From Melbourne to Locarno, Sarajevo to Wroclaw, numerous trips were made by French actors and directors in the summer of 2019 to attend international festivals and promote their films abroad, with a special mention given to Ladj Ly and his cast members, who covered many miles across the world to take part in publicity for Les Misérables. Photo: Almamy Kanouté, Djebril Zonga, and Ladj Ly at the first edition of the Rab Film Festival in Croatia.
FESTIVALS
Melbourne International Film Festival – August 1–18
- Ladj Ly and Almamy Kanouté for Les Misérables
- Isabelle Huppert to receive a special award and lead a master class
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) – July 2–8
Pyeongchang International Peace Film Festival – August 16–20
Rab Film Festival – July 22–August 15
- Ladj Ly, Djebril Zonga, and Almamy Kanouté for Les Misérables
Fondazione Prada di Milano – July 5–7
Giffoni Film Festival – July 19–23
Roffa Mon Amour Festival – July 18–20
T-Mobile New Horizons International Festival in Wroclaw (July 25–August 4)
Locarno International Film Festival (August 7–17)
- Jeanne Balibar, Emmanuelle Béart, Mathieu Amalric, and Ramzy Bedia for Wonders in the Suburbs
- Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche for South Terminal
- Éric Baudelaire for Un film dramatique
- Damien Manivel, Agathe Bonitzer, Marika Rizzi, and Manon Carpentier for Isadora's Children
- Louis-Do de Lencquesaing and Marthe Keller for The Holy Family
- Stéphane Demoustier, Anaïs Demoustier, and Mélissa Guers for The Girl with a Bracelet
- Valérie Donzelli, Pierre Deladonchamps, and Benjamin Charbit for Notre Dame
- Sima Khatami for Being Jérôme Bel
- Sébastien Lifshitz for Adolescentes
- Boris Lojkine and Nina Meurisse for Camille
- Marie Losier for Felix in Wonderland
- Nadège Trebal and Arieh Worthalter for Twelve Thousand
- Olivier Zabat for Arguments
- Yolande Zauberman, Catherine Breillat, and Alice Diop (jury members)
Neuchatel International Fantasy Film Festival – July 10–12
Odessa International Film Festival (July 12–20)
- Catherine Deneuve for a retrospective
- Sonia Kronlund (director)
COMMERCIAL RELEASES
- Frédéric Chau and Julien Abraham for Made in China (July 15–10)
- Chantal Ladesou and Gabriel Julien-Laferrière for Who's That Granny?! (July 1)
- Christian Clavier for Ibiza (July 17–18)
- Ludovic Bernard and Jules Benchetrit for In Your Hands (July 20–24)
- Grand Corps Malade, Mehdi Idir, and Zita Hanrot for School Life (August 19–21)
