French cinema around the world! The month of June saw visits by high-profile delegations of French artists at the French Film Varilux Panorama in Brazil and the French Film Festival in Yokohama, with Finnegan Oldfield attending both events. We can also mention trips made by the venerable Barbet Schroeder to Finland, Brussels, and Spain, all within a few days, to present his film The Venerable W..
FESTIVALS
Germany
Emden-Norderney International Film Festival (June 6-13)
Belgium
Brussels International Film Festival (June 16-26)
- Isild Le Besco, Ériq Ebouaney, and Diane Rouxel as jury members
- Christophe Honoré and Pierre Deladonchamps for Sorry Angel
- Jean-Bernard Marlin for Shéhérazade
- Bertrand Mandico for The Wild Boys
- Jean Libon, Yves Hinant and Anne Gruwez for So Help Me God
- Gérard Depardieu for Getting It Up (Going Places)
- Claudia Cardinale for The Leopard
Brazil
French Film Varilux Panorama in Brazil (June 7-20)
- Fabien Gorgeart and Clotilde Hesme for Diane Has the Right Shape
- Nabil Ayouch and Maryam Touzani for Razzia
- Finnegan Oldfield for Promise at Dawn, and Reinventing Marvin
- Zita Hanrot, Jérémie Renier, and Yannick Renier for Carnivores
China
French Film Panorama in China (June 26-July 22)
- Virginie Ledoyen as patron of the Panorama
- Iris Bry for The Guardians
- Tonie Marshall for Number One
- Xavier Legrand for Custody
- Laurent Cantet for The Workshop
South Korea
Seoul International Women's Film Festival (May 31-June 7)
- Marie Garel Weiss for The Party Is Over (in competition)
USA
Sacramento French Film Festival (June 15-24)
- Océane Michel for Kiss Me! for the Young French Cinema program
- Antony Cordier for Gaspard at the Wedding
Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco (June 14-24)
- Océane Michel for Kiss Me! for the Young French Cinema program
Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) (May 17-June 10)
Spain
Atlantida Film Festival in Majorca (June 25-July 1)
Finland
Midnight Sun Film Festival
- Mahamat-Saleh Haroun for a retrospective
- Barbet Schroeder and Bulle Ogier for a retrospective devoted to the director
Israel
Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival (June 10-16)
- Jacques Audiard for a master class
Italy
Sicily Queer Film Festival (May 31-June 6)
- Yann Gonzalez in Palermo for the world premiere of Knife + Heart, screened as closing film
Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna (June 23-July 1)
- Camélia Jordana for Le Brio, a screening to launch the promotional campaign of the Italian distribution company I Wonder Pictures.
Japan
French Film Festival in Yokohama (June 21-24)
- Nathalie Baye, patron of this year's festival, presenting Moka and Thomas
- Swann Arlaud and Hubert Charuel for Bloody Milk
- Albert Dupontel and for See You Up There
- Coralie Fargeat for Revenge
- Mélanie Thierry for Memoir of War
- Anne Fontaine and Finnegan Oldfield for Reinventing Marvin
- Julie Gayet for Faces, Places
- Anne-Dauphine Julliand for Everyday Heroes
Xavier Legrand for Custody - Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano for C'est la vie!
- François Ozon for Amant double
Jordan
Franco-Arab Film Festival in Amman (June 24-July 1)
Norway
Oslo Pix (June 4-10)
Romania
Transylvania International Film Festival (May 25-June 3)
- Fanny Ardant for a tribute devoted to the actress
- Antony Cordier for Gaspard at the Wedding
- Gela Babluani for Money's Money
United Kingdom
Edinburgh International Film Festival (June 20-July 1)
- Xavier Giannoli for The Apparition
- Éloïse Lang and Camille Cottin for Dumped
- Laurent Tirard for Return of the Hero
- Tonie Marshall for Number One
- Eyé Haidara for C'est la vie!
COMMERCIAL RELEASES
- Stacy Martin for the release of Redoutable in Japan, May 20-24 (Gaga Corporation)
- Dany Boon and Laurence Arné for the release of La Ch'tite Famille, May 23-27 in Moscow and St. Petersburg (Cascade Film)
- Alain Ducasse and Gilles De Maistre for the release of The Quest of Alain Ducasse on May 30, and for a dinner with the media at the chef's New York restaurant (Magnolia Pictures)
- Philippe Le Guay for the release of Naked Normandy in Spain, May 30 and 31 (Vértice Cine (groupe Vértice 360))
- Valérie Lemercier for the release of 50 is the New 30 in Madrid, June 4 and 5 (Caramel Films)
- Mélanie Thierry for the release of Memoir of War in Madrid, June (Alfa Pictures)
- Fabrice Eboué for the release of Coexist in Berlin, June 5 (Neue Visionen Filmverleih)
- Dominique Marchais and Roberto Li Calzi (the film's lead actor) for the release of Nul homme n'est une île in Lausanne and Geneva, June 7 and 9 (Sister Distribution)
- Nathalie Baye and Laura Smet for the release of The Guardians in Madrid, June 11-13 (Wanda)
- Bruno Podalydès for the release of Bécassine! in French-speaking Switzerland, June 14 and 15 (Praesens Film)
- Nahuel Pérez Biscayart for the release of See You Up There in Madrid, June 20 and 21 (Vercine Distribución)
- Fanny Ardant for the release of Lola Pater in Madrid, June 25-27 (Surtsey Films)
- Malik Bentalha, Kad Merad, and Élie Semoun for the release of Doudou in Brussels (Alternative Films)
- Marion Primevert (magistrate) and Natalie Giloux (psychiatrist), both of who feature in the film 12 Days by Raymond Depardon, for the film's release in Germany (Grandfilm)
OTHER TRAVEL NEWS
- Olivier Megaton for une retrospective, an exhibition, and a master class at the Institut Français in Libreville, Gabon, June 1-13
- Hamé and Ékoué in New York, then Colombus, June 4-8, for Paris Prestige as part of the Young French Cinema program
- Barbet Schroeder for the "Trilogie du Mal," with a presentation of The Venerable W. at the Bozar Theater in Brussels, June 18 and 19
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