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Dossier-De-Presse-2017.Pdf SOMMAIRE 2017 Edito ................................................................................................................................... 4 BIFFF Fun Facts ................................................................................................................... 5 Programmation .................................................................................................................. 6 BIF Market .......................................................................................................................... 7 Expo ArtBIFFF ..................................................................................................................... 8 2e International Art Contest ............................................................................................... 9 Pimp My chair .................................................................................................................. 10 34EME Concours Maquillage Visage .................................................................................... 11 Gaming Madness day ....................................................................................................... 12 Le Tiercé d'Attila ............................................................................................................... 13 Tromarathon .................................................................................................................... 14 Panorama ......................................................................................................................... 15 Competition Internationale .............................................................................................. 17 Jury International ............................................................................................................. 19 Competition Europeenne ................................................................................................. 22 Jury Méliès ....................................................................................................................... 24 Competition Thriller ......................................................................................................... 27 Jury Thriller ...................................................................................................................... 28 Competition 7eme parallele ............................................................................................. 30 Jury 7eme parallele .......................................................................................................... 32 Prix de la critique ............................................................................................................. 34 Jury Critique ..................................................................................................................... 36 LE BIFFF AU QUOTIDIEN .................................................................................................... 37 Jour 1 : 04/04 – OUVERTURE ...................................................................................................... 38 ADOUBEMENT PARK CHAN-WOOK………. ..................................................................................... 38 ANIMATIONS ................................................................................................................................ 38 FILMS DU JOUR ............................................................................................................................ 39 Jour 2 : 05/04 ............................................................................................................................ 41 ANIMATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 41 FILMS DU JOUR ............................................................................................................................ 42 Jour 3 : 06/04 ............................................................................................................................ 47 ANIMATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 47 FILMS DU JOUR ............................................................................................................................ 47 Jour 4 : 07/04 ............................................................................................................................ 52 MASTERCLASS FABRICE DU WELZ ............................................................................................ 52 1 CONFÉRENCE TAX SHELTER ........................................................................................................... 52 COURTS ET BELGES ! ................................................................................................................ 54 ANIMATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 55 FILMS DU JOUR ............................................................................................................................ 56 Jour 5 : 08/04 ............................................................................................................................ 61 BAL DES VAMPIRES ....................................................................................................................... 61 ADOUBEMENT D’ALEJANDRO AMENABAR ................................................................................... 61 MASTERCLASS LIGUE DES DROITS DE L’HOMME .......................................................................... 62 COMPETITION INTERNATIONALE MELIES EN COURTS .................................................................. 63 ANIMATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 63 FILMS DU JOUR ............................................................................................................................ 64 Jour 6 : 09/04 ............................................................................................................................ 70 30TH INTERNATIONAL BODY PAINTING CONTEST ................................................................. 70 SEANCE COURTS-METRAGES INTERNATIONAUX .......................................................................... 71 ANIMATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 73 FILMS DU JOUR ............................................................................................................................ 73 Jour 7 : 10/04 ............................................................................................................................ 79 ANIMATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 79 FILMS DU JOUR ............................................................................................................................ 79 Jour 8 : 11/04 ............................................................................................................................ 84 ANIMATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 84 FILMS DU JOUR ............................................................................................................................ 85 Jour 9 : 12/04 ............................................................................................................................ 90 MASTERCLASS SON .................................................................................................................. 90 ANIMATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 91 FILMS DU JOUR ............................................................................................................................ 92 Jour 10 : 13/04 .......................................................................................................................... 97 GAMING MADNESS DAY ........................................................................................................... 97 ANIMATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 98 FILMS DU JOUR ............................................................................................................................ 99 Jour 11 : 14/04 ........................................................................................................................ 104 BOULEVARD DU POLAR .......................................................................................................... 104 SEANCE SCI-FI ............................................................................................................................. 106 COURTS MAIS TRASH .................................................................................................................. 106 ANIMATIONS ............................................................................................................................... 107 FILMS DU JOUR .........................................................................................................................
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