An impressive number of French films were shown around the world in November, with a host of actors and directors accompanying them. Standing out among them was Costa Gavras, who presented his film Adults in the Room almost all over the globe (Switzerland, Portugal, Morocco, Egypt) and Les Misérables (Australia, Germany, Belgium). Not to mention Cédric Klapisch and Someone, Somewhere (Germany, Ireland, UK), Mati Diop and Atlantics: A Ghost Love Story (USA, Sweden, Austria), as well as Stéphane Batut and Burning Ghost (Germany, Switzerland, UK).
FESTIVALS
Germany
Berlin French Film Week (November 27–December 4)
- Éric Toledano, Reda Kateb and Vincent Cassel for The Specials
- Djebril Zonga, Almamy Kanouté and Giordano Gederlini for Les Misérables
- Stéphane Batut for Burning Ghost
- Justine Triet and Sandra Hüller for Sibyl
- Cédric Klapisch for Someone, Somewhere
- Manele Labidi for Arab Blues
- Cédric Le Gallo for The Shiny Shrimps
- Gilles Legrand for Best Intentions
- Nils Tavernier for The Ideal Palace
Tübingen-Stuttgart International French-Language Film Festival (October 30–November 6)
- The complete delegation can be found here
Armenia
Rolan International Film Festival for Children and Young People in Yerevan
Australia
European Festival in Johannesburg and Le Cap (November 29–December 8)
Austria
Viennale - Vienna International Film Festival (October 24–November 6)
- Mati Diop for Atlantics: A Ghost Love Story
- Éric Baudelaire for Un film dramatique
- Bertrand Bonello for Zombi Child
- Pierre Creton and Vincent Barré for A Beautiful Summer
- Frank Beauvais for Just Don't Think I'll Scream
- Adèle Haenel for Portrait of a Lady on Fire
- Damien Manivel for Isadora's Children
- Elia Suleiman for It Must Be Heaven
- Albert Serra for Liberté
Belgium (November 6–10)
Brussels International Independent Film Festival
Burma
Memory! International Film Festival (November 15–24)
Brazil
Imovision Film Festival in Rio de Janeiro
Canada
CINEMANIA Francophone Film Festival (November 7–17)
- The complete delegation can be found here
Egypt
Cairo European Film Panorama (November 6–16)
Spain
Seville European Film Festival (November 8–16)
- The complete delegation can be found here
Hong Kong
Hong Kong French Film Festival (November 20–December 11)
India
Indian International Film Festival in Goa (IFFI Goa) (November 20–28)
- Cédric Kahn for Happy Birthday
- Isabelle Huppert for a Lifetime Achievement Award
Ireland
Irish Film Institute French Film Festival (November 13–24)
Italy
Torino Film Festival (November 22–30)
- Hinde Boujemaa and Hend Sabri for Noura's Dream
Morocco
European Film Weeks in Morocco (November 11–December 3)
The Netherlands
Tapis Rouge French Film Festival in the Netherlands (October 30–November 3)
- Mikhaël Hers for Amanda
- Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano for The Specials
- Leïla Slimani for The Perfect Nanny
Portugal
Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival (LEFFEST) (November 15–24)
Qatar
Ajyal Film Festival (November 18–23)
Singapore
Singapore French Film Festival (November 4–17)
- Frédéric Chau and Steve Tran for Made in China
Sweden
Stockholm International Film Festival (November 6–17)
- Céline Sciamma and Adèle Haenel for Portrait of a Lady on Fire - Visionary Award for Céline Sciamma (photo)
- Adèle Haenel for Heroes Don't Die
- Manele Labidi for Arab Blues
- Mati Diop for Atlantics: A Ghost Love Story
- Hafsia Herzi for You Deserve a Lover—Best Actress Award
Switzerland
Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF) (November 1–10)
- Costa Gavras for Adults in the Room
- Stéphane Batut for Burning Ghost
- Elia Suleiman for It Must Be Heaven
Taiwan
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival (November 7–24)
- Justine Triet for Sibyl
French Film Festival UK (November 1–December 15)
- Rémi Bezançon for The Mystery of Henri Pick
- Stéphane Batut for Burning Ghost
- Cédric Klapisch for Someone, Somewhere
USA
New York French Cinema Week (November 12–14)
Los Angeles AFI FEST (November 14–21)
FILM RELEASES
- Hirokazu Kore-eda for The Truth
- Mati Diop for Atlantics: A Ghost Love Story in Brussels and Liège
- Jean Dujardin for An Officer and a Spy in Brussels
- Ladj Ly for Les Misérables in Brussels
- Michel Denisot for Disclaimer in Brussels
- Alice Winocour for Proxima in Brussels
- Patricio Guzmán for The Cordillera of Dreams in Brussels and Liège
- Yvan Attal for My Stupid Dog in Madrid
- Céline Sciamma and Adèle Haenel for Portrait of a Lady on Fire in Oslo
- Ariane Ascaride for Gloria Mundi in Geneva and Lausanne
- Edouard Bergeon for In the Name of the Land in Geneva
- Marc Di Domenico for Aznavour By Charles in Geneva
- Michel Denisot for Disclaimer in Geneva
- Stéphane Batut and Thimotée Robart for Burning Ghost in Geneva
- Alice Winocour and Jean-Stéphane Bron for Proxima in Lausanne
- Tristan Séguéla and Michel Blanc for A Good Doctor in Geneva and Lausanne
- Antonin Baudry for The Wolf's Call In London
- Stéphane Batut for Burning Ghost in London
OTHER EVENTS
- Cédric Kahn for Happy Birthday and a complete program held at the Cine Maison in Rio de Janeiro
- Robert Guédiguian for Gloria Mundi at the Catalunya Filmotheca
