Angoulême unveils a tantalising line-up
- An armload of new works - notably several films bearing the Cannes 73 Label - will be unveiled at the 13th Angoulême Francophone Film Festival, unspooling 28 August – 2 September
Pushed back by a week as a result of the health crisis, today saw the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival (FFA) unveil the bulk of its programme for its 13th edition (running 28 August – 2 September this year). A highly valued event for French distributors who like to test their films here, in front of large audiences, and to use the occasion as a springboard in France before releasing their works in the autumn, the festival steered by Dominique Besnehard and Marie-France Brière will chiefly be offering a competition, as per usual, whose jury will this time be presided over by the duo Gustave Kervern - Benoît Delépine (whose new opus Delete History [+see also:
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Set to battle it out for the 2020 Valois d’Or are five titles bearing the Cannes 73 Official Selection Label (Slalom [+see also:
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interview: Charlène Favier
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film profile] by Samir Guesmi, My Donkey, My Lover and I [+see also:
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film profile] by Caroline Vignal, My Best Part [+see also:
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interview: Nicolas Maury
interview: Nicolas Maury
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film profile] by Emmanuel Courcol), but also Éléonore [+see also:
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film profile] by Amro Hamzawi, L’Étreinte [+see also:
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interview: Ludovic Bergery
film profile] by Ludovic Bergery, Small Country: An African Childhood [+see also:
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film profile] by Éric Barbier, Mica [+see also:
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film profile] by Ismaël Ferroukhi and The Enemy [+see also:
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interview: Stephan Streker
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Four world premières will be on the agenda as part of the Carte Blanche initiative for French films awarded the Cannes Critics’ Week Label this year: Skies of Lebanon [+see also:
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film profile] by Anna Cazenave Cambet, hotly anticipated fantasy film The Swarm [+see also:
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interview: Just Philippot
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film profile] by Naël Marandin (starring Diane Rouxel, Jalil Lespert, Olivier Gourmet and Finnegan Oldfield).
A generous helping of previews are also in the offing, including Home Front [+see also:
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interview: Lucas Belvaux
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film profile] by Antonin Peretjatko, Appearances [+see also:
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film profile] by Marc Fitoussi, 5ème Set [+see also:
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film profile] by Quentin Reynaud, The Rose Maker [+see also:
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film profile] by Pierre Pinaud, Sœurs [+see also:
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film profile] by Yamina Benguigui (starring Isabelle Adjani, Rachida Brakni, Maïwenn and Hafsia Herzi), Night Shift [+see also:
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interview: Anne Fontaine
film profile] by Anne Fontaine (discovered out-of-competition in Berlin), The Case [+see also:
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film profile] by Bernard Stora, Poly [+see also:
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film profile] by Nicolas Vanier, The ABCs of Love [+see also:
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film profile] by Tarek Boudali, Miss [+see also:
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film profile] by Jean-Paul Salomé (selected to close the festival).
Similarly deserving of attention is the traditional distributor focus (dubbed Family Jewels) which will this year be dedicated to Ad Vitam, the tribute set to be paid to the much missed Anna Karina, the inauguration of a new documentaries section (notably showcasing The Squad #notheretodance [+see also:
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film profile] by Stéphanie Gillard), the presentation of Spring Blossom [+see also:
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interview: Suzanne Lindon
film profile] by Suzanne Lindon (awarded the Cannes 73 Official Selection Label and likewise topping the bill in Toronto), among other works, within the Premiers Rendez-Vous programme, and the screening of the first two episodes of Call My Agent!, Season 4.
(Translated from French)
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