Carried by the tailwind of eight nominations (five for Anatomy of a Fall [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Justine Triet
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intervista: Kaouther Ben Hania
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scheda film], and two films featuring in the animated short film category) at the upcoming Oscar Awards, the winners of which are due to be announced on 10 March, French film production is set to be showcased in the USA between 29 January and 10 March on the occasion of the 29th  Rendez-Vous With French Cinema in New-York, organised by Unifrance and Film at Lincoln Center. The event was opened today by Thomas Cailley’s The Animal Kingdom [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Thomas Cailley
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In all, 21 feature films representing a wide range of genres appear in the event programme, and 17 filmmakers will accompany their films in New York, attending screenings and subsequent Q&A sessions with the audience. Stealing focus amongst these are 11 works directed by women, including four feature films: Cannes competitor Banel & Adama [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ramata-Toulaye Sy
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intervista: Delphine Deloget
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intervista: Nora El Hourch
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intervista: Victoria Musiedlak
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Five other films which are directed by women and have previously screened in Cannes are also jostling on the agenda: the docu-fiction film Little Girl Blue [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Mona Achache
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intervista: Iris Kaltenbäck
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intervista: Valérie Donzelli
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intervista: Marie Amachoukeli
scheda film] by Marie Amachoukeli and Marguerite’s Theorum [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Anna Novion
scheda film] by Anna Novion (which earned Ella Rumpf the Best Newcomer César and Lumière awards). This distinctly female wave is rounded off by Vanessa Filho’s Consent [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Héléna Klotz
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Likewise gracing the agenda are two titles unveiled in San Sebastián (Red Island [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Robin Campillo and A Real Job [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Thomas Lilti
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intervista: Nicolas Philibert
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intervista: Ladj Ly e Giordano Gederlini
scheda film] by Ladj Ly (selected for Toronto Special Presentations) and two further movies showcased in Cannes: No Love Lost [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Erwan Le Duc
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intervista: Michel Gondry
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Prizes in the offing consist of an Audience Award and the Prize for Best Emerging Filmmaker (courtesy of a jury composed of six film studies and French studies students).

In addition to film screenings, a Professional Day scheduled for 1 March will see a dozen or so French international sales agents presenting their line-ups to American distributors and programmers. This will be followed by a panel discussion on the state of the American market and the distribution of French and international films in the USA, with representatives notably hailing from Neon, IFC and Film Forum. Also worth a mention on 8 March is a round table entitled "Navigating Production in a World Reshaped by Local and Global Events", in which Agnès Vallée (Les Films du Parc and 31 Juin Films), Justin Taurand (Les Films du Bélier), Yoni Golijov (All the Beauty and the Bloodshed) and Nikkia Moulterie are set to take part. Last but not least, unfolding on the fringes of the event, six masterclasses delivered by French filmmakers attending the Rendez-Vous are due to be held in various New York universities (including Columbia University, NYU, Hunter College and Fordham University).