French cinema around the world, and in person! In April, a host of French artists were invited as guests to major movie industry events in the USA (COLCOA, Tribeca, New Directors/New Films). On another continent, Jean-Pierre Léaud traveled to Iran (accompanied by his wife) to present a film by Jean-Luc Godard.
FESTIVALS
Argentina
Preview Screenings (April 5-11)
Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (April 11-22)
- Philippe Garrel and Caroline Deruas for Lover For A Day
- Julie Gayet, member of the "Buenos Aires Lab" jury
Chile
"El nuevo cine francés" Preview Screenings (April 6-11)
Cuba
French Film Festival of Cuba (April 16-29)
- Christophe Barratier, festival director
- Audrey Dana for The Midwife
- Claire Denis for Bright Sunshine In
- David Foenkinos for Jealous
- Mehdi Idir for Step by Step
- Kad Merad for Orchestra Class
- Pierre Richard for Mr Stein Goes Online
- Jean-Paul Rouve for C'est la vie!
USA
New Directors New Films (March 28- April 8)
- Valérie Massadian for Milla
- Emmanuel Gras for Makala
- Thierry De Peretti for A Violent Life
- Karim Moussaoui for Until the Birds Return
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (April 13-28)
Tribeca Film Festival (New York) (April 18-29)
- Keren Ben Rafael for Virgins
- Dominique Rocher for The Night Eats the World
- James Bort and Dorothée Gilbert for Rise of a Star
COLCOA French Film Festival (April 24-30)
- Mélanie Laurent for Diving + Focus
- Nawell Madani for C'est tout pour moi !
- Nahuel Pérez Biscayart for See You Up There
- Yann Gozlan for Burn Out
- Modi Barry and Cédric Ido for Château
- Marie Garel Weiss for The Party Is Over
- Elsa Diringer for Luna
- Xavier Legrand for Custody
- Samuel Benchetrit and Vanessa Paradis for Dog
- Christian Carion for My Son
- Dany Boon for La Ch'tite Famille
- James Bort and Dorothée Gilbert for Rise of a Star
- Anthony Bajon for The Prayer (closing film)
Austin Film Society New French Cinema Week (April 25-29)
- Xavier Legrand for Custody
- Julie Roué for Montparnasse Bienvenüe
- Karim Moussaoui for Until the Birds Return
Art of the Real (April 26-May 6)
Focus on French Cinema (April 27-May 1)
Iran
Fajr International Film Festival (April 19-27)
- Jean-Pierre Léaud for Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company
- Olivier Megaton to give master classes
Italy
Rendez-Vous with New French Cinema in Rome (April 4-8)
- Fiona Gordon and Dominique Abel for Lost in Paris
- Robert Guédiguian and Ariane Ascaride for The House by the Sea
- Olivier Ayache-Vidal for Great Minds
- Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi and Yann Coridian for A Young Girl in her Nineties
- Xavier Legrand and Léa Drucker for Custody
- Arnaud Desplechin and Louis Garrel for Ismael's Ghosts
- Bruno Dumont for Jeannette: the Childhood of Joan of Arc
- Samuel Jouy for Sparring
- Laurent Cantet for The Workshop
- Dominique Marchais for Nul homme n'est une île
- Marine Vacth for Amant double
Lecce European Film Festival (April 9-14)
- Marie Garel Weiss for The Party Is Over, where she won the Ulivo d’Oro Cristina Soldano Award for Best Film
Turin Lovers' Film Festival (April 20-24)
Robin Campillo for BPM (Beats Per Minute)
Trento Film Festival (April 26-May 6)
Serge Hazanavicius for To the Top
Kazakhstan
French Cinema Today in Kazakhstan (April 12-15)
- Oriane Deschamps for My Brilliant Divorce
- Bernard Farcy for Taxi 5
- Victor Saint Macary for (Girl) Friend
- Julie Ferrier for Everyone's Life
North Macedonia
Skopje Film Festival (April 19-26)
- Léa Mysius for Ava
United Kingdom
Flatpack Film Festival in Birmingham (April 13-22)
- Serge Bozon for Mrs. Hyde
Russia
Moscow International Film Festival (April 19-26)
Turkey
Istanbul International Short Film Festival (April 6-17)
- Yves Hinant for So Help Me God
- Léa Mysius and Noée Abita for Ava
- Emmanuel Gras for Makala
- Sonia Kronlund for The Prince of Nothingwood
- Hubert Charuel and Valentin Lespinasse for Bloody Milk
- Mahamat-Saleh Haroun for A Season in France
- Paul Hamy for 9 Fingers
FILM RELEASES
- Tom Volf for Maria by Callas, in Rome on April 9 (Lucky Red) and in Spain from April 25 to 27 (Caramel Films)
- Armando Iannucci for The Death of Stalin, in Brussels on April 10 and 11 (September Film)
- Michel Hazanavicius and Stacy Martin, in New York for Redoubtable on April 19 and 20 (Cohen Media Group)
- Sofia Djama for The Blessed, in Belgium from April 24 to 29
- Dany Boon for La Ch'tite Famille, in Montréal on April 25 (AZ Films)
- Claire Denis for Bright Sunshine In, in New York on April 30 (IFC Films)
- Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri for Place publique, in Brussels (Athena Films)
- Nobuhiro Suwa for The Lion Sleeps Tonight, in Madrid (Numax Distribución)
- Mehdi Ben Attia for Of Skin and Men, in Tunisia (Hakka Distribution)
- Tonie Marshall for Number One, in Spain (Wanda Films)
- Robin Sykes and Thierry Lhermitte for In the Game, in French-speaking Switzerland (JMH Distributions SA)
- Nicolas Vanier for School of Life, in Tunisia (Ciné 7e Art)
- Jérémie Renier and Yannick Renier for Carnivores, in Belgium (Films du Fleuve)
- Coralie Fargeat for Revenge, in New York (Shudder)
- Ziad Doueiri for The Insult, in Oslo (Arthaus)
- Serge Bozon for Mrs. Hyde, in Minsk (Russian Report), accompanied by Pascale Bodet (artistic adviser on the film)
OTHER TRAVEL NEWS
- Serge Bozon was in Toronto for a retrospective of his films at the TIFF Bell Lightbox from April 12 to 16.
- Leila Alaouf was in the USA for Speak Up as part of the Young French Cinema program, from April 12 to 18.
- Robin Campillo was at the Institut Français in Naples to accompany his film BPM (Beats Per Minute) from April 16 to 19.
- Mahamat-Saleh Haroun attended a retrospective of his work at the Brooklyn Academy of Music from April 20 to 24.
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