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28 November 2018 à 09:34

Around the World: November 2018

This has been an action-packed month for French movie industry talents, who have been crisscrossing the globe to present their films. A special mention goes to the documentary filmmakers Matthieu Bareyre (Young and Alive) and Nicolas Champeaux (The State against Mandela and the Others) who each attended three festivals, as well as the actor Félix Maritaud, who also made three international trips including a highly successful meeting with audiences in Taiwan who had come out to discover the film Sauvage (photo).

Germany

Tübingen-Stuttgart International French-language Film Festival (October 31 to November 7)

Hélène Fillières for Raising Colors
Matthieu Bareyre for Young and Alive
Bettina Oberli and Mélanie Thierry for With the Wind
Anne Alix for Something is Happening
Yolande Zauberman for M
Gela Babluani and George Babluani for Money's Money

Berlin French Film Week (November 28 to December 5)

See the complete delegation here

Argentina

Mar Del Plata International Film Festival (November 10-17)

Leos Carax, who received a Lifetime Achievement Award
Jean-Pierre Léaud, who received a Lifetime Achievement Award
Pierre Richard, who received a Lifetime Achievement Award

Canada

CINEMANIA Francophone Film Festival (November 1-11)

Emmanuel Mouret and Édouard Baer for Mademoiselle de Joncquières
Thomas Solivérès for Edmond
Élodie Bouchez for In Safe Hands
Romain Gavras for The World is Yours
Eva Husson for Girls Of The Sun
Samuel Jouy and Mathieu Kassovitz for Sparring
Laurent Lafitte for School's Out
Gilles Lellouche for Sink or Swim
Vincent Macaigne for Non-Fiction

Image+Nation Festival in Montreal (November 22 to December 2)

Félix Maritaud for Knife + Heart and Sauvage

China

Hong Kong French Film Festival (21 November to December 11)

Denis Do for Funan
Pierre Salvadori for The Trouble with You

Egypt

Cairo International Film Festival (November 20-29)

Spain

International Film Festival of Gijón (November 16-24)

Guillaume Nicloux and Gaspard Ulliel for To the Ends of the World
Guillaume Senez for Our Struggles
Meryem Benm'Barek for Sofia

Seville European Film Festival (November 9-17)

Anne Alix and Lola Dueñas for Something is Happening
Elsa Amiel for Pearl: she received the Award for Best Director in the Women in Focus section.
Olivier Assayas for Non-Fiction
Matthieu Bareyre for Young and Alive
Emmanuelle Devos for Amin
Denis Do for Funan
Marie Garel Weiss for The Party Is Over
Mia Hansen-Løve for Maya
Christophe Honoré for Sorry Angel: the film won the Best Actor award, jointly presented to Vincent Lacoste and Pierre Deladonchamps
Abdellatif Kechiche for Mektoub, My Love : Canto Uno
Jean-Bernard Marlin for Shéhérazade
Nicolas Philibert for Each and Every Moment
Clément Schneider for A Violent Desire for Joy
Camille Vidal Naquet for Sauvage
Yolande Zauberman for M

Estonia

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (November 16 to December 2)

Quarxx for All The Gods in The Sky
Amos Gitaï for A Tramway in Jerusalem
Tatiana-Margaux Bonhomme for Head Above Water

USA

Ithaca Fantastik Film Festival (October 26 to November 4)

Anne-Solène Hatte for Girls with Balls

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (November 3-18)

Samuel Collardey for A Polar Year

Next Generation Film Festival–Lincoln Center (November 9-11)

Samuel Collardey for A Polar Year

Greece
Thessaloniki International Film Festival (November 1-11)

Jean Paul Civeyrac for A Paris Education
Elsa Amiel for Pearl

Hungary

Anilogue International Animation Film Festival (November 28-December 2)

Michel Ocelot for Dilili in Paris

Italy

France Odeon (October 31 to November 4)

Hervé Mimran for A Man in a Hurry

Popoli International Documentary Film Festival (November 3-10)

Nicolas Champeaux for The State against Mandela and the Others

Ireland

Cork International Film Festival (November 9-18)

Nicolas Champeaux for The State against Mandela and the Others

Portugal

Lisbon Sintra Film Festival (November 16-25)

Louis Garrel and Laetitia Casta for A Faithful Man

Czech Republic

French Film Festival in the Czech Republic (November 21-28)

Benoît Delépine for I Feel Good

United Kingdom

Film Africa Festival (November 2-11)

Cédric Ido for Château

French Film Festival UK (November 7-12)

Gilles Lellouche for Sink or Swim

UK Jewish Film Festival (November 8-22)

Emmanuel Finkiel and Mélanie Thierry for Memoir of War

Singapore

Singapore French Film Festival (November 8-17)

Romain Duris, Olga Kurylenko, Guillaume Lemans and Guillaume Colboc for Just a Breath Away
Denis Do for Funan

Sweden

Stockholm International Film Festival (November 7-18)

Switzerland

Lausanne Cinéfestival (October 30 to November 4)

Hervé Mimran for A Man in a Hurry
Mikhaël Hers for Amanda

Geneva International Film Festival (November 2-10)

Eva Husson for Girls Of The Sun
Yann Gonzalez, Nicolas Maury and Kate Moran for Knife + Heart

Taiwan

Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival (November 9-22)

Félix Maritaud for Sauvage
Pierre Salvadori for The Trouble with You

Tunisia

Carthage Film Days (November 3-10)

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun for A Season in France

FILM RELEASES

Algeria

Sofia Djama supported the release of The Blessed in Algeria from October 25 to November 18

Germany

Gaspar Noé was in Berlin on November 15 for the German release of Climax
Félix Maritaud was in Berlin on November 14 and 15 for the release of Sauvage

Belgium

Gaspar Noé was in Brussels on November 19 for the release of Climax
Fanny Ardant and Vianney were in Brussels on November 22 for the Belgian release of Ma mère est folle

Denmark

Gaspar Noé was in Copenhagen on November 6 and 7 for the Danish release of Climax

Spain

Franck Dubosc and Alexandra Lamy were in Madrid from November 25 to 27 for the release of Rolling to You (A Contracorriente Films)

Italy

Stéphane Brizé and Vincent Lindon were in Rome and Milan on November 7 and 8 to present At War (Academy Two)

Japan

Tom Volf was in Tokyo from November 13 to 18 to promote Maria by Callas (Gaga Corporation)

Senegal

Samuel Jouy and Mathieu Kassovitz were in Senegal from November 12 to 18 for the release of Sparring

Switzerland

Hervé Mimran was in Lausanne for the Swiss launch of A Man in a Hurry
Vincent Cassel and Jean-François Richet were in Lausanne on November 21 and 22 for the release of The Emperor of Paris (Ascot-Elite)
Léonore Confino and Gilles Legrand presented Best Intentions at its launch in French-speaking Switzerland
Cédric Herrou and Michel Toesca were in Geneva and Lausanne for the release of To the Four Winds
Mikhaël Hers was in Lausanne for the release of Amanda

Author : Communications

Latest update : 30 November 2018 à 09:34 CET

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