Following major celebrations last year for the festival's 20th anniversary, the 2015 Cinémania Film Festival will open its doors in Montreal from November 5 through 11, once again throwing the spotlight on French cinema.
Each year in November, around fifty French films are showcased at Cinemania in North American premieres (for Canada or Quebec), screened with English subtitles. The 2015 edition of the festival promises to be a great success, with this event now standing out as the biggest festival in Canada dedicated to French films.
Around a dozen French artists will make the trip to Montreal for the event, including the guest of honor Françoise Fabian, who will present My Night at Maud's by Éric Rohmer, as well as the documentary La Fabian, which Dominique Besnehard (also a guest at the festival) has dedicated to her, and an episode from the series Dix Pour Cent, in which she starred.
Other guests include Anaïs Demoustier, Jérémie Elkaïm, Philippe Le Guay, Julie Gayet, Mathieu Busson, Antonythasan Jesuthasan, Guillaume & Stéphane Malandrin, and Ariane Ascaride & Syrus Shahidi for Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad.
Isabelle Giordano, executive director of Unifrance, will also be in attendance.
THE PROGRAM
Opening film
- Dheepan by Jacques Audiard, screened in the presence of Antonythasan Jesuthasan
Closing film
Premieres
- All About Them by Jérôme Bonnell, in the presence of Anaïs Demoustier
- Standing Tall by Emmanuelle Bercot
- The Assistant by Christophe Ali & Nicolas Bonilauri
- A Sense of Wonder by Eric Besnard
- Santa Claus! by Alexandre Coffre
- The Anarchists by Elie Wajeman
- The White Knights by Joachim Lafosse
- Once in a Lifetime by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
- Summer Nights by Mario Fanfani
- Far From Men by David Oelhoffen
- The Sweet Escape by Bruno Podalydès
- Discount by Louis-Julien Petit
- Florida by Philippe Le Guay, in his presence
- A Decent Man by Emmanuel Finkiel
- Je suis mort mais j'ai des amis by Guillaume & Stéphane Malandrin, in their presence
- Je suis un soldat by Laurent Larivière
- The Art Dealer by François Margolin
- The Scent of Mandarine by Gilles Legrand
- Marguerite et Julien by Valérie Donzelli, in the presence of Jérémie Elkaïm
- Disorder by Alice Winocour
- Mon roi by Maïwenn
- The Wakhan Front by Clément Cogitore
- Paris-Willouby by Arthur Delaire & Quentin Reynaud
- Jailbirds by Audrey Estrougo
- Blind Date by Clovis Cornillac
- Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad by Robert Guédiguian, in the presence of Ariane Ascaride & Syrus Shahidi.
- Valley of Love by Guillaume Nicloux
- Wild Life by Cédric Kahn
- Journey Through China by Zoltan Mayer
Special presentations
- Families by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
- The Fear by Damien Odoul
- Cinéast(e)s/Cinéastes by Julie Gayet and Mathieu Busson, in their presence
You can find all further details on Cinemania's official website.
