French cinema across the globe! Highlights of the second half of the month of March include visits by high profile delegations of French actors and directors to Athens, for the Francophone Film Festival in Greece, and Prague, for the Febiofest where Arnaud Desplechin, Catherine Deneuve, and Leos Carax (photo) received Kristián Awards for their contribution to world cinema.
FESTIVALS
Algeria
Annaba Mediterranean Film Festival (March 21-27)
- Jacques Fieschi (jury member)
- Nawell Madani for C'est tout pour moi !
- Barbet Schroeder for The Venerable W.
Lebanon
Beirut Cinema Days (March 22-25)
Bulgaria
Sofia International Film Festival (March 18-29)
Denmark
CPH DOX (March 15-23)
- Lucien Castaing-Taylor for Caniba
- Emmanuel Gras for Makala
- Narimane Mari for Le Fort des fous
- Sonia Kronlund for The Prince of Nothingwood
USA
Miami Film Festival (March 9-18)
New Directors/New Films (March 28-April 8)
- Emmanuel Gras for Makala
- Valérie Massadian for Milla
- Karim Moussaoui for Until the Birds Return (+ Young French Cinema traveling film festival)
- Thierry De Peretti for A Violent Life
Greece
Francophone Film Festival in Greece (March 20-28)
- Eric Barbier for Promise at Dawn
- Rossy De Palma for My Brilliant Divorce
- Emmanuel Finkiel for Memoir of War
- Éric Gravel for Crash Test Aglaé
- Jean-François Hensgens and François Troukens for Above the Law
- Blandine Lenoir for Fifty Springtimes
- Daphné Patakia for Djam (and jury member)
Israel
Tel Aviv French Film Festival (March 16-April 4)
- Albert Dupontel for See You Up There (+ release by Nachshon Films)
- Robert Guédiguian and Ariane Ascaride for The House by the Sea (+ release by Lev Cinemas)
Morocco
Tetouan Mediterranean Film Festival (March 26-31)
Lithuania
Vilnius International Film Festival (March 15-29)
- Emmanuel Finkiel for Memoir of War
- Tom Volf for Maria by Callas (+ release by Kino Pavasaris)
The Netherlands
Movies that Matter Film Festival (March 23-31)
- Yves Hinant and Anne Gruwez for So Help Me God
Czech Republic
Febiofest - Prague International Film Festival (March 15-23)
- Leos Carax to give a master class and receive a Kristián Award for his contribution to world cinema
- Catherine Deneuve to present A Christmas Tale and receive a Kristián Award for her contribution to world cinema
- Hippolyte Girardot and Arnaud Desplechin for Ismael's Ghosts (with Deplechin receiving a Kristián Award for his contribution to world cinema)
- Daphné Patakia and Maryne Cayon for Djam
- Thierry De Peretti for A Violent Life
United Kingdom
Flare Film Festival
Slovakia
French Film Week - Crème de la Crème (March 22-29)
Switzerland
Fribourg International Film Festival (March 16-24)
FILM RELEASES
- Dany Boon, Laurence Arné, and Pierre Richard in Munich for La Ch'tite Famille (Leonine (Concorde Filmverleih))
- Émilie Caen, Robin Sykes, and Thierry Lhermitte in Brussels for In the Game (Distri7)
- Yannick and Jérémie Renier in Brussels for Carnivores (Les Films du Fleuve)
- Miou-Miou and Éloïse Lang for Dumped (Alternative Films)
- Éric Lavaine in Madrid for You Choose ! (Vercine )
- Robert Guédiguian and Ariane Ascaride for The House by the Sea (Golem)
- Christian Carion for My Son (BTeam Pictures)
- Véro Tshanda Beya in Kuala Lumpur for the Malaysian International Film Festival and the release of Félicité (Astro)
- Robin Campillo in Oslo and Trondheim for BPM (Beats Per Minute) (Arthaus)
- Léonor Serraille and Laetitia Dosch in London from March 25 to 27 for Montparnasse Bienvenüe (Curzon Film Distributors Ltd)
- Robin Campillo, Arnaud Valois and Nahuel Pérez Biscayart in London for BPM (Beats Per Minute) (Curzon)
- Claire Denis in London for Bright Sunshine In (Curzon)
- Annarita Zambrano in Geneva for After the War (Sister Distribution)
- Théo Fernandez for Gaston (JMH Distributions SA)
