?

What have you learned about the "business" of Hollywood?

What can you share about your upcoming film Tetro?

What is the secret to making personal films?

Are you utilizing digital tools in your upcoming films?

Who are your favorite film directors?

Who are your favorite new generation film directors?

What is it like collaborating with Walter Murch?

Awards

PATTON (1970)
Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay

THE GODFATHER (1972)
Winner: Best Picture
Winner: Best Director
Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay

AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)
Nomination: Best Picture

THE CONVERSATION (1974)
Nomination: Best Picture
Nomination: Original Screenplay
Cannes Film Festival: Palme d'Or

THE GODFATHER: PART II(1974)
Winner: Best Picture
Winner: Best Director
Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay

APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)
Cannes Film Festival: Palme d'Or

CREATOR-PRODUCER-DIRECTOR-CAMERA: Peter Hyoguchi
PRODUCER-INTERVIEWER: Timothy Rhys
EDITOR: Patrick Francis

Credits:

FILM (director): Youth Without Youth,  The Rainmaker, Jack,   Bram Stoker's Dracula,   The Godfather, Part III,   The Godfather, Part II,   The Godfather,
Tucker-The Man and His Dream,   Gardens of Stone, Peggy Sue Got Married,   Captain EO,   The Cotton Club,   Rumble Fish,   The Outsiders,   One From The Heart,   Apocalypse Now,   The Conversation,   The Rain People,   Finian's Rainbow, You're a Big Boy Now,   Dementia 13

FILM (writer): Youth Without Youth,   The Rainmaker, The Godfather, Part III,   New York Stories,
Captain EO,   The Cotton Club,   Rumble Fish,   One From The Heart,   Apocalypse Now,   The Godfather, Part II, The Conversation,   The Great Gatsby,   The Godfather,   Patton,   The Rain People,   You're a Big Boy Now,   Is Paris Burning?,   This Property Is Condemned,   Dementia 13,   Tonight for Sure

FILM (producer): Youth Without Youth,   The Good Shepherd,   Marie Antoinette,   Kinsey,   Lost in Translation,   Jeepers Creepers 2,   Assassination Tango,   Pumpkin,   The Legend of Suriyothai,
Jeepers Creepers,   No Such Thing,   CQ,   Sleepy Hollow,   Goosed,   The Third Miracle,   The Virgin Suicides,   The Florentine, Lanai-Loa,   Jack,
Haunted,   My Family,   Don Juan DeMarco,   Mary Shelley's Frankenstein,   The Secret Garden,   The Junky's Christmas,   Bram Stoker's Dracula,   Wind,
The Godfather, Part III,   Wait Until Spring,   Bandini,
Powaqqatsi - Life in Transformation,   Tough Guys Don't Dance,   Lionheart,   Gardens of Stone,
Mishima - A Life in Four Chapters,   Rumble Fish,
The Black Stallion Returns,   Koyaanisqatsi - Life Out of Balance,   Hammett,   The Escape Artist,
Kagemusha,   The Black Stallion,   Apocalypse Now,
The Godfather, Part II,   The Conversation,
American Graffiti,   THX 1138,   The Making of 'The Rain People',   The Terror, Tonight for Sure

TV: "The 4400",   "Platinum",   "In My Life",   "First Wave",   "Moby Dick",   "Outrage ",   "Buddy",   "The Odyssey",  "Survival on the Mountain",  "Dark Angel", "Kidnapped",   "Tecumseh: The Last Warrior",   "White Dwarf",   "The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980",   "The Outsiders",    "Faerie Tale Theatre"