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– The festival unveiled the enticing program of its 13th edition, which will take place from December 11 to 18 with Michel Hazanavicius at the head of the jury
He buco by Michelangelo Frammartino
After a 2020 edition which has reinvented itself online as a hybrid event, due to the pandemic, the Les Arcs Film Festival is back in the Savoy mountains with a 13th edition which will take place from December 11 to 18, whose very programming. attractive has just been revealed.
Standing among the guests of honor of the festival, we find the French filmmaker Laurent Cantet (Arthur rambo [+see also:
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The 10 feature films competing for the 2021 Crystal Flèche will be judged by a jury headed by Michel Hazanavicius and further composed of Danish actress Sidesé Babett Knudsen, its French counterpart Laetitia Dosch, writer Tania from Montaigne, musician Camille, and actor and director Eric Judor.
The competition set up by the artistic director Frédéric boyer includes five feature films discovered in Venice: He buco [+see also:
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interview: Michelangelo Frammartino
film profile] by Italy Michelangelo Frammartino (recipient of the Special Jury Prize in Venice), the competitor Captain Volkonogov escaped [+see also:
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film profile] by the Russian duo composed of Natasha Merkulova and Alexey Tchupov, Full time [+see also:
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interview: Eric Gravel
film profile] by France Eric Gravel (Orizzonti Award for Best Director and Best Actress), 107 mothers [+see also:
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interview: Peter Kerekes
film profile] by Slovakia Peter Kerekes (Orizzonti Prize for Best Screenplay) and Real things [+see also:
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interview: Harry Wootliff
film profile] by the British director Harry wootlif. At their side are jostling two Cannes titles, namely the Camera d’Or Murina [+see also:
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interview: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
film profile] by Croatia Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović and A Chiara [+see also:
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interview: Jonas Carpignano
film profile] by Italy Jonas Capignano (winner of the Europa Cinemas Label at the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight), in addition to Family [+see also:
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interview: Fred Baillif
film profile] by the Swiss filmmaker Fred baillif (who won the Generation 14Plus Grand Prix in Berlin), Hive [+see also:
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interview: Blerta Basholli
film profile] by Kosovo Blerta Bacholli (who triumphed at Sundance) and Brighton 4th [+see also:
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interview: Levan Koguashvili
film profile] by Georgia Levan Koguashvili (which won three awards at Tribeca).
Featured in the Playtime section, two films discovered at Cannes, in the form of Ali and Ava [+see also:
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film profile] by the English director Clio Barnard and Lamb [+see also:
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interview: Valdimar Jóhannsson
film profile] by Iceland Valdimar Jóhannsson (which won the originality prize in the Un Certain Regard section), two screened in Venice (competitor Leave no trace [+see also:
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interview: Jan P Matuszyński
film profile] by Poland Jan P. Matuszynski and Rhinoceros [+see also:
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film profile] by the Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov) and two seen in Berlin, in the form of Ninjababy [+see also:
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interview: Yngvild Sve Flikke
film profile] by Norway Yngvild Sve Flikke (which received a special mention within the Generation 14plus range) and Persian lessons [+see also:
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film profile] by Russian-American filmmaker Vadim Perelman. Similarly put for the showcase are Nobody has to know [+see also:
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interview: Bouli Lanners
film profile] by Belgium Bouli Lanner (unveiled in Toronto), the animated documentary To flee [+see also:
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interview: Jonas Poher Rasmussen
film profile] by Denmark Jonas Poher Rasmussen (which triumphed at Annecy and Sundance), Wild men [+see also:
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interview: Thomas Daneskov
film profile] by his compatriot Thomas daneskov (previously in competition at Tribeca) and the documentary For a handful of fries by Belgian duo Jean Libon and Yves hinant.
The Heights section should offer fraternity [+see also:
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interview: Francesco Montagner
film profile] by Italy Francesco Montagner (which won the Golden Leopard in the Cineasti del Presente section of Locarno), Cannes titles Clara sola [+see also:
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interview: Nathalie Ãlvarez Mesén
film profile] by the Swedish-Costa Rican director Nathalie lvarez Mesen and Great freedom [+see also:
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interview: Sebastian Meise
film profile] by Austria Sebastien meise (Un Certain Regard Jury Prize), Venetian competitor Reflection [+see also:
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interview: Valentyn Vasyanovych
film profile] by Ukrainian filmmaker Valentin Vasyanovich, the documentary Black rider by Belgium Eva Küpper and Irish-Polish production Wolf by Italy Nathalie Biancheri (reaching us via Toronto).
The catchy French premieres, meanwhile, include In the shadow of the girls through Etienne Comar, Almost through Bernard Campan and Alexandre jollien, Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï through Francois Desagnat and The real family through Fabien Gorgeart.
The festival’s program also includes a Focus section, dedicated to Alpine cinema, showing, among other things, Atlas [+see also:
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interview: Niccolò Castelli
film profile] through Niccolò Castelli, and two feature films that made their first bow at Cannes: Small body [+see also:
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interview: Laura Samani
film profile] through Laura Samani and Patrick Ibertthe animated film of The Summit of the Gods [+see also:
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film profile]. A school program is also planned to liven up the agenda, notably with the Cannes title Playground [+see also:
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interview: Laura Wandel
film profile] by Belgium Laura Wandel.
Finally, the short films jury will be chaired by the director Rachel Lang (flanked by his sister in arms Zoe Wittock, actors Hugo becker and Sandor funtek, and actresses Christa Theret and Alma jodorowsky), while the Industry Village event will welcome industry professionals from December 11 to 14 (reception of the Co-production Village, the Work in Progress component and the Talent Village) before giving way, from December 14 to 18, to Arcs Sommet (preceded online, between 10 and 25 November, by a dozen films reserved for professionals, including The world of yesterday by France Diastema, the documentary Empire of silence by Belgium Thierry michel and the animated feature film Unicorn wars by Spain Alberto Vázquez). And that’s without forgetting the Music Village, the Women of Cinema lab, the Moving Mountains ecological awareness program, conferences, workshops and the Off Piste Cinema initiative (initiated last year to allow French cinemas to organize screenings of films drawn from a selection of ten feature films) – feature films proposed by the Les Arcs Film Festival).
(Translated from French)
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