The tenth edition of the Young French Cinema program was launched in January 2024. The objective remains the same as in previous editions: to offer, through a simple and flexible scheme, a program of contemporary French films without local distributors, to North American movie theaters, cinematheques, and universities, sometimes accompanied by masterclasses and debates in the presence of the films' directors.
The Young French Cinema programme, offered by Unifrance and Villa Albertine, once again puts the spotlight on a young generation of filmmakers, at the helm of films combining visual innovation and cultural influences.
Featuring independent works, top-notch documentaries, and unusual discoveries, the 2024 edition of Young French Cinema once again highlights 10 feature films and a program of shorts selected during 2023 from the world's leading film festivals (Cannes, Toronto, Locarno...), to make them accessible to American audiences beyond New York and Los Angeles.
Of the 10 films in the selection, nine were directed by women.
The 2024 selection
- Spirit of Ecstasy by Héléna Klotz
- Àma Gloria by Marie Amachoukeli
- First Case by Victoria Musiedlak
- No Love Lost by Erwan Le Duc
- Caiti Blues by Justine Harbonnier
- Marinette by Virginie Verrier
- All to Play For by Delphine Deloget
- Little Girl Blue by Mona Achache
- Sisterhood by Nora El Hourch
- The Rapture by Iris Kaltenbäck
- Metamorphosis (program of short films by Quartiers Lointains)
Review of the 2023 edition
In 2023, some sixty physical screenings of YFC films took place in some thirty American cities, generating around $17,000 in revenues for French sales agents and producers.
The films circulated in seventeen American states, including California, Connecticut, North Carolina, DC, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, as well as English-speaking Canada.
For My Country, Mother and Son, Three Nights a Week, and Freestyle were the four most popular features.
Two American tours were also organized: one for Rachid Hami(For My Country) to NY, Philadelphia, Princeton, Austin and Saint-Louis, the other for Florent Gouëlou (Three Nights a Week) to New York and New Orleans. These trips enabled the filmmakers to meet and engage with American audiences and students.
