Keep up to date on trips made by French actors and directors as they accompany their films around the world (for commercial releases, retrospectives, master classes, festivals, preview screenings, and more) in our bi-monthly bulletin.
Festivals
AUSTRIA
Vienna International Film Festival (Viennale) (Oct 19 – Nov 2)
- Mathieu Amalric for Barbara
- Arnaud Desplechin for Ismael's Ghosts
- Bruno Dumont for Jeannette: the Childhood of Joan of Arc
- Marie Dumora for Belinda
- Esther Garrel for Lover For A Day
- Emmanuel Gras for Makala
- Sonia Kronlund for The Prince of Nothingwood
- Valérie Massadian for Milla
JAPAN
Tokyo International Film Festival (Oct 25 – Nov 3)
- Arnaud Desplechin for Ismael's Ghosts
- Thierry Frémaux for Lumière!
- Samuel Jouy and Mathieu Kassovitz for Sparring
ITALY
Rome International Film Festival (Oct 26 oct – Nov 5)
- Thierry Klifa, Nekfeu, and Nicolas Duvauchelle for All That Divides Us
- Gaël Morel and Sandrine Bonnaire for Catch The Wind (photo)
- Christian Carion for My Son
- Éric Toledano and Eyé Haidara for C'est la vie!
CHINA
Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival (Oct 28 – Nov 4)
- Bruno Dumont for Jeannette: the Childhood of Joan of Arc
- Arnaud Desplechin (jury member)
GERMANY
Tübingen | Stuttgart International French-language Film Festival (Nov 1 – 8)
- Sou Abadi for Some Like It Veiled
- Marine Francen for The Sower
- Rachid Hami for Orchestra Class
- Lila Pinell for Kiss and Cry
- Rayhana for I Still Hide To Smoke
- Colombe Savignac for Le Rire de ma mère
- Swann Arlaud and Hubert Charuel for Bloody Milk
- Philippe Azoulay Siritzky
- Jeanne Balibar for Barbara
- Anne Dorval for Jealous
- Michel Hazanavicius for Redoubtable
- Claude Lelouch for Everyone's Life
- Nadir Moknèche for Lola Pater
- Olivier Nakache for C'est la vie!
- Jérémie Renier for Amant double
- Laura Schroeder for Barrage
- Lambert Wilson for Corporate
USA
My First Film Fest – Lincoln Film Society, New York (Nov 3 - 8)
- Valérie Müller and Angelin Preljocaj for Polina (+ school screenings in New York and San Francisco)
AFI FEST (Nov 9 - 16)
- Agnès Varda and JR for Faces, Places (+ Governor’s Award to Agnès Varda)
- Serge Bozon for Mrs. Hyde
- Ziad Doueiri for The Insult
- Valérie Massadian for Milla
- Julia Murat for Pendular
- Léa Mysius for Ava
SPAIN
Sevilla European Film Festival (Nov 3 - 11)
- Mathieu Amalric for Barbara
- Agathe Bonitzer (jury)
- Iris Bry for The Guardians
- F.j. Ossang for 9 Fingers
BURMA
MEMORY! International Film Heritage Festival (Nov 3 - 12)
- Catherine Deneuve (festival patron)
SWITZERLAND
Geneva International Film Festival (Nov 3 - 11)
- Marie Amachoukeli (International Competition jury)
- Bastien Ehouzan (Short Films and Clips jury)
- Neïl Beloufa for Occidental
- Verena Paravel for Caniba
- Verena Paravel and Antoine Cayrol for Alteration
- Tony Gatlif for Djam
- Stéphane Foenkinos, David Foenkinos, and Bruno Todeschini for Jealous
- Xavier Beauvois, Marie-Julie Maille, Nathalie Baye, and Iris Bry for The Guardians
- Hamé, Ekoué, and Slimane Dazi for Paris Prestige
- Benoît Bourreau for Aware, Anywhere - Olivier Assayas
SLOVAKIA
Bratislava International Film Festival (Nov 9 - 16)
- Jean-Marc Barr (career award)
- Vincent Dieutre (jury)
SINGAPORE
French Film Festival (Nov 9 - 19)
TAIWAN
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival (Nov 3 - 23)
CROATIA
Zagreb Film Festival (Nov 11 - 19)
Commerical releases
- The Teacher in Canada (Axia Films): Olivier Ayache-Vidal in Montreal from October 27 through November 2
- Maryline in Switzerland (JMH Distributions): Guillaume Gallienne in Lausanne November 2 and 3
- In Between in the USA (Film Movement): Maysaloun Hamoud in New York from November 2 through 9 (+ Kering/Women in Motion event)
- Reinventing Marvin in French-speaking Switzerland: Anne Fontaine in Geneva and Lausanne November 3 and 4.
- Le Brio in French-speaking Switzerland (Pathé Films): Yvan Attal in Lausanne November 5
- Number One in Belgium (O'Brother Distribution): Tonie Marshall in Brussels November 6 and 7
- The House by the Sea in French-speaking Switzerland (Agora Films): Robert Guédiguian in Geneva November 9
- Stars 80 in Belgium (Athena Films): Richard Anconina and Patrick Timsit in Brussells November 10 and 11
- The Paris Opéra in Russia (CD KINO): Jean-Stéphane Bron in Moscow November 10 through 12
- BPM (Beats Per Minute) in Germany: Robin Campillo in Berlin November 13 and 14
- À bras ouverts in Spain: Christian Clavier in Madrid November 14 and 15
