Now in its 16th year, the 2016 German French Film Week will take place from November 30 through December 7, hosted by the Institut Français and Unifrance. This key event held in the German capital offers a rich program of events, with an impressive guest list this year.
For this 16th edition of the Berlin French Film Week, 14 French films will be presented to audiences in preview screenings held prior to the films' commercial release in Germany, in the presence of a large number of French actors and directors. This event once again provides an opportunity to shine a spotlight on the richness and diversity of current French cinema, which is highly-appreciated by German audiences.
Around twenty French and French-speaking artists will be in attendance this year to accompany their films and meet with audiences.
The French Film Week will open with a screening of The Odyssey by Jérôme Salle held on November 30 at the Kino International Cinema, in the presence of the director and the actor Lambert Wilson. One week later, The Unknown Girl by Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne will close the event, with the screening held this time at the Cinema Paris.
Artistic Delegation:
- Jérôme Salle (director) representing The Odyssey
- Luc Dardenne (director) representing The Unknown Girl
- Olivier Jahan (director) representing Sand Castles
- Dany Boon (actor) representing Penny Pincher!
- Ounie Lecomte (director) representing Looking for Her
- François Desagnat (director) representing Roommates Wanted
- Christian Berkel (actor) representing Elle
- Marie-Noëlle Sehr (director) representing Marie Curie, the Courage of Knowledge
- Lars Eidinger (actor) representing Personal Shopper
- Thierry Demaizière (director) representing Reset
- Alban Teurlai (director) representing Reset
- Emma De Caunes (actor) representing Sand Castles
- Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar (director) representing Heaven Will Wait
- Wim Wenders (director) representing The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez
- Jean-Pierre Dardenne (director) representing The Unknown Girl
- Sophie Hunger (composer of the original score) representing My Life as a Courgette
- Lambert Wilson (actor) representing The Odyssey
- Bruno Dumont (director) representing Slack Bay
Preview Screenings:
- Roommates Wanted by François Desagnat
- Elle by Paul Verhoeven
- Looking for Her by Ounie Lecomte
- The Odyssey by Jérôme Salle
- Heaven Will Wait by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
- The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez by Wim Wenders
- Sand Castles by Olivier Jahan
- Slack Bay by Bruno Dumont
- From the Land of the Moon by Nicole Garcia
- Marie Curie, the Courage of Knowledge by Marie Noelle
- Thanks Boss by François Ruffin
- Personal Shopper by Olivier Assayas
- Penny Pincher! by Fred Cavayé
- Reset by Thierry Demaizière, Alban Teurlai
CinéFête Selection:
- Belle & Sebastian, the Adventure Continues... by Christian Duguay
- Tomorrow by Mélanie Laurent, Cyril Dion
- Fatima by Philippe Faucon
- Love at First Fight by Thomas Cailley
- Once in a Lifetime by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
- Microbe and Gasoline by Michel Gondry
- Long Way North by Rémi Chayé
New French Cinema Program:
- La Fille et le fleuve by Aurélia Georges
- Le Parc by Damien Manivel
- Mercuriales by Virgil Vernier
- Oh La La Pauline by Émilie Brisavoine
- Swagger by Olivier Babinet
Belgian, French Canadian and Swiss Films:
- It's Only the End of the World by Xavier Dolan
- The Unknown Girl by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
- My Life as a Courgette by Claude Barras
- Moka by Frédéric Mermoud (majority-French production)
