28/10/2025 - The 29th edition of The American French Film Festival, which will take place from 28 October to 3 November, presents a rich and diverse programme of 70 films and series

Rebecca Zlotowski's A Private Life [+see also:
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Among the 42 feature films in the programme, special screenings include the Venice competition entry The Stranger [+see also:
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interview: François Ozon
film profile] by François Ozon (American distributor: Music Box Films), the Cannes Palme d'Or winner and French candidate for the 2026 Oscar for Best International Feature Film, It Was Just an Accident [+see also:
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interview: Jafar Panahi
film profile] by Iranian director Jafar Panahi (American distributor: Neon), the animated film A Magnificent Life [+see also:
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interview: Sylvain Chomet
film profile] by Sylvain Chomet (Sony Pictures Classics), Silent Rebellion [+see also:
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film profile] by Switzerland's Marie-Elsa Sgualdo, and the French co-production Sirāt [+see also:
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interview: Óliver Laxe
film profile] by Spain's Óliver Laxe (his country's Oscar nominee, distributed in the United States by Neon).

In addition, there will be one film making its international premiere (L’Épreuve du feu by Aurélien Peyre) and nine making their North American premiere, including Berlin competition entry Ari [+see also:
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interview: Léonor Serraille
film profile] by Léonor Seraille and eight titles discovered at Cannes:  13 Days, 13 Nights [+see also:
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film profile] by Martin Bourboulon (distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films), The Richest Woman in the World [+see also:
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interview: Thierry Klifa
film profile] by Thierry Klifa, Love Me Tender [+see also:
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interview: Anna Cazenave Cambet
film profile] by Anna Cazenave Cambet, The Wonderers by Joséphine Japy, Drifting Laurent by Anton Balekdjian, Léo Couture and Mattéo Eustachon, Dalloway [+see also:
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interview: Alex Lutz
film profile] by Alex Lutz and Cassandre by Hélène Merlin.

The American premieres line-up includes the award-winning Venetian film At Work [+see also:
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interview: Valérie Donzelli
film profile] by Valérie Donzelli, Bon Voyage, Marie by Enya Baroux, and five feature films unveiled at Cannes: Nino [+see also:
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interview: Pauline Loquès
film profile] by Pauline Loquès, Enzo [+see also:
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interview: Robin Campillo
film profile] by Robin Campillo, Dog 51 [+see also:
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film profile] by Cédric Jimenez, Colours of Time [+see also:
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interview: Cédric Klapisch
film profile] by Cédric Klapisch, and Baise-en-ville [+see also:
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film profile] by Martin Jauvat.

The films making their West Coast premieres are The Piano Incident [+see also:
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interview: Quentin Dupieux
film profile] by Quentin Dupieux, The Fence [+see also:
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interview: Claire Denis
film profile] by Claire Denis, The Girls in the Snow [+see also:
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interview: Louise Hémon
film profile] by Louise Hémon and Once Upon My Mother [+see also:
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film profile] by Ken Scott.

Finally, four other Cannes films are premiering in Los Angeles: the award-winning The Little Sister [+see also:
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interview: Hafsia Herzi
film profile] by Hafsia Herzi (distributor: Strand Releasing), the competitor New Wave [+see also:
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film profile] by Richard Linklater (Netflix), The Party's Over! [+see also:
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interview: Antony Cordier
film profile] by Antony Cordier and Summer Beats [+see also:
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interview: Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret
film profile] by the duo Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret.

It should be noted that two new sections enrich the programme's great diversity: New Wave Spotlight for first and second films, and New Horizons for daring creations.

The programme also includes six documentaries, nine series and four TV films, 17 short films, meetings with filmmakers and debates (including one focusing on composer Guillaume Roussel and another on French special effects with the companies Mac Guff, Buf and MPC).

(Translated from French)