The first two weeks of October were packed with trips made by French talent attending international events, such as the FIFF in Namur and the New York Film Festival, at which guests included Christophe Honoré and Vincent Lacoste (photo). The team from Girls Of The Sun deserves a special mention here, as in the space of two weeks they traveled to Iran, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.
FESTIVALS
Germany
Filmfest Hamburg - Hamburg International Film Festival (September 27 to October 6)
- Anne Alix for Something is Happening
- Caroline Capelle and Ombline Ley for In the Mighty Jungle
- Jean-Bernard Marlin, Kenza Fortas and Dylan Robert for Shéhérazade
- Agnès Jaoui for Place publique
- Guillaume Nicloux for To the Ends of the World
- Clément Schneider for Un violent désir de bonheur
- Yolande Zauberman for M
Namur Francophone Film Festival (FIFF ) (September 27 to October 6)
- Louis-Julien Petit and Liza Benguigui for Les Invisibles
- Ludovic Bernard for In Your Hands
- Michel Blanc and Karin Viard for Voyez comme on danse
- Jeanne Herry and Élodie Bouchez for In Safe Hands
- Fred Cavayé, Stéphane Célérier, Stéphane De Groodt and Roschdy Zem for Nothing to Hide
- Catherine Corsini, Niels Schneider, and Virginie Efira for An Impossible Love
- Jean-Paul Rouve for Lola & Her Brothers
- Guillaume Senez, Laetitia Dosch and Romain Duris for L'Amour flou
- Camille Vidal Naquet for Sauvage
- Pierre Salvadori and Adèle Haenel for The Trouble with You
- Sébastien Marnier for School's Out
- Karin Viard for Little Tickles
- Yolande Zauberman for M
- Meryem Benm'Barek and Hamza Khafif for Sofia
- Jorge Leon for Mitra
- Nathan Ambrosioni, Guillaume Gouix, Sébastien Houbani, and Noémie Merlant for Les Drapeaux de papier
- Joël Karekezi and Stéphane Bak for The Mercy of the Jungle
- Mohamed Ben Attia for Dear Son
- Radu Muntean for Alice T.
Flanders/Ghent International Film Festival (October 9-19)
- Jacques Audiard for The Sisters Brothers
- Michel Ocelot for Dilili in Paris
- Jean Paul Civeyrac for A Paris Education
- Denis Do for Funan
- Jérémie Guez for A Bluebird In My Heart
- James Bort for Rise of a Star
- Michaël Dacheux for L'Amour debout
- Vincent Mariette for Savage
Canada
Quebec City Film Festival (September 3-22)
Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal (October 3-14)
- Quentin Dupieux for Keep an Eye Out
- Éric Judor for The Trouble-Shooter
- Alex Lutz for Guy
- Céline Ters, Augustin Viard, and Frédéric Changenet for Brasier Shelley
China
5th Silk Road International Film Festival (October 8-13)
West Lake Documentary International Film Festival (October 18-20)
South Korea
Busan International Film Festival BIFF (October 4-13)
- Pierre Schoeller for One Nation, One King
- Marie Monge for Treat Me Like Fire
- Fabrice Aragno for The Image Book
- Çagla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti for Sibel
Spain
Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia (October 4-14)
USA
New York Film Festival (NYFF) (September 28-October 14)
- Olivier Assayas for Non-Fiction
- Claire Denis, Juliette Binoche and Robert Pattinson for High Life
- Lily-Rose Depp and Louis Garrel for A Faithful Man
- Christophe Honoré and Vincent Lacoste for Sorry Angel
- Pierre-Alain Meier for Hyenas
Iran
Slemani International Film Festival (October 10-16)
- Zübeyde Bulut and Ahmet Zirek for Girls Of The Sun
Portugal
Festa do Cinema Francês (October 4-14)
- Anne Alix for Something is Happening
- Anthony Bajon for The Prayer
- Stéphane Brizé for At War
- Ombline Ley for In the Mighty Jungle
- Michaël Dacheux for Love Blooms
- Xavier Giannoli for The Apparition
- Hanna Ladoul and Marco La Via for We the Coyotes
- Clément Schneider for A Violent Desire for Joy
United Kingdom
Grimmfest—Manchester Film Festival of Horror & Sci-Fi (October 4-7)
BFI London Film Festival (October 10-21)
- Jean Paul Civeyrac for A Paris Education
- Philippe Faucon for Amin
- Catherine Corsini for An Impossible Love
- Michel Ocelot for Dilili in Paris
- Eva Husson for Girls Of The Sun
- Joachim Lafosse for Keep Going
- Yann Gonzalez for Knife + Heart
- Mia Hansen-Løve and Roman Kolinka for Maya
- Olivier Assayas and Vincent Macaigne for Non-Fiction
- Juan Antin for Pachamama
- Camille Vidal-Naquet and Félix Maritaud for Sauvage
- Sébastien Marnier for School's Out
- Quarxx for All The Gods in The Sky
- Matthieu Bareyre for Young and Alive
- Julien Faraut for In The Realm of Perfection
- Euzhan Palcy for Black Shack Alley/Sugar Cane Alley
Taiwan
Women Make Waves Festival (October 5-14)
FILM RELEASES
- Romane Bohringer and Philippe Rebbot for the Belgian preview of In the Move for Love on October 15
- Nicolas Philibert for the preview screenings of Each and Every Moment on October 2 and 3 in Brussels and Liège
- Pierre Salvadori and Adèle Haenel for The Trouble with You on October 1 and 3 in Brussels and Liège
- Michel Blanc for the release of Kiss & Tell on October 2 and 3 in Namur
- Michel Ocelot for the release of Dilili in Paris on October 15 in Brussels
- Jeanne Balibar was in Tokyo from October 15-19 for the Japanese release of Barbara (Broadmedia Studios Corporation)
- Kev Adams and Jamel Debbouze traveled to Casablanca and Marrakech between October 11 and 13 for the release of The Brand New Adventures of Aladin (Afrique Film)
- Pierre Salvadori for the preview screenings of The Trouble with You on October 10 and 11 in Geneva and Lausanne
- François Cluzet was in St. Petersburg and Moscow from October 15 to 18 for the release of School of Life
OTHER TRAVEL NEWS
- Pierre Niney was in London on October 3 and 4 for a screening of Promise at Dawn at the Institut Français
