29/10/2021 - 55 films and series, including 19 North American premieres, on the menu for the 25th edition of the festival, which runs from 1 to 7 November

The North American premiere of Emmanuel Carrère's Between Two Worlds [+see also:
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In total, more than 30 films will be nominated for the COLCOA Cinema Awards, six of which will be screened in advance of their US release: Bruno Dumont's France [+see also:
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interview: Jean-Christophe Meurisse
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interview: Danielle Arbid
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interview: Nicolas Maury
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Two previously released films are also in the running: Titane [+see also:
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interview: Julia Ducournau, Vincent Li…
film profile] by Julia Ducournau (Neon Films) and The Mad Women's Ball [+see also:
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film profile] by Mélanie Laurent (Amazon Studios). The competition is completed by the international premiere of Audrey Estrougo's Suprêmes [+see also:
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interview: Stéphane Brizé
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interview: Joachim Lafosse
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interview: Elie Grappe
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interview: Constance Meyer
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interview: Samuel Benchetrit
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interview: Elie Wajeman
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film profile] by Bruno Podalydès, Lovers [+see also:
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interview: Nicole Garcia
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Also on the competitive menu are A Tale of Love and Desire [+see also:
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interview: Vincent Maël Cardona
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film profile] by Emmanuel Courcol, Gagarin [+see also:
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interview: Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Tr…
film profile] by Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh, Bye Bye Morons [+see also:
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film profile] by Albert Dupontel, Ibrahim [+see also:
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film profile] by Samir Guesmi, Night Ride [+see also:
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interview: Frédéric Farrucci
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interview: Emmanuel Mouret
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A competition of seven documentaries is also on show with North American premieres for Philippe Béziat's Gallant Indies [+see also:
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Also to be noted are five TV films, seven series (including Germinal and L'Opéra), 19 short films and several panels (Happy Hour Talks) with, among others, producer Philippe Martin and composer Amine Bouhafa, for an edition of the festival that will pay tribute (with screenings) this year to the late Bertrand Tavernier, Jean-Claude Carrière and Jean-Paul Belmondo.

(Translated from French by Manuela Lazic)