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March 26 - 29, 2020

Most Beloved French Actress, Director, Screenwriter, Playwright, and Author leads diverse delegation of filmmakers Seven Free Master Classes with directors, actors, music composers, and artist-technicians

Exclusive Media Sponsor All have English subtitles and are presented by their actors and directors.

28th annual • Byrd Theatre • Richmond, Va. • (804) 827- • www.frenchfilmfestival.us Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Richmond present

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Lock in your pass for the Film Schedule...... p . 3 29th French Film Festival Master Classes...... pp . 6-13 with the 28th Festival price 2020 Feature Films...... pp . 14-30 On l’appelait Roda Regular VIP Pass: $115 ...... 14 Marthe ou la Promesse du jour...... 15 Instructor VIP Pass: $105 À 2 heures de ...... 16. Student VIP Pass: $65 Exfiltrés...... 17 Official Reception Add-On: $25 Les Silences de Johnny...... 18. Make check payable to: French Film Festival Gazon maudit...... 19. Un monde plus grand...... 20 Mark your calendars! Le Voyage du Prince...... 21 29th French Film Festival Donne-moi des ailes ...... 22 March 25-28, 2021 L’Esprit de famille...... 23 Trois jours et une vie Offer available only during weekend ...... 24 of Festival – see “Will Call Table” Alice et le Maire ...... 25 Revenir ...... 26 L’Incroyable Histoire du Facteur Cheval...... 27 March 28-31, 2019 March 22-25, 2018 Je ne rêve que de vous ...... 28 Grâce à Dieu...... 29 Hors normes...... 30

Most Beloved 2020 Short Films French Actor ...... pp . 31-36 Leads Diverse Delegation of Esperança Filmmakers ...... 31 Eight Free Master Classes with actors, directors, authors, screenwriters, and cinematographers Les Chiens aboient Exclusive Media Sponsor All films have English subtitles Exclusive Media Sponsor ...... 31 and are presented by their All films have English subtitles and are actors and directors. presented by their actors and directors. 26th annual • Byrd Theatre • Richmond, Va. • (804) 827-FILM • www.frenchfilmfestival.us 27th annual • Byrd Theatre • Richmond, Va. • (804) 827-FILM • www.frenchfilmfestival.us Roberto le canari ...... 32

Co-academic Sponsors Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Richmond present Co-academic Sponsors Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Richmond present Hors champ...... 32 Richmond,Virginia Richmond,Virginia March 30-April 2, 2017 March 31-April 3, 2016 En sortir...... 33 Parenthèse...... 33. Grenouille de Cristal...... 34 Bacha Posh...... 34 Avanti...... 35

Exclusive Media Sponsor All films have English subtitles and are presented by their Exclusive Media Sponsor All films have English subtitles actors and directors. and are presented by their La Parcelle actors and directors...... 35 25th annual • Byrd Theatre • Richmond, Va. • (804) 827-FILM • www.frenchfilmfestival.us 24th annual • Byrd Theatre • Richmond, Va. • (804) 827-FILM • www.frenchfilmfestival.us Genet à Tanger...... 36 Chien bleu...... 36

2 French Film Festival Schedule

5:30 p.m. Trois jours et une vie by Nicolas Boukhrief

Thursday, March 26 Presentation by and discussion with actor IN THE VCU INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART 7:30 p.m. Official Reception at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 9:00 a.m. Master Class with Eyak specialist Guillaume Leduey & director 8:00 p.m. Alice et le Maire by Nicolas Pariser Vincent Bonnay and screening of their film Sur le bout de la langue 9:45 p.m. Revenir by Jessica Palud Film Schedule...... p . 3 10:30 a.m. Master Class with Baptiste Heynemann 1:00 p.m. Master Class & Homage in the presence of Sunday, March 29 Master Classes...... pp . 6-13 Karine Pinoteau with film directors and authors IN THE BYRD THEATRE David Maltese & Pascal Galopin and screening of their film 2020 Feature Films 8:00 a.m. Second Short Film Series ...... pp . 14-30 , par amour du cinéma Parenthèse by Denis Larzillière On l’appelait Roda 2:30 p.m. Master Class with music composer Christophe Héral Grenouille de Cristal by Slony Sow ...... 14 Bacha Posh by Katia Scarton-Kim IN THE BYRD THEATRE Marthe ou la Promesse du jour...... 15 Avanti by Mélanie Doutey 4:30 p.m. On l’appelait Roda by Charlotte Silvera La Parcelle by Michaël Guerraz À 2 heures de Paris...... 16 Presentation by and discussion with director Charlotte Silvera Genet à Tanger by Guillaume de Sardes 6:45 p.m. Marthe ou la Promesse du jour by Jean-Loup Hubert Exfiltrés Chien bleu by Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh ...... 17 Presentation by and discussion with director Presentation by and discussion with directors, Jean-Loup Hubert and Dr. Catherine Ingrassia Les Silences de Johnny...... 18 screenwriters, and actors Philippe Torreton, 9:25 p.m. À 2 heures de Paris by Virginie Verrier Guillaume de Sardes, Katia Scarton-Kim, Gazon maudit...... 19 Presentation by and discussion with director Virginie Verrier Virgile Bramly, Emma Liégeois, Denis Larzillière, Slony Sow, Eriko Takeda and Mariam Makalou-Baradji Un monde plus grand...... 20 10:35 a.m. L’Incroyable Histoire du Facteur Cheval by Nils Tavernier Friday, March 27 Presentation by and discussion with film editor Le Voyage du Prince...... 21 IN THE VCU INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART Marion Monestier 1:00 p.m. Je ne rêve que de vous by Laurent Heynemann Donne-moi des ailes ...... 22 10:00 a.m. Master Class & Homage with music composer Presentation by and discussion with director 1:00 p.m. Master Class & Homage with actor Philippe Torreton & screenwriter Laurent Heynemann, actor L’Esprit de famille ...... 23 2:30 p.m. Master Class & Homage with screenwriter, Philippe Torreton and film editor Marion Monestier Trois jours et une vie director and actress Josiane Balasko 3:20 p.m. Grâce à Dieu by François Ozon ...... 24 Presentation by and discussion with actress Josiane Balasko and Dr. R. Andrew Chesnut Alice et le Maire ...... 25 IN THE BYRD THEATRE 4:00 p.m. Exfiltrésby Emmanuel Hamon 6:35 p.m. Hors normes by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano Revenir ...... 26 Presentation by and discussion with director Emmanuel Hamon 8:50 p.m. Alice et le Maire by Nicolas Pariser and music composer Armand Amar L’Incroyable Histoire du Facteur Cheval...... 27 6:25 p.m. Les Silences de Johnny by Pierre-William Glenn Presentation by and discussion with director Je ne rêve que de vous Festival Venue ...... 28 Pierre-William Glenn and producer Viviane Mikhalkov The Byrd Theatre is located at 2908 W. Cary St. in Richmond. 8:00 p.m. Gazon maudit by Josiane Balasko A parking deck is located directly behind the theatre. Grâce à Dieu...... 29 Presentation by and discussion with director and actress Josiane Balasko Hors normes ...... 30 10:25 p.m. Un monde plus grand by Fabienne Berthaud

2020 Short Films...... pp . 31-36 Master Classes Seven free and open to-the-public Master Classes take place on

Esperança...... 31 Saturday, March 28 the VCU campus at the new Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA). IN THE BYRD THEATRE Simultaneous interpretation English-French-English headsets provided without charge upon presentation of an I.D. card. Les Chiens aboient ...... 31 8:00 a.m. First Short Film Series The ICA Auditorium has 204 seats. Please reserve your free seat Esperança by Cécile Rousset, Jeanne Paturle Roberto le canari ...... 32 by registering for each Master Class on www.eventbrite.com. and Benjamin Serero VCU Parking Decks are two blocks away from the ICA building: Hors champ...... 32 Les Chiens aboient by Grégory Montel HH Deck (925 W. Grace Street) and BB Deck (926 W. Grace Roberto le canari by Nathalie Saugeon Street) which are pay-as-you-go parking facilities. En sortir...... 33 Hors champ by Artem Gutkowski Parenthèse En sortir by Thierry Machard ...... 33 Presentation by and discussion with directors, screenwriters, and actors Philippe Torreton, Marine Danaux, Massimo Riggi, Official Reception Grenouille de Cristal...... 34 David Kammenos, Stephen Manas, Thierry Machard The Official Reception is for all Festival student, faculty and regular VIP pass reception-holders who have purchased the $25 10:10 a.m. by Jean-François Laguionie and Xavier Picard Bacha Posh Le Voyage du Prince add-on for the reception. If you have purchased a pass already ...... 34 Presentation by and discussion with music composer and did not choose the reception add-on, you still may do so Christophe Héral Avanti...... 35 by contacting the Festival office. This special event will be held 12:05 p.m. Donne-moi des ailes by Nicolas Vanier on the evening of Saturday, March 28, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm at the La Parcelle...... 35 Presentation by and discussion with music composer Armand Amar Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, a non-smoking venue, located at 2:40 p.m. L’Esprit de famille by Eric Besnard 200 N Arthur Ashe Boulevard, Richmond, Va. VMFA Museum Genet à Tanger...... 36 Presentation by and discussion with with actress Josiane Balasko Parking Deck is free to all Festival Reception Pass Holders. and producer Vincent Roget Cover photo by Pascal Ito Chien bleu...... 36

3 A SPECIAL EVENT IN ANTICIPATION OF THE 3RD POCAHONTAS REFRAMED: NATIVE AME-

Hochelaga, terre des âmes (Hochela- English synopsis A tremendous downpour hits Montreal and a spectacular sinkhole PARENTAL feature opens up in Percival Molson Stadium in the middle of a football DISCRETION Pocahontas Reframed: game. The stadium is evacuated, and a few hours later, it becomes director Native American Storytellers a protected archaeological site. Centuries of history are revealed François Girard Film Festival director Brad beneath the field. Mohawk archaeologist Baptiste Asigny begins cinematographer investigating, and he will discover the multitude of generations who Nicolas Bolduc Brown and actor George have occupied this land, each with buried secrets. Several genera- screenwriter Aguilar present Hochelaga, tions of people from different cultures have occupied this place and François Girard rubbed shoulders, sometimes in violence. 750 years of history reside terre des âmes music composers in this land. It may even be the place where Jacques Cartier spoke with  Gyan Riley  the Iroquois from the small village of Hochelaga, which would soon be Terry Riley known as Montreal. producers Roger Frappier Synopsis en français Sylvie Lacoste Une pluie torrentielle s’abat sur Montréal et un immense trou s’ouvre starring au milieu du Stade Percival Molson au cours d’un match de football. Vincent Perez Le stade est évacué et quelques heures plus tard, il devient un site Naiade Aoun archéologique protégé. Des siècles d’Histoire sont révélés sous Raoul Max Trujillo le terrain. L’archéologue Mohawk Baptiste Asigny commence ses Gilbert Wahiakéron recherches et découvrira la multitude de générations qui ont occupé Samian cette terre, chacune y ayant enfoui ses secrets. Plusieurs générations running time de personnes de différentes cultures ont occupé cet endroit et se sont 1h 40min côtoyées, parfois avec violence. 750 ans d’Histoire se sont déroulés sur ce lieu. Ce serait peut-être même l’endroit où Jacques Cartier s’est entretenu avec des Iroquois du petit village Hochelaga, qui allait bientôt porter le nom de Montréal.

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Proud sponsor of the 28th French Film Festival and Master Classes 5 his approaches to creating music for different media in Composing Introduction to Music for Film vs Video Games: Linear vs Interactive Storytelling. On Friday, renowned music composer Armand Amar takes us the Master Classes on his world cultural journey during his Master Class Weaving Influences While Forging a Pure, Personal Musical Language. Celebrated screen and stage actor Philippe Torreton will share his views, thoughts and insights into what being an actor truly his year, seven free and open-to-the-public Master involves. This special Master Class & Homage to Philippe Torreton Classes will be held on the VCU campus at the Institute is entitled, “Je dis donc je suis !” . And to cap of this year’s Master for Contemporary Art (ICA). Simultaneous interpretation Classes, a special conversation and homage with iconic actress headsets will allow everyone to participate in the T Josiane Balasko is slated. Last year, Master Class attendees discussions regardless of English or French proficiency levels. The learned so much about actor Thierry Lhermitte, his career and his ICA Auditorium has 204 seats. Please reserve your free seat by dedication to helping others away from the cameras. This year’s registering for each Master Class on www.eventbrite.com. Master Class & Homage Breaking Ceilings, Taboos While Splitting The art of acting on screen and on stage, choices in musical Sides: Sacrée Josiane! is guaranteed to be as revealing. compositions for film, video games and virtual reality, ecological Given the emphasis on music composition in filmmaking weaved choices in film production, language learning and cinematic art changing communities and revitalizing cultures, iconic individuals and their impact on cinematic and musical arts are some of the themes weaved throughout the program of this year’s Master “Festival Master Classes in Richmond are so unique, Classes. informative and professional. Nothing even comes close to them anywhere else in the world. What is being done here is Two intensive days permitting a better understanding truly extraordinary.” into how directors, screenwriters, actors, composers

and artist-technicians create ingenious ways through - Gilles Porte, director and cinematographer the visual and aural power of cinema to communicate important issues facing our world today while captivating and entertaining the viewer. Discussions in the Master Classes also reveal from whom artists have drawn inspirations and with whom they elaborated, or pushed throughout Master Classes and screenings at the Byrd Theatre, even further, certain styles and cinema genres. the Festival Directors are honored to welcome author and journalist Elsa Boublil who will ensure exchanges between the delegation and public on this highlighted topic. Producer at Radio France since the early 2000s, Elsa Boublil hosted the jazz program Summertime for six years on France Inter, introducing listeners to new French and international jazz scenes. In Autumn 2015, she launched her new program Vous avez dit classique?, a daily broadcast devoted to classical music and jazz. She then joined Elsa Boublil France Musique to host her weekly interview program Musique Émoi, portraying a well-known Pierre-William Glenn’s Master Class in 2019 French celebrity through her/his musical tastes. On Thursday, director Vincent Bonnay and Eyak language She has authored two books: Body Blues published by Iconoclast, specialist Guillaume Leduey kick-off the Master Class series and Le Temps d’apprendre à vivre, published by Plon. with their inspirational story and film Sur le bout de la langue followed by their discussion on how Passions for Cinema and So, mark your calendar, reserve your free seat, grab your Languages Can Change Peoples’ Lives. General Director of the simultaneous interpretation headset at the ICA, and then enter into CST (Commission Supérieure Technique de l’Image et du Son), the the transformative worlds of cinema. High Commission for Image and Sound Technologies in Cinema, Baptiste Heynemann introduces us to ecological decisions film producers and production companies must make in face of climate Support for the Master Classes also comes from our sponsors change and how recommendations by an European initiative called SACD, CST, ADAMI, SACEM, L’ARP, MEAE-STAFE, Audiens Care, EcoProd guides their decision-making process. Indeed, Green and Rochambeau – The French International School. The Festival acknowledges and thanks Rochambeau School for its partnership Production is No Fiction! The life of director Claude Pinoteau is to continue offering these special exchanges with professionals in comparable to a history of French cinema in itself. Directors Pascal the film industry. Rochambeau School has incorporated the Master Galopin and David Maltese, accompanied by Karine Pinoteau, Classes and the Festival itself as an integral part of their students’ present their special Master Class & Screening Claude Pinoteau, experiences in its cinema and theater programs. par amour du cinema. Music composer Chrisophe Héral will share 6 MASTER CLASS & SCREENING

Passions for Cinema and Languages Can Change Peoples’ Lives: Sur le bout de la langue With director Vincent Bonnay and inspirational Eyak language speaker & specialist Guillaume Leduey Thursday, March 26 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. FREE and open to the public

A Special Master Class and Screening In Anticipation of the 4th Pocahontas Reframed: Native American Storytellers Film Festival, November 20-22, 2020

“AwA’ahdah”, “iishuh”, “ilah qe’xleh”. These forgotten words almost lost all of their meaning, even to their own people. In Alaska, the Eyak language died in 2008.

Is there life after death? The Eyak people want to believe so. The last native speaker, Marie Smith Jones, had a dream before she

died: someone from far away would come to help her people. Two Un film de VINCENT BONNAY years later, hope, personified as Guillaume Leduey, a 21-year-old Frenchman, arrived by ferry. Passionate about native languages since his early teens, he set foot in Alaska, the land of a people whom he had learned the language, alone, in his hometown of , France. the late Dr. Michael Krauss) of Eyak language on Earth. Guillaume received a scholarship from the University of Fairbanks to write an Today, Native Americans want to take back what is theirs, including Eyak-to-English dictionary . . . from his home in Le Havre, France. their languages, and proudly claim who they are. Standing on their He writes eight hours a day, with passion, trying to handle the time side, Guillaume is the living proof that everything is possible: if he has difference between France and Alaska. This massive and critical learned Eyak, so can they. Vincent Bonnay spent six years filming the work on Eyak language and expressions, originally started by incredible story of Guillaume Leduey and his trips and interactions Michael Krauss, counts more than 3,500 pages so far. with the Eyak community. Immediately following this special screening of Sur le bout de la langue (On the Tip of the Tongue), Vincent and Guillaume will share more details about cinema, Eyak language revival, and about how passions for cinema and for languages truly change peoples’ lives. Vincent Bonnay ALL AUDIENCES Vincent is a journalist, director of photography and filmmaker. After director Vincent Bonnay graduating with a bachelor degree and working freelance in Paris, his cinematographer Vincent Bonnay appetite for new horizons brought him to New York where he worked for numerous French and international television channels for three screenwriter Vincent Bonnay years. In October 2018, he decided to move to Canada . music composers Rougge, Guillaume Leduey David Lynn Grimes At the young age of thirteen, Guillaume discovered the Eyak people producer Vincent Bonnay and language by reading an online encyclopedia. Knowing only one starring Guillaume Leduey and the speaker of Eyak was left, he started dedicating time to learn this far Eyak community away indigenous language because he refused to see it disappear. Eight years later, Guillaume is one of two specialists (the other was running time 52 min 7 MASTER CLASS

Green Production is No Fiction! With General Director of the CST Baptiste Heynemann Thursday, March 26 10:30 a.m.-12 a.m. FREE and open to the public Given the crucial importance for all industries, companies and citizens to be engaged in the critical issues facing world climate change, cinema production is no exception. Just in the last few years, sustainability during film shooting and postproduction has become an important component for film producers to take into consideration when budgeting and planning a film project. Once the United Nations established seventeen sustainable development goals to improve our climate, environment and world, the audiovisual sector jumped in to find solutions not only to comply with the UN targeted goals but also to directly lower film & audio-visual productions’ Baptiste Heynemann environmental impact. Photo by Lionel de Sousa During his Master class, Baptiste Heynemann will illustrate how the film Competitivity”. In association with Film industry is approaching this issue. The France, he also implemented the Tax Rebate , and the Richmond Ecoprod initiative, created in 2009, groups for International Productions, voted by French Film Festival. together the synergies of institutions, French Parliament in 2008. local and national authorities, production The CST was the first association ever companies, technicians and service created for French film and audio-visual providers. Ecoprod establishes and technicians. The CST, founded in 1944, promotes best green and sustainability defends artist-technicians’ collective work practices in film production and has and promotes technical excellence, thereby created several tools used throughout the ensuring the creation and achievement of entire profession. an artistic team’s vision. The CST continues Thanks to Ecoprod’s engagement in to respect this vision and its mission and Green Film Shooting, a European initiative, serves as the guarantee of translating artists’ these advocated best practices are images, sounds and dreams onto the big now widespread all throughout Europe. screen for enjoyment by all spectators. Filmmakers, students in film production Today, the CST counts more than 600 classes, and all citizens concerned about professional artist-technicians from the the environment will want to come to take French film industry in its membership and notes. receives most of its financing from the CNC. Baptiste Heynemann The CST’s actions includes the organization is the General Director of the CST of specific technical work groups which (Commission Supérieure Technique de define proper professional protocols, l’Image et du Son), the High Commission for which then evolve into recommended Image and Sound Technologies in Cinema, practices often adopted as the standards since November 2018. Before joining the throughout the profession. Furthermore, direction of the CST, Baptiste worked during the CST also works closely with cinemas the previous fifteen years at the CNC (Centre that wish to offer their clients the optimum National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée), cinematic experience. In this capacity, the French Film Board. The last eight of those CST oversees the technical management years, he directed the unit “Innovation and of several renowned festivals, including the

8 MASTER CLASS, HOMAGE & SCREENING

Darelite 52 et Terra Cinéma présentent

Claude Pinoteau with actress

Claude Pinoteau, par amour du cinéma With directors, cinematographers, screenwriters Pascal Galopin and David Maltese in the presence of Karine Pinoteau Thursday, March 26Claude Pinoteau, 1:00 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. Claude Pinoteau with FREE and openpar to the publicamour du cinéma actor Un film écrit et réalisé par David Maltese et Pascal Galopin Claude Pinoteauavec passedle concours away de Gaumont on October - l’Institut National de l’Audiovisuelfilms, one - La Cinémathèquedocumentary Française and four short Pinoteau. The discussions promise to be rich 5th, 2012 in Neuilly-sur-, at the age of Avec films, without counting his participation as and full of insights given the fact that many 87. Before falling ill, he planned to returnClaude to Pinoteauscreenwriter on numerous films. members of the French delegation at this Richmond to offerClaude us aLelouch, Master CostaClass tracingGavras, SophieAs Marceau, a director, Jack Claude Pinoteau, Pinoteau demonstrated year’s Festival knew or worked with Claude. his remarkableIsabelle career Huppert, as a filmmaker. Rémy Julienne, In 1999,Elizabeth his Bourgine, gift for “discovering”Danièle Thompson, and revealing This Master Class is a celebration of the life during the 7thAlexandra French FilmGonin, Festival, Charles Claude Berling, Jean-Loupon screen Dabadie, “promising” , new actors and and career of our friend, a true artisan of presentedMarie-Josèphe one of his feature Yoyotte, films Géraldine Les Palmes Pailhas, Nicolasactresses. Seydoux, , cinema, Claude Pinoteau. de M. Schutz starringCarole Isabelle Weisweller, Huppert Elie Chouraqui, and Aurélien Wiik, He is responsible for having contributed . Following that screening in the ALL AUDIENCES Byrd Theatre, the public quickly learnedUne production that Darelite 52directly - Terra Cinéma to some very distinguished careers. Format 16/9 - Couleur - Durée du film : 65 min Claude was not only a remarkable filmmakerVersion française etSophie VOSTA Marceau, Isabelle Adjani, Isabelle directors Pascal Galopin, David Maltese but also such an integral part to so many Huppert, Elizabeth Bourgine, Géraldine cinematographers Pascal Galopin, aspects of the history of French cinema itself. Pailhas, Béatrice Agenin, Brigitte Fossey, David Maltese, Romain Petit , Charles Berling, Vincent His career began well before the 1960s. He screenwriters Pascal Galopin, climbed up, rung by rung, the career ladder Perez, and so many others started under the David Maltese (messenger, props man, assistant, stage leadership of Claude or pursued successful careers thanks to him. music composers Lucas Albert, manager, technical adviser, script supervisor/ Thierry Desseaux, Julien Billeaud writer and even extra and a brief stint as an Through the remarkable filmmaking of actor) before becoming a director himself. producers Pascal Galopin, Pascal Galopin and David Maltese in their David Maltese Indeed, he worked as first assistant to some documentary Claude Pinoteau, par amour du of the most revered names in cinema: starring Charles Berling, Elizabeth cinéma , one has the impression that Claude Bourgine, Elie Chouraqui, Vladimir Cosma, , Max Ophüls, Jean-Pierre is talking to us, offering us that Master Class Melville, , , Gilles Jean-Loup Dabadie, Brigitte Fossey, Costa he wished to give here in 2012. Gavras, Alexandra Gonin, Rémy Julienne, Grangier, , René Clair, Claude , , Géraldine Lelouch, or Abel Gance, without forgetting Following this special screening, Pascal Galopin and David Maltese will share Pailhas, , Nicolas Seydoux, his brother, Jack Pinoteau. Danièle Thompson, Carole Weisweiller, more stories from their years of friendship In his own right, Claude leaves behind a Aurélien Wiik, Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte filmography composed of eleven feature with Claude. They will be joined by Karine Pinoteau, daughter of Claude & Birte running time 1h 05min

9 MASTER CLASS

Composing Music for Film vs Video Games: Linear vs Interactive Storytelling With film, video game and virtual reality music composer, Christophe Héral Thursday, March 26 2:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. FREE and open to the public

Christophe Héral’s Master Class will explore the differences in approaching music composition for two distinctive narrations: music for film and music for video games. With demonstrations illustrating examples of his work, Christophe will also focus on a music composer’s relationships with sounds: those used in feature films contrasted to sounds found in video games productions. Laguionie and Xavier Picard for which Christophe Héral composed Christophe Héra the soundtrack was just released in France in December 2019. Christophe Héral’s grandfathers were both knock-your-socks-off musicians. The first, a baritone, sang at the Montpellier Opera. The second, a gypsy, played the Mandolin. Christophe Héral will present the feature-length animation Le Voyage du Prince at 10:10am on Saturday in the Byrd Theatre. After studying composition and harmony, Christophe Héral began (see page 21). working in 1984 on short and feature-length animation films. His filmography includes Petite jeune fille dans Paris directed by Lys Flowerday, La Queue de la souris by Benjamin Renner, La Douce by Anne Larricq, Tigres à la queue leu leu by Benoit Chieux, and Peripheria by David Coquart-Dassault, Eleonore’s Secret by Dominique Monfery, and Blackmor Island by Jean François Laguionie. When he met Michel Ancel, Christophe became involved in Beyond Good & Evil, a video game produced by . The game’s music received numerous international awards. Then he composed for Tintin and the Secret of the Unicorn in 2011, taken from the film directed by and many other music projects for video games were soon to follow: Origin’s; released in 2013 and winner of Best Music at the Paris Game Awards; and just recently, Rayman Mini in 2019, for Apple Arcade. Christophe Héral also composed La Contrebasse voyageuse, a project by Thierry Petit, bass musician at the Opéra Orchestre National of Montpellier. It is a symphonic poem performed internationally in cities such as Montpellier, Beirut, Cairo, and Thessaloniki. He is currently working on Wild, a video game for Sony, produced by Michel Ancel, and on BGE2 for Ubisoft. The new feature animation Le Voyage du Prince by Jean-François Tintin and the Secret of the Unicorn

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Music Composer Armand Amar: Weaving Influences While Forging a Pure, Personal Musical Language With music composer Armand Amar Friday, March 27 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. FREE and open to the public

The first part of my Master Class will be devoted to the relationship between and music composer, and to the challenges faced by these two creators during their collaboration. How to combine the wishes of the director without betraying your own aspirations as music composer? How to listen, how to understand what the director wants. . . or does not want? Armand Amar The second part of my presentation and Photo by Françoise Jacquot discussion will focus on the richness, breadth and scope of the instruments Erik Poppe’s movie A Thousand Times Goodnight. He recently wrote and voices of our diverse world, their integration and utilization in the music for Gilles de Maîstre’s Mia et le lion blanc, Nicolas Vanier’s without sounding exotic or orientalist. Donne-moi des ailes and Emmanuel Hamon’s Exfiltrés (2019). In Armand Amar 2020, a new film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand with a score by Armand Amar will be released: Woman. French of Moroccan origin (although born in Jerusalem), Armand Amar spent his childhood in . Attracted by the sounds of In 1994, he co-founded with Alain Weber and the assistance of Peter instruments considered exotic at the time, the pull of that “world Gabriel the record label Long Distance for world music. His own apart” soon fascinated him. Autodidact, he was constantly searching work is released through Naïve, Long Distance, Universal, Sony and for new experiences. He learned how to play tablas, discovered the Warner. zarb and congas, and studied under various masters of traditional In June 2011, Armand Amar created, at the Festival of World Sacred and classical music. Music, in Fès, Morocco, his first “oratorio mundi” named Leyla Armand’s discovery of dance in 1976 was another decisive moment. & Majnun, based on the eponymous legend. He uses a cast of Suddenly what he had been looking for was right there in front forty singers and musicians from all over the world. The premiere of him – a direct relationship to music, the power to improvise performance was at Salle Pleyel, in Paris, and in February 2020 in freely. Two adventures broadened his scope even further: his Moscow at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. involvement in Patrice Chéreau’s Actors’ School and his teaching at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. Since then, he has worked with various choreographers from In the Byrd Theatre, on Friday, March different branches of contemporary dance. 27 at 4:00 p.m., Armand Amar with director Emmanuel Hamon will The musical and spiritual influences at play show through in his film present their film Exfiltrés, and on scores. Just to mention a few: AMEN (2000), Le Couperet (2005) Saturday, March 28 at 12:05 p.m. he and all the following films by Costa-Gavras; The Concert (winner will present Donne-moi des ailes by of the César /Best Soundtrack of the Year Award 2009), Live and Nicolas Vanier. Become (2006), L’Histoire de l’amour (2016) by Radu Mihaileanu; (see pages 17 and 22). Indigènes (2006), by ; Tu seras mon fils (2011) by Gilles Legrand; Home (2009), Planète Océans (2012) and Human (2015) by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. He composed the scores for the three Belle and Sebastien films. He received the Amanda Award/ Best soundtrack of the Year for the music of the Norwegian director

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« Je DIS* donc je suis ! » “I SAY* therefore I am!” With actor and author Philippe Torreton Friday, March 27 1:00-2:30 p.m. FREE and open to the public

Does an actor play? Is dramatic art the art of acting or the art of “saying”? Does interpreting mean incarnating a character, or is it the art and conditions of creating an illusion of a character? And in that case, from where does this desire to create this illusion come? Since the dawn of humanity, it seems that men have sought to represent animals on the walls of their caves. We do not yet know the ultimate purpose of these drawings but their precision indicates a rigorous know-how, and the absence of smudges or erasures proved a masterful dexterity. Certain animal-head overlays presumably indicate in all likelihood the desire to recreate movement and to have been intended to interact with the flickering of a flame. (Have the Lumière brothers really invented cinema?) The mere presence of this cave-art, however, allows us to affirm Philippe Torreton that men have always felt a need to create the conditions for the emergence of reality. Would the actor then simply be the Darwinian (2016-2017) and La Vie de Galilée (2019-2020). evolution of this need for illustration and illusion of reality? Could it be the beating heart of an equally vital function that is just as essential for During the 25th Festival anniversary, our audience had the privilege humanity as breathing, eating, drinking and reproducing? to appreciate his presence on stage and theatrical talent with the performance of Mec!, his live interpretation of selected works of poet A vital function that would be called culture? Allain Leprest accompanied by percussionist Edouard Perraud. Philippe Torreton As for his parallel cinematic career, in addition to the films previously *From the verb DIRE in French which can be translated by “to say”, but also by “to enunciate”, cited, our audience will recall Monsieur N. (2002), L’Équipier (2004), “to voice”, “to interpret” from within oneself, from within one’s being. Jean de la Fontaine, le défi (2006), Ulzhan (2008), Présumé Coupable Philippe Torreton (2011), L’Ordre et la Morale (2011), La Pièce manquante, Qui a tué Philippe Torreton entered the prestigious Comédie Française, at Jaurès ? (2014), Les Enfants de la chance (2016). the age of 25. For eight years, he covered most of the distinguished Philippe Torreton is also the author of seven books. Three are deep repertoire of the Comédie Française: , Shakespeare, explorations of his experience in acting, his confrontations with major Molière, Beaumarchais, Goldoni, Musset, Balzac, Strindberg, Brecht, texts he had the privilege and talent to interpret: Comme si c’etait Sartre, Vinaver, rapidly progressing into interpreting the most eminent moi (2004); Petit lexique amoureux du théâtre (2009); Thank you leading parts, Scapin, Tartuffe, George Dandin, and others. Shakespeare! (2016). Two are more personal, giving a voice to two In parallel to his theatre career, his film career began in 1991 with a important family members: his grandmother, Mémé (2014), his father, small part in French director Claude Pinoteau’s movie La Neige et le Jacques à la guerre (2018). Feu. However, drawing the attention of French film director Bertrand A defender of our planet, he is also a politically and socially committed Tavernier marks the beginning of a collaboration on three films for spoke-person as found in his books Cher François: lettres ouvertes which he assumed the leading parts: L.627 (1992), Capitaine Conan à toi, Président (2015), Nous qui sommes devenus le mauvais temps (for which he was awarded the César for Best actor in 1997) and Ça (2018), as well as in his numerous newspaper articles, TV and radio commence aujourd’hui (Prix Lumière for Best Actor, 2000). interviews. His parting from the Comédie Française in 1999 marked an acceleration of two parallel and equally prolific and successful At this year’s Festival, Philippe Torreton will present two new careers, illustrated by major theatrical performances as well as features and two new short films in the Byrd Theatre. cinematographic achievements. On Saturday, March 28 at 5:30 p.m., he will present Trois jours et une vie by Nicolas Boukhrief. On Sunday, Of the forty-plus roles he has interpreted on stage, spectators will March 29 at 1:00 p.m. and with director forever remember his performances in Shakespeare’s Henri V (1999), Laurent Heynemann and film editor Marion Richard III (2005-6), (2011-12), Molière’s Dom Juan Monestier he will present Je ne rêve que (2007-8, a play which he also directed), Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de de vous. Philippe will present with director Bergerac (2013, 2014, 2016) for which he received the 2014 Molière Thierry Machard En sortir, and with director (award recognizing the Best Theater Actor of the Year), Fabrice Guillaume de Sardes Genet à Tanger during Melquiot’s J’ai pris mon père sur mes épaules (2019) and two Berthold the Short Film Series of the Festival. Brecht plays, La Resistible Ascension d’Artuto Ui (see pages 24, 28, 33 and 36) 12 MASTER CLASS & HOMAGE

Breaking Ceilings, Taboos While Splitting Sides: Sacrée Josiane! With actress, director and author Josiane Balasko Friday, March 27 2:30-4:00 p.m. FREE and open to the public

Josiane playing guitar Photo from Jean-Loup Hubert’s La Smala

Who does not know Josiane Balasko? Her career and life have touched so many aspects of French culture, arts and society. Josiane is a familiar face here in Richmond. Regulars of our annual Poster of Le Hérisson French Film Festival have seen her several times on the screen in the Byrd Theatre: Trop belle pour toi (for which she received She does not hesitate to put her notoriety, her spunk and wit at the the César for Best Actress), Un crime au paradis, J’ai vu tuer Ben service of social causes and battles against injustices. And yes, she Barka, Françoise Dolto, La vie est à nous !, L’Auberge rouge, Musée also even makes music. In 2018, she recorded a song with rapper haut, musée bas, Cliente (which she directed, as well as wrote the Mac Tyer for his album C’est la street mon pote. She also sung La screenplay and novel), Le Hérisson, Sport de filles, Mes héros, Vie en rose in the feature Ruby Blue by director Jan Dunn and Le Demi-sœur (screenwriter and director too), as well as Arrête ton Dernier Twist in Jean-Loup Hubert’s film La Smala, for which she cinéma ! was also the co-screenwriter. In comedies, dramas, docu-fictions...she has moved you. She We are pleased to welcome Josiane Balasko for a Master Class / made you cry during her stunning performance in Le Hérisson. Tribute to her career. She will also present two of her latest films, Yet above it all, Josiane has always made you laugh. Sometimes which are part of the Festival program: L’Esprit de famille by Eric a mirthless laughter, because she knows marvelously well how to Besnard, and Grâce à Dieu by Francois Ozon. Two new films combine comedy and gravity, whether in films like Gazon maudit representative of her cheeky but scolding humor for the former, (another she wrote and directed; nominated for the Oscar of Best gravity for the latter. Josiane Balasko will also present on Friday Foreign film), the first film that dared to show female homosexuality evening a special “Director’s Cut” screening of her film Gazon as a striking love story, and to humorously, but severely challenge maudit (the full version, not the version distributed in the US under male patronization of women. Another example of the Balasko the title French Twist). panache is Mes héros, which, through great sensitivity and humor, deals with racial prejudice due to one’s unfamiliarity with the other. But what you and other fans of Josiane Balasko may not be aware of is the diversity and breadth of her contributions to film and At this year’s Festival, Josiane Balasko theatrical arts. She has acted in over 93 films, of which she was will present three films in the Byrd often the director, screenwriter, and producer. She received the 2000 Theatre. On Friday, March 27 at 8:00 Honorary César (French Oscar) for her entire career, which she has p.m., she will present Gazon maudit. On cheerfully pursued with two to four films per year, and still going Saturday, March 28 at 2:40 p.m., Josiane strong. She has also performed in more than twenty plays, most will present L’Esprit de famille by Eric of which she wrote herself, adapted, and directed. She is also an Besnard, and on Sunday, March 29 at author of novels, essays, and a collection of short stories. 3:20 p.m. Grâce à Dieu by François Ozon. (see pages 19, 23 and 29) 13 On l’appelait Roda (His Name was Roda) documentary French director and cinematographer Charlotte Silvera presents On l’appelait Roda

Liberté Films présente Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) Un lm de Charlo e SILVERA English synopsis Julien Clerc, Claude François, Pascal Obispo, Sophie Marceau, Johnny Hallyday, Juliette Gréco, Vanessa Paradis, Barbara, Mort Schuman, Julio Iglesias, France Gall, Angelo Branduardi, Alain Chamfort, Françoise Hardy, Christophe, Catherine Lara, Louis Bertignac. . . and Roger Waters! What do those world famous artists have in common? For one, they brought the French language to tempos and rhythms ranging from rock to medieval music, from mambo to heady melodies on which we still dance today. Above all, what they have in common is a remarkable songwriter who wrote for each and every one of them: Etienne Roda-Gil. This documentary pays tribute to the creativity of this “industrial poet” as he liked to be called, to this incredible visionary and witness of his time, thanks to the interviews led by Charlotte Silvera, brutally interrupted by the disappearance of “Roda” on May 28, 2004. But others have taken over: composers, performers and those close to Roda to evoke the considerable place he held in the French song sphere, and the luminous path they traveled on together. “There are songs that help to live and songs that help to die.” E. Roda-Gil

Graphisme : akilius.com Synopsis en français

AfficheOnLAppelaitRoda40x60V5 .indd 1 13/08/2018 08:36 Qu’ont en commun des artistes devenus mondialement connus, emportant la langue française sur des tempos et des rythmes allant du rock à la musique médiévale en passant par le mambo ou des mélodies entêtantes sur lesquelles nous dansons toujours ? Julien Clerc, Claude François, Pascal Obispo, Sophie Marceau, Johnny Hallyday, Juliette Gréco, Vanessa Paradis, Barbara, Mort Schuman, Julio Iglesias, France Gall, Angelo Branduardi, ALL AUDIENCES Alain Chamfort, Françoise Hardy, Christophe, Catherine Lara, director Charlotte Silvera Louis Bertignac… ou encore Roger Waters ! cinematographers Olivier Avellana, David Serfati, Nicolas Fauvel, Joachim de Leon Radu, Antoine Qu’ont-ils donc en commun ? Rivière, Sam Evans, Thibaut Ras, Charlotte Silvera Une plume qui écrivait pour chacun d’eux : celle d’Etienne Roda-Gil. Le producer Florence Muracciole documentaire rend hommage à la créativité de ce « poète industriel » comme il starring Etienne Roda-Gil, Julien Clerc, Vanessa aimait à se nommer et à l’incroyable visionnaire et témoin de son temps grâce aux Paradis, Roger Waters, Louis Bertignac, Marianne entretiens menés par Charlotte Silvera, brutalement interrompus par la disparition Faithfull, Jean-Pierre Bourtayre de Roda-Gil le 28 mai 2004. Mais d’autres ont pris le relais : compositeurs, running time 1h 37min interprètes et proches de Roda pour évoquer la place considérable qu’il a tenue dans la chanson française et le chemin lumineux qu’ils ont parcouru ensemble. « Il y a des chansons qui aident à vivre et des chansons qui aident à mourir. » E. Roda-Gil 14 Marthe ou la Promesse du jour (Marthe) feature French director and screenwriter Jean-Loup Hubert and VCU English Department Chair Special 35mm screening Dr. Catherine Ingrassia present in memory of Marthe ou la Promesse du jour Dr. Richard K. Priebe sponsored by his colleagues from the VCU English Department

Save the date of April 16th for a special dinner paired with rare bottles of wine from Dr. Richard K. Priebe’s cellar donated to the Festival. Contact Secco Wine Bar (seccowinebar.com) for dinner tickets and more information.

English synopsis After being wounded somewhere in the Argonne trenches in autumn 1915, Simon and a handful of his companions are transferred to a hospital behind the lines. A world away from the front. A place out of time, a peninsula of sand and rock caught between sky and sea. A peaceful almost unreal world for these soldiers who have returned from the abyss that almost devoured them. . . Here, wounds heal and the men rediscover life, desire and dreams. A few weeks or months of convalescence before returning to the war. A respite, a parenthesis in time where everything is exaggerated and absolute in an attempt to escape death’s terrifying clutches. Simon meets Marthe and loves her beyond every thing. He is alive.

Synopsis en français MATURE AUDIENCE director Jean-Loup Hubert Blessés dans les tranchées quelque part en Argonne au début de l’automne 1915, Simon et quelques-uns de ses compagnons sont transférés vers cinematographer Jean-Marie Dreujou un hôpital de l’arrière. Très loin du front. Un endroit hors du monde, une screenwriter Jean-Loup Hubert presqu’île de sable et de rochers échouée entre ciel et mer. Un univers costume designer Annick François apaisé, presqu’irréel à ces soldats revenus d’un gouffre où tous pensaient être engloutis… Ici les blessures se referment et les hommes renaissent à la producer Jean-François Lepetit vie, à leurs désirs, à leurs rêves. Le temps d’une convalescence de quelques starring , , semaines, de quelques mois, avant que la plupart d’entre eux retournent , Thérèse Liotard, Gérard Jugnot, dans la guerre. Un répit, une parenthèse de temps où tout veut s’exacerber, , Loïc Corbery, Charlotte Faivre se vivre dans l’absolu, s’échapper du vertige de la mort. Simon rencontre running time 2h 01min Marthe et l’aime ainsi, au-delà de toutes choses. Il vit.

15 À 2 heures de Paris (Two Hours From Paris)

feature French director, screenwriter, and producer Virginie Verrier presents À 2 heures de Paris

English synopsis Sidonie, a young airline stewardess, raises alone her 15 year old daughter, Lolo, born of unknown father. In an effort to satisfy Lolo’s growing curiosity as to her origins, Sidonie returns with Lolo to her native region, the Somme estuary, in search of Lolo’s potential biological father. Could he be the melancholic mechanic, the artist/ PARENTAL DISCRETION painter jaded playboy, the former local football champion, the nightclub owner, the womanizing country doctor? Five men, five director Virginie Verrier memories, five confrontations with her past. cinematographer Gérôme Saldès screenwriters Virginie Verrier, Shirley Bousquet Synopsis en français Sidonie, une jeune hôtesse de l’air d’une trentaine d’années, élève music composers Pierre-Antoine Combard, seule sa fille de 15 ans, Lolo, née de père inconnu. Pour satisfaire la Colin Johnco, Stanislas Grimbert curiosité grandissante de l’ado sur ses origines, Sidonie l’embarque producer Virginie Verrier dans sa région natale, en Baie de Somme, à la recherche du père starring Erika Sainte, Fred Testot, Thierry Frémont, potentiel. Serait-il le garagiste mélancolique, l’artiste/peintre playboy Frédéric Pierrot, Fanny Cottençon, Valérie Mairesse, décati, l’ancienne gloire du foot local, le patron de boîte de nuit ou le Matilda Marty, Shirley Bousquet médecin de campagne volage ? Cinq hommes, cinq souvenirs, cinq running time 1h 20min confrontations avec son passé.

16 Exfiltrés (Escape from Raqqa)

feature French director Emmanuel Hamon and French music composer Armand Amar present Exfiltrés

English synopsis Unbeknown to her husband Sylvain, Faustine leaves Paris with her five year old son to join ISIS in Syria. But she realizes soon after reaching Raqqa the hell she has put herself into. Sylvain quickly understands that the French services are powerless to help, and plans with a few friends of his, a high risk exfiltration operation to save his wife and son. Synopsis en français À l’insu de son mari Sylvain, Faustine quitte Paris avec son fils de cinq ans pour rejoindre Daech en Syrie. Mais peu après avoir atteint Raqqa, elle réalise l’enfer dans lequel elle s’est jetée. Sylvain comprend rapidement que les services français ne peuvent pas l’aider et planifie alors avec quelques amis une opération d’exfiltration à haut risque pour sauver sa femme et son fils.

ALL AUDIENCES director Emmanuel Hamon cinematographer Thomas Bataille screenwriter Benjamin Dupas music composer Armand Amar costume designer Anne-Sophie Gledhill producers Frédéric Brillion, Gilles Legrand starring , Finnegan Oldfield, This screening is associated with music composer Jisca Kalvanda, Charles Berling, Armand Amar’s Free Master Class taking place Kassem Al Khoja on Friday, March 27 at 10am in VCU’s Institute for running time 1h 43min Contemporary Art (see page 11).

17 Les Silences de Johnny (Johnny’s Silences)

documentary English synopsis “Johnny’s Silences is about Johnny Hallyday’s cinematic ‘missed French screenwriter & director vocation’ and my 30-year long, cinematic, friendly relationship with the Pierre-William Glenn and French idol since 1985.” producer Viviane Mikhalkov Pierre-William Glenn present Johnny Hallyday sometimes told his family and friends that cinema Les Silences de Johnny was his “(only) place of freedom”. Through the testimonies of Claude Lelouch, , Lætitia Masson, Jean-François Stévenin and Jean-Luc Godard, Pierre-William Glenn, a great cinematographer, director and friend of the actor-singer, looks back on “Johnny Hallyday’s ‘missed vocation’ as a film actor and on [their] cinephilic and close relationship that lasted three decades.” A personal and moving portrait.

Synopsis en français « Les Silences de Johnny traite de la ‘vocation manquée’ » cinématographique de Johnny Hallyday et de ma relation cinéphile et amicale d’une durée de 30 ans avec l’idole depuis 1985.» Pierre-William Glenn Johnny Hallyday disait parfois à ses proches que le cinéma était son « (seul) endroit de liberté ». À travers les témoignages de Claude Lelouch, de Patrice Leconte, de Lætitia Masson, de Jean-François Stévenin ou de Jean-Luc Godard, Pierre-William Glenn, grand chef-opérateur, réalisateur et ami de l’acteur-chanteur, revient sur « la vocation manquée » cinématographique de Johnny Hallyday et [leur] relation cinéphile et amicale d’une durée de trois décennies. » Un portrait personnel et émouvant.

ALL AUDIENCES director Pierre-William Glenn cinematographer Nara Kéo Kosal screenwriter Pierre-William Glenn music composer Rurik Sallé producers Viviane Mikhalkov & Les Films du Phoenix starring Johnny Hallyday, Claude Lelouch, Patrice Leconte, Lætitia Masson, Jean-François Stévenin, Dominic Besnehard, and Jean-Luc Godard Johnny Hallyday with director Pierre-William Glenn during running time 55min the shooting of Terminus

18 Gazon Maudit (French Twist) feature French director, screenwriter & actress Josiane Balasko, Jean Segner (Diversity Richmond) and Stephanie Merlo (Virginia Pride) present Gazon maudit

English synopsis Laurent is married to Loli. They are an apparently happy couple. Two kids, the happy housewife, him with a good job - a real-estate agent in a town in the south of France - and a number of extramarital affairs that do not affect the harmony of his home life as Loli is obviously quite unaware of his philandering. And then one day this sweet harmony is cracked, for no good reason, when a woman called Marijo has her camping-van break down in front of their house. Laurent and Marijo have only one thing in common, but it is big: they both like women. . . Synopsis en français Laurent est marié à Loli, apparemment un couple heureux, deux enfants, la femme à la maison, il a une bonne situation, une agence immobilière dans une ville du Sud, et pas mal d’aventures extra conjugales qui n’affectent en rien l’harmonie du foyer, puisque Loli bien évidemment, ne sait rien de ses frasques. Et puis un jour cette belle harmonie va se lézarder, bêtement, quand une fille nommée Marijo tombe en panne avec son camping-car juste devant leur maison. Laurent et Marijo n’ont qu’un point en commun, mais de taille : ils aiment tous les deux les femmes... This special 35mm screening of the “Director’s Cut” of Gazon Maudit is sponsored by Diversity Richmond and Virginia Pride

MATURE AUDIENCE director Josiane Balasko cinematographer Gérard de Battista screenwriter Josiane Balasko music composer Manuel Malou costume designer Fabienne Katany producer This screening is associated with actress Josiane starring , , Balasko’s Free Master Class taking place on Josiane Balasko, Friday, March 27 at 2:30pm in VCU’s Institute for running time 1h 45min Contemporary Art (see page 13).

19 Un monde plus grand (A Bigger World)

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English synopsis CÉCILE DE FRANCE Gone to Mongolia, living within a reindeer herder community, to record HAUT ET COURT, 3X7 PRODUCTION ET SCOPE PICTURES traditional songs, Corine thought she could get over the death of Paul, PRÉSENTENT UN the love of her life. But her meeting with the shaman Oyun up-ends her plans. Oyun proclaims that Corine has received a rare gift and that she MONDE needs to be trained in shamanic traditions. Once back in France, she can no longer ignore the inner calling as it becomes more and more PLUS pressing. She must return to Mongolia to begin her initiation . . . and GRAND discover a bigger world. UN FILM DE Synopsis en français FABIENNE BERTHAUD Partie en Mongolie chez des éleveurs de rennes pour enregistrer des chants traditionnels, Corine pensait pouvoir surmonter la mort de Paul, son grand amour. Mais sa rencontre avec la chamane Oyun bouleverse

NARANTSETSEG DASH TSERENDARIZAV DASHNYAM ARIEH WORTHALTER ET son voyage. Elle lui annonce qu’elle a reçu un don rare et doit être SCÉNARIO FABIENNE BERTHAUD ET CLAIRE BARRÉ D’APRÈS « MON INITIATION CHEZ LES CHAMANES » DE CORINE SOMBRUN PUBLIÉ AUX ÉDITIONS ALBIN MICHEL - IMAGE NATHALIE DURAND - MUSIQUE ORIGINALE VALENTIN HADJADJ - SON FABRICE OSINSKI, PAUL HEYMANS ET THOMAS GAUDER DÉCORS EVE MARTIN - COSTUMES MIMI LEMPICKA - PREMIER ASSISTANT MISE EN SCÈNE CELINE BAILBLED - DIRECTION DE PRODUCTION JULIE FLAMENT - MONTAGE SIMON JACQUET - PRODUIT PAR, CAROLE SCOTTA, CHRISTINE PALLUEL, BARBARA LETELLIER, PRODUCTEURS ASSOCIÉS CAROLINE BENJO ET SIMON ARNAL - COPRODUIT PAR GENEVIEVE LEMAL UN FILM PRODUIT PAR HAUT ET COURT ET 3X7 PRODUCTION / TELFRANCE EN COPRODUCTION AVEC SCOPE PICTURES, AVEC LA PARTICIPATION DE CANAL +, CINE +, CENTRE NATIONAL DU CINEMA ET DE L’IMAGE ANIMEE, HAUT ET COURT DISTRIBUTION, FRANCE TV DISTRIBUTION ET WALLIMAGE (LA WALLONIE) EN ASSOCIATION AVEC CINEVENTURE 4, COFIMAGE 30 ET SG IMAGE 2017. © 2019 HAUT ET COURT - TELFRANCE (3X7 PRODUCTION) - SCOPE PICTURES VISA N° 147 880 formée aux traditions chamaniques. De retour en France, elle ne peut refuser ce qui s’impose désormais à elle : elle doit repartir pour commencer son initiation… et découvrir un monde plus grand.

ALL AUDIENCES director Fabienne Berthaud cinematographer Nathalie Durand screenwriters Fabienne Berthaud, Claire Barré based on the book Mon initiation chez les chamanes by Corine Sombrun music composer Valentin Hadjadj costume designer Mimi Lempicka producers Carole Scotta, Christine Palluel, Barbara Letellier starring Cécile de France, Narantsetseg Dash, Tserendarizav Dashnyam, Ludivine Sagnier, Arieh Worthalter running time 1h 40min

20 Le Voyage du Prince (The Prince’s Voyage)

feature animation French music composer Christophe Héral presents Le Voyage du Prince

English synopsis An old Prince washes up on an unknown shore. Injured and lost, he is found by 12 year-old Tom, and taken in by his parents, a couple of dissident scientists who dared to believe in the existence of other civilisations. With Tom’s help, the Prince discovers with enthusiasm and fascination a society he knows nothing about, although static and fossilized. Meanwhile, Tom’s parents dream of convincing the Academy that their rejected theory was indeed correct. . .

ALL AUDIENCES Synopsis en français Un vieux Prince échoue sur un rivage inconnu. Blessé et perdu, il est retrouvé directors Jean-François Laguionie, par le jeune Tom et recueilli par ses parents, deux chercheurs dissidents qui Xavier Picard ont osé croire à l’existence d’autres peuples… Le Prince, guidé par son ami screenwriters Jean-François Laguionie, Tom, découvre avec enthousiasme et fascination cette société pourtant figée Anik Le Ray et sclérosée. Pendant ce temps, le couple de chercheurs rêve de convaincre music composer Christophe Héral l’Académie de la véracité de leur thèse auparavant rejetée… producers Armelle Glorennec, Eric Jacquot starring Enrico di Giovanni, Thomas Sagols, Gabriel le Doze, This screening is associated with music composer Marie-Madeleine Burguet-Le Doze Christophe Héral’s Free Master Class taking place on running time 1h 16 min Thursday, March 26 at 2:30pm in VCU’s Institute for Contemporary Art (see page 10).

21 Donne-moi des ailes (Spread Your Wings)

feature Music composer Armand Amar presents Donne-moi des ailes

English synopsis Christian, a visionary scientist, studies wild geese. For his son, a teenager obsessed with video games, the idea of spending his vacation with his father in the middle of nature is a nightmare. However, father and son will draw closer together around a crazy project: to save an endangered species, thanks to Christian’s ultra-light! So begins an incredible and perilous journey. . . Synopsis en français Christian, scientifique visionnaire, étudie les oies sauvages. Pour son fils, adolescent obnubilé par les jeux vidéos, l’idée de passer des vacances avec son père en pleine nature est un cauchemar. Pourtant, père et fils vont se rapprocher autour d’un projet fou : sauver une espèce en voie de disparition, grâce à l’ULM de Christian ! Commence alors un incroyable et périlleux voyage... ALL AUDIENCES director Nicolas Vanier cinematographers Eric Guichard, Laurent Charbonnier This screening is screenwriters Christian Moullec, Matthieu Petit associated with music composer Armand Amar music composer Armand Amar’s Free producers Clément Miserez, Matthieu Warter, Matthieu Petit, Quentin de Revel, Thierry Master Class taking Desmichelle, Rémi Jimenez place on Friday, starring Jean-Paul Rouve, Mélanie Doutey, March 27 at 10am in Louis Vazquez, Fred Saurel, Lilou Fogli, Grégori VCU’s Institute for Baquet, , Ariane Pirié, Contemporary Art Philippe Magnan (see page 11). running time 1h 53min

22 L’Esprit de famille (The Father Figure)

English synopsis feature Alexandre is once again arguing with his father Jacques. At first glance, he should not, because the latter has just died, but Jacques, or rather his spirit, French actress is there, grumbling at his side. Since Alexandre is the only one to see him Josiane Balasko and producer and talk to him, his mother, his wife and his brother begin to worry about his Vincent Roget present strange behavior. L’Esprit de famille Synopsis en français Alexandre s’embrouille une nouvelle fois avec son père Jacques. A priori, il ne devrait pas, car ce dernier vient de décéder, mais Jacques, ou plutôt son esprit, est bien là, à râler à ses côtés. Et comme Alexandre est le seul à le voir et donc à lui parler, sa mère, sa femme et son frère commencent à s’inquiéter de son étrange comportement.

ALL AUDIENCES director Eric Besnard cinematographer Jean-Marie Dreujou screenwriter Eric Besnard music composer Christophe Julien costume designer Fabienne Katany producers Pierre Forette, Vincent Roget, Thierry Wong starring Guillaume de Tonquédec, Josiane Balasko, François Berléand, Isabelle Carré, Jérémy Lopez, Marie-Julie This screening is associated with actress Josiane Balasko’s Baup, Jules Gauzelin, Papilonio Tokotuu Free Master Class taking place on Friday, March 27 at 2:30pm in running time 1h 38 min VCU’s Institute for Contemporary Art (see page 13).

23 Trois jours et une vie (Three Days and a Life)

feature French actor Philippe Torreton presents Trois jours et une vie

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English synopsis 1999 - Olloy - the Belgian Ardennes.

A child has just disappeared. The suspicion that falls on various villagers, one by one, quickly brings the whole community to a boiling point. But an unexpected, devastating event will suddenly reshuffle the cards of Fate. . . Synopsis en français 1999 - Olloy - Les Ardennes Belges.

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ALL AUDIENCES director Nicolas Boukhrief cinematographer Manuel Dacosse screenwriter Pierre Lemaitre based on the eponym novel by Pierre Lemaitre music composer Sylvain Goldberg, Rob costume designer Elise Ancion producers Sidonie Dumas, Julien Colombani starring , Philippe Torreton, Charles Berling, Pablo Pauly, Margot Bancilhon, This screening is associated with actor Philippe Jeremy Senez, Dimitri Storoge, Arben Bajraktaraj, Torreton’s Free Master Class taking place on Yoann Blanc, Igor Van Dessel Friday, March 27 at 1:00pm in VCU’s Institute for running time 2h Contemporary Art (see page 12).

24 Alice et le Maire (Alice and the Mayor)

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ALL AUDIENCES director Nicolas Pariser cinematographer Sébastien Buchmann English synopsis screenwriter Nicolas Pariser The mayor of , Paul Théraneau, is in a slump. He has run out of ideas. After thirty years in politics, he feels empty. To solve this problem, music composer Benjamin Esdraffo his team decides to hire a brilliant young philosopher, Alice Heimann. costume designer Anne-Sophie Gledhill A dialogue between Alice and the mayor unfolds, bringing them together producer Emmanuel Agneray and shaking their certainties. starring , Anaïs Demoustier, Synopsis en français Nora Hamzawi, Léonie Simaga, Antoine Le maire de Lyon, Paul Théraneau, va mal. Il n’a plus une seule idée. Reinartz, Maud Wyler, Alexandre Steiger, Après trente ans de vie politique, il se sent complètement vide. Pascal Rénéric, Thomas Chabrol, Pour remédier à ce problème, on décide de lui adjoindre une jeune et Thomas Rortais brillante philosophe, Alice Heimann. Un dialogue se noue, qui rapproche running time 1h 45min Alice et le maire et ébranle leurs certitudes.

25 Revenir (Back Home)

English synopsis feature This is the farm where Thomas was born. This is his family. His brother, who will not be coming back, his mother, who is going down the same road, and his father, who always remains aloof. Thomas gets back to everything he ran away from twelve years ago. Only today, there is Alex, his six-year-old nephew, and Mona, the boy’s radiant mother.

Synopsis en français C’est la ferme où Thomas est né. C’est sa famille. Son frère, qui ne reviendra plus, sa mère, qui est en train de l’imiter, et son père, avec qui rien n’a jamais été possible. Il retrouve tout ce qu’il a fui il y a 12 ans. Mais aujourd’hui il y a Alex, son neveu de six ans, et Mona, sa mère incandescente.

PARENTAL DISCRETION director Jessica Palud cinematographer Victor Seguin screenwriters Jessica Palud, , Diastème freely based on the eponym novel by Serge Joncour music composers Augustin Charnet, Mathilda Cabezas costume designer Alexia Crisp-Jones producers Marielle Duigou, Philippe Lioret starring , Adèle Exarchopoulos, Roman Coustère Hachez, Patrick d’Assumçao, Hélène Vincent, Franck Falise, Jonathan Couzinié, Catherine Salée running time 1h 17min

26 L’Incroyable Histoire du Facteur Cheval (The Ideal Palace)

feature French film editor Marion Monestier and Folk Art Society president Ann Oppenhimer present L’Incroyable Histoire du Facteur Cheval

English synopsis At the end of the 19th century, Joseph Ferdinand Cheval, is a simple postman who travels every day along the Drôme region in France, from village to village. A solitary man, he is distraught when he meets the woman of his life, Philomena. From their union Alice was born. For this child he loves more than anything, Cheval then throws himself into an against-all-odds creative adventure: to build her an incredible palace with his own hands. Never spared by the ordeals of life, this ordinary man will not give up and will devote 33 years of his life to build an extraordinary work of art: “The Ideal Palace”. Synopsis en français Fin XIXe siècle, Joseph Ferdinand Cheval, est un simple facteur qui parcourt chaque jour la Drôme, de village en village. Solitaire, il est bouleversé quand il rencontre la ALL AUDIENCES femme de sa vie, Philomène. De leur union naît Alice. Pour cette enfant qu’il aime director Nils Tavernier plus que tout, Cheval se jette alors dans un pari fou : lui construire de ses propres mains, un incroyable palais. Jamais épargné par les épreuves de la vie, cet homme cinematographer Vincent Gallot ordinaire n’abandonnera pas et consacrera 33 ans à bâtir une œuvre extraordinaire : screenwriters Fanny Desmarès, « Le Palais Idéal ». Nils Tavernier, Laurent Bertoni film editor Marion Monestier music composers Baptiste Colleu, Pierre Colleu Screening costume designer Thierry Delettre sponsored by producer Alexandra Fechner the Folk Art Society of starring , , America , Florence Thomassin, Natacha Lindinger, Zélie Rixhon, P.O. Box 17041 Delphine Lacheteau Richmond, VA 23226 running time 1h 45min To join, visit the website: www.folkart.org

27 Je ne rêve que de vous (An Irrepressible Woman)

feature French director & screenwriter Laurent Heynemann, French actor Philippe Torreton and film editor Marion Monestier present Je ne rêve que de vous

English synopsis 1940. Jeanne “Janot” Reichenbach leaves behind her husband and son to link her destiny to the tragic fate of the man she has been in ALL AUDIENCES love with since her adolescence when he is threatened by the menace director Laurent Heynemann of the Vichy regime and its collaboration with the Nazis. She will cross cinematographer Jean François Robin Europe and sacrifice her freedom to marry the man she loves in the Buchenwald camp where he will be locked up. That man is Léon Blum. screenwriters Laurent Heynemann, Luc Béraud Synopsis en français inspired by the novel Je vous 1940. Janot Reichenbach abandonne mari et enfant pour lier son destin promets de revenir by Dominique Missika à celui tragique de l’homme dont elle est éprise depuis l’adolescence alors qu’il est menacé par l’arrivée au pouvoir du régime de Vichy et film editor Marion Monestier sa collaboration avec les Nazis. Elle traversera l’Europe et sacrifiera sa music composer liberté pour épouser l’homme qu’elle aime au camp de Buchenwald où costume designers Édith Vesperini, Stéphane Rollot il sera enfermé. Cet homme, c’est Léon Blum. producer Nelly Kafsky starring Philippe Torreton, , , Emilie Dequenne, , This screening is associated with actor Philippe Torreton’s Grégori Derangère, Thomas Chabrol, Stéphane Free Master Class taking place on Friday, March 27 at Bissot, Jérôme Deschamps 1:00pm in VCU’s Institute for Contemporary Art running time 1h 43 min (see page 12).

28 Je ne rêve que de vous (An Irrepressible Woman) Grâce à Dieu (By the Grace of God)

feature French actress Josiane Balasko and Dr. R. Andrew Chesnut present Grâce à Dieu

English synopsis Alexandre lives in Lyon with his wife and children. One day, he learns by chance that the priest who abused him when he was in the boy-scouts is still working with children. He decides to take action ALL AUDIENCES and is soon joined by François and Emmanuel, two other victims director François Ozon of this same priest. They band together to lift the burden of silence surrounding their ordeal. But, the repercussions and consequences cinematographer Manu Dacosse will leave no one unscathed. Based on a true story, still unfolding in screenwriter François Ozon France today. music composers Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine Synopsis en français Alexandre vit à Lyon avec sa femme et ses enfants. Un jour, il costume designer Pascaline Chavanne découvre par hasard que le prêtre qui a abusé de lui aux scouts producers Nicolas Altmayer, Éric Altmayer officie toujours auprès d’enfants. Il se lance alors dans un combat, starring Melvil Poupaud, Denis Ménochet, rejoint par François et Emmanuel, également victimes du prêtre, pour Josiane Balasko, Swann Arlaud, Éric « libérer leur parole » sur ce qu’ils ont subi. Mais les répercussions Caravaca, François Marthouret et conséquences ne laisseront personne indemne. Fondé sur une histoire vraie, qui se déroule toujours en France aujourd’hui. running time 2h 17min This screening is associated with actress This screening is sponsored by the Bishop Josiane Balasko’s Free Master Class taking place Walter F. Sullivan Chair in Catholic Studies on Friday, March 27 at 2:30 p.m. in VCU’s at VCU, Dr. R. Andrew Chesnut Institute for Contemporary Art (see page 13).

29 Hors normes (The Specials)

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English synopsis For twenty years, Bruno and Malik have been living in a world apart, the world of autistic children and teenagers. Their respective associations train youngsters from difficult inter-city neighborhoods to learn how to care for these cases categorized as “extremely complex”. An out of the ordinary partnership for extra-ordinary personalities. Synopsis en français Bruno et Malik vivent depuis 20 ans dans un monde à part, celui des enfants et adolescents autistes. Au sein de leurs deux associations respectives, ils forment des jeunes issus des quartiers difficiles pour encadrer ces cas qualifiés « d’hyper complexes ». Une alliance hors du commun pour des personnalités hors normes.

ALL AUDIENCES directors Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano cinematographer Antoine Sanier screenwriters Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano music composer Vincent Piant costume designer Isabelle Pannetier producer Nicolas Duval Adassovsky starring , , Hélène Vincent running time 1h 55 min Directors Éric Toledano & Olivier Nakache and actor Vincent Cassel

30 Esperança (Esperança)

English synopsis beppie films short animation Fifteen-year-old Esperança has just arrived from Angola with her mother. ESPERANÇA Un film de Benjamin Serero At the railway station, they do Jeanne Paturle et Cécile Rousset not know where to sleep and try to find someone who could help them. ALL AUDIENCES Esperança tells us her story.

directors Cécile Rousset, Jeanne Paturle, Benjamin Serero Synopsis en français screenwriters Benjamin Serero, Esperança, 15 ans, vient d’arriver Cécile Rousset d’Angola avec sa mère. À la gare music composer Thomas Dappelo d’Amiens, elles ne savent pas où dormir et cherchent quelqu’un qui producer Benjamin Serero pourrait les aider. Esperança nous running time 5min raconte son histoire.

Avec la participation du CNC, de la Région Pays de la Loire et de la Région Ile-De-France

Scénario Cécile ROUSSET et Benjamin SERERO Montage : Erika HAGLUND Animation : Cécile ROUSSET, Jeanne PATURLE, Marine BLIN Musique : Thomas DAPPELO Montage son et mixage : Jérémie HALBERT Production : Benjamin SERERO

Les Chiens aboient (Barking Dogs)

English synopsis short For some time now, Hicham has been Actor Massimo Riggi crazily in love with Juliana. But everything and screenwriter opposes their love. Son of immigrants, he vegetates in the inter-city project Marine Danaux present district closed-in on itself. She is a gipsy Les Chiens aboient and lives in a nearby camp. Despite Juliana’s attempts to dissuade Hicham, ALL AUDIENCES the young man, determined to brave director Grégory Montel prejudices, goes to the camp to make cinematographer David Kremer their relationship official . . . screenwriters Marine Danaux, Grégory Montel Synopsis en français music composer Jean-Benoît Dunckel Depuis quelques temps, Hicham est raide dingue amoureux de Juliana. costume designer Marion Rebmann Mais tout s’oppose à leur amour. Lui, de producers David Atrakchi, parents immigrés, végète dans une cité Gaël Cabouat, Boris Mendza fermée sur elle-même. Elle, manouche, starring Massimo Riggi, Samir Senhadji, vit dans le campement qui jouxte le Julianna Vogt, Jean-Luc Couchard quartier. Malgré les tentatives de Juliana pour dissuader Hicham, le jeune homme, running time 16min résolu à braver les préjugés, se rend dans le campement pour officialiser leur relation...

31 Roberto le canari (Roberto the Canary)

short French actor David Kammenos presents Roberto le canari

ALL AUDIENCES English synopsis director Nathalie Saugeon The death of Roberto, the cinematographer Vincent Mathias canary, forces a family to come to terms with its own screenwriter Nathalie Saugeon mourning in a touching and un music composer Baptiste Charvet expected way. costume designer Sarah Lazaro Synopsis en français producer Sébastien Haguenauer La mort de Roberto, le canari, starring Elodie Bouchez, confronte une famille à ses David Kammenos, Keanu Peyran, propres deuils avec émotion et Michèle Simonnet tendresse. running time 19min

Hors champ (Out of Frame)

short French actor Stephen Manas presents Hors champ

ALL AUDIENCES director Artem Gutkowski screenwriters Artem Gutkowski, English synopsis Jade Orazinni, Anaël Lavalade-ben Fredj Christian, a talented actor, ruins a film shoot with his tantrums music composer Claudio Arenas and outbursts. Guilt will gradually gain on him through the form of costume designer Agathe Poitevin hallucinations. His film crew follows him everywhere, all the time. producer Thibaut Palson Synopsis en français starring Stephen Manas, Husky Kihal, Christian, acteur de talent, ruine un tournage par ses nombreux caprices. Giulia Gabriele, Christophe Favre La culpabilité va petit à petit l’assaillir sous la forme d’hallucinations. Il voit running time 14min son équipe technique partout, tout le temps.

32 En sortir short French director & screenwriter Thierry Machard and actor Philippe Torreton present En sortir

ALL AUDIENCES director Thierry Machard cinematographer Avel Corre English synopsis screenwriter Thierry Machard A lonely man, a morning as usual, his music composer Glenn Mazé dog, the machine . . . this day will not turn out as expected . . . producer Anthony Quéré starring Philippe Torreton, Synopsis en français Valentin Le Coz, and the dog “Dudu” Un homme seul, un matin comme d’habitude, son chien, la machine... running time 22min cette journée ne se déroulera pas comme prévue...

Parenthèse (Parenthesis)

short English synopsis French director, cinematographer A little tipsy, Mia has just received & producer Denis Larzillière and choking news. She enters mechanically Tom’s car thinking he screenwriter, producer & actress is her Uber driver. Maud Givert present The two strangers then embark on Parenthèse an unexpected eventful night, as if they had pressed pause on reality. A night in parenthesis. ALL AUDIENCES director Denis Larzillière Synopsis en français Un peu éméchée et sous le choc cinematographer Denis Larzillière d’une terrible nouvelle, Mia entre screenwriter Maud Givert machinalement à l’arrière de la voiture de Tom, le prenant pour music composers Azel Phara, Carmen Maria Vega, Adrienne Pauly, son VTC. Les deux inconnus vont Aude Legastelois Bidé, Théo de Hond alors vivre ensemble une nuit entre parenthèses, comme s’ils avaient costume designer Azel Phara mis la réalité sur pause. producers Jérémy Sahel, Maud Givert, Denis Larzillière starring Foëd Amara, Maud Givert, Husky Kihal running time 12min

33 Grenouille de Cristal (Crystal Frog)

English synopsis short Benjamin, the owner of a French French actress vineyard, travels to to see Miko again. At her place, he is drawn Eriko Takeda presents to a picture taken 40 years ago Grenouille de Cristal alongside his grapevines. On it are Benjamin, his now deceased wife and Miko’s late parents. The story of La ALL AUDIENCES Grenouille en hiver continues . . . director Slony Sow Synopsis en français cinematographer Yutaka Yamazaki screenwriter Slony Sow Benjamin, propriétaire d’un vignoble se rend à Tokyo pour revoir Miko. music composers Frédéric Holyszewski, Slony Sow Chez elle, son attention est attirée par costume designer Mari Togashi une photo prise dans ses vignes il y a 40 ans. On y voit Benjamin, sa femme producers Lucas Oliver-Frost, Slony Sow décédée et les parents disparus de starring Géra rd Depardieu, Eriko Takeda, Miko. L’histoire de La Grenouille en Naoto Takenaka, Evelyne Inuzuka hiver se continue... running time 16min

Bacha Posh (Bacha Posh)

English synopsis short In the Calais Jungle refugee and French director & migrant encampment, Nadim and his screenwriter family are in transit, hoping to reach England. Nadim works in the “grocery Katia Scarton-Kim presents store” set up by his father in the Jungle. Bacha Posh But the young boy hides a secret. Synopsis en français ALL AUDIENCES Jungle de Calais. Nadim et sa famille sont en transit pour l’Angleterre. Le director Katia Scarton-Kim jeune garçon travaille à l’épicerie que cinematographer Thierry Pradervand son père a montée dans la Jungle. screenwriter Katia Scarton-Kim Mais Nadim cache un secret. music composer Qais Essar costume designer Emmanuelle Piat producer Thierry Pradervand starring Sara Eftekhari, Marina Golbahari, Azizullah Hamrah running time 19min

34 Avanti (Avanti)

English synopsis short Dealing with mourning, Louise and Manu have two very different ways of reacting. French actress While Manu decides to keep moving ahead, Emma Liégeois presents Louise is disoriented. Literally. She can only advance forwards by walking backwards. Avanti One day, she encounters Camille who reassures her about her state and reveals the existence of a discreet community: the ALL AUDIENCES ones who live better in today’s world with director Mélanie Doutey their backs turned. Louise discovers with them that it is possible to move ahead in life, cinematographer Matthieu Le Bothlan “back-forwards”. screenwriter Mélanie Doutey music composer Pascal Sangla Synopsis en français Face au deuil, Louise et Manu ont deux costume designer Sybille Langh manières de réagir très différentes. Alors que producers Boris Mendza, Manu choisit d’aller de l’avant, Louise est David Atrakchi, Gaël Cabouat désorientée. Au sens propre. Elle n’arrive starring Emma Liégeois, à avancer qu’à reculons. Un jour, elle Lucie Digout, Jeremy Lewin rencontre Camille qui la rassure sur son état et lui révèle l’existence d’une communauté running time 12min discrète : ceux qui vivent mieux de dos. Louise découvre avec eux qu’il est possible d’avancer « de dos ».

La Parcelle (The Cornfield)

English synopsis short Yves has accepted to plant experimental seeds on a plot within his cornfield. French actor This decision allows his couple to be more Virgile Bramly presents financially stable. Especially with a baby on La Parcelle the way. Everything seems to be on the up. Until one day, when Yves discovers some strange sap flowing down an ear of corn. ALL AUDIENCES Synopsis en français director Michaël Guerraz Yves a accepté l’implantation d’une cinematographer Sylvain Rodriguez parcelle de maïs expérimental sur son screenwriter Olivier Dreux exploitation. Cette décision permet à son couple de retrouver une meilleure santé music composer Mathieu Lamboley financière. D’autant qu’un bébé s’annonce. costume designer Chouchane Tout semble aller pour le mieux. Jusqu’au Abello-Tcherpachian jour où Yves découvre une étrange sève producers Jonathan Hazan, coulant le long d’un épi. Laurent Denis starring Virgile Bramly, Maud Wyler, Jean-Michel Vovk running time 20min

35 Genet à Tanger (Genet in Tangier)

English synopsis MASTER CLASS short At the beginning of the 70s, is in Tangier. He is in his sixties and he no longer French director, author writes. He lives in the El Minza hotel, a palace, & screenwriter where he spends entire days reading, smoking Guillaume de Sardes and sleeping (he takes Nembutal, a barbiturate and actor used as a sleeping pill). He only goes out at Philippe Torreton present the beginning of the afternoon to have a “café Genet à Tanger au lait” in one of the bars of Petit Socco. He sometimes meets the young Moroccan writer Mohamed Choukri there. Their conversation is ALL AUDIENCES banal and friendly. Sometimes they talk about literature. Genet is still inhabited by it. director Guillaume de Sardes cinematographer Cécile Friedmann Synopsis en français Au début des années 70, Jean Genet est à screenwriter Guillaume de Sardes Tanger, il a la soixantaine et il n’écrit plus. Il vit based on the eponym novel by à l’hôtel El Minza, un palace, où il passe des Guillaume de Sardes journées entières à lire, à fumer et à dormir music composer Anne de Boysson (il prend du Nembutal, un barbiturique utilisé comme somnifère). Il ne sort en début d’après- producer Benjamin Bonnet midi que pour prendre un café au lait dans un starring Philippe Torreton, des bars du Petit Socco. Il y rencontre parfois Hamza Meziani le jeune écrivain marocain Mohamed Choukri. Leur discussion est banale, amicale. Parfois, running time 11min ils parlent de littérature. Genet est encore habité par celle-ci.

Chien bleu (Blue Dog) English synopsis Yoan’s father, Emile, is afraid of the world. He no longer goes outside. He paints short everything blue. One night, Yoan encounters Soraya, a teenage fan of Tamil dance. She will help him find the right color. French actress Mariam Makalou-Baradji Synopsis en français Le père de Yoan, Emile, a peur du monde. Il ne sort plus de chez lui et peint tout en presents bleu. Une nuit, Yoan rencontre Soraya, une adolescente fan de danse tamoule. Chien bleu Elle va l’aider à trouver la bonne couleur.

ALL AUDIENCES directors Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh cinematographer Victor Seguin screenwriters Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh music composer Maxence Dussère costume designer Cécile Box producers Pauline Attal, Elsa Rakotoson, Nérimen Hadrami, Juliette Valsamidis starring , Michel Pichon, Mariam Makalou-Baradji running time 17min

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50 Marion Etcheberry VCU School of World Studies Nos remerciements à Cinémathèque française Antoine Heuveline VCU GEO Laurent Mannoni* Jade Nguyen Van Tinh UR Film Studies Laure Parchomenko Camille Burgess UR Languages, Literatures, and Clément Rulliere Cultures Honorary Presidents Debra & Michael Binns ADAMI Hugo Ehlinger Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA) Pierre-William Glenn* Catherine & Jordan Black Odile Renaud Julie Fidel Cinéma français en Amérique † (1942-2012) Lynn & Patrick Derby Nadine Trochet Quentin Laurent (FCinA) Nathalie Cruypelinck Ophélie Moisant WRIR 97 .3 Directors/Founders Sophie, Koko and Alexander Black Laure Pelen Claire Conrardy fi-tech inc Dr . Peter Kirkpatrick* Julia Seward Aurore Delaunay Laure Curallucci de Peretti SECCO Dr . Françoise Ravaux- Dr . 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Mark Wood Sylvia Regelson Festival photographers Nathalie Coste-Cerdan, Barbara Bobillier Dr . Angelina Overvold Harriet Schanzer Pierre Courtois General Director Heloise Beaufils Virginia Casanova Jennifer & James Stack Leslie Courtois Pierre-William Glenn, Image* Diane Catala Elizabeth Hiett Richard Stone Jean-Jacques Bouhon†, Image Floriane Ferenbach Dr . Kasongo Kapanga* Iceberg Media Teresa Hudson Pascale Borenstein Mélanie Grandserre Dr . Catherine E . Ingrassia Francesco Basti Joe Troncale Géraldine Amgar Hind Kacem Dr . R . Andrew Chesnut Grey Walters Amy & Jim Thomas Soujoud Khamassi John Kochman Michelle Wilson Immigration specialist Cinemeccanica France Keltoum Lahbabi Dr . J . Daniel Hartman Shira B . Schieken Patrick Muller Chanaella Lezoma Dr . Bob Godwin-Jones SACD Sophie Perrot Jacqueline Francis† SACEM Interpreters/Translators Pascal Rogard* Géraldine Seyve Aline Jelen Isabelle Rochet Sophie Deschamps Laure Breillot Delegation Participants in Marie-Hélène Cazet Kristin Cairns Jacques Fansten Manon Caillosse past VCU & UR French Film Festivals: Feature film Laurent Heynemann Lycée Rochambeau Myriam Guedjali Interpretation/Equipment Delegation Participants Jean-Philippe Robin Françoise Legros Adrien Guillon Verne Takako Johnson Jean Achache* Valérie-Anne Expert Didier Leroy-Lusson Amale Moktafi Steve Johnson Mona Achache* Nathalie Germain Hélène Fabre Aurore Philippon George Aguilar* UR Film Studies Students Christine Coutaya Tesa Conlin Mathieu Robiquet Jean-Pierre Améris Joseph Abitanta Sophie Masson Dominique Bagnato Frédérique Ranger Cédric Anger Joseph Boyce Pascal Mirleau Cécile Dekoninck Ophélie Adeline Jean-Hugues Anglade Yangyang Chan Eric Rondeaux Natacha Bécard Luis Armando Arteaga Kyle Gardner Style Weekly Magazine Nancy Miramont Yann Arthus-Bertrand Isabel Meyer Brent Baldwin Pierrick Beaugendre Denis Auboyer Kiersten Ness Dana Elmquist Laetitia Beuscher Embassy of France to the Tristan Aurouet Charlie Sears Anaëlle Bourguignon United States Jesse Ausubel TJ Spicer Elodie Bouscarat His Excellency, Philippe Etienne, McCandlish Holton, PC François Aymé Elias Sturim French Ambassador Tom McCandlish Karine Pardé Alexandre Planet Abdelkrim Bahloul François Penguilly, French Consul Mark B . Rhoads Josiane Balasko* UR LLC Students Eoin Landers General Tom Foster (ret ). Olli Barbé Xiangyi Meng Bénédicte de Montlaur, Cultural Jenny Shelton Christiane Martin Jennifer Gore Marc Barrat UR staff Advisor Jean-Pierre Beauviala Julie Le Saos, Cultural Attaché Anne Lestienne Dr . Sonja Bertucci The Byrd Theatre Aurélia Prévieu Dr . Michael Marsh-Soloway Nicolas Valcour, Véra Belmont Consul Honoraire-Norfolk Stephanie Saavedra Violaine Miclet Melissa Foster,UR Technology Damion Champ Joachim Alimi-lchola Learning center Laurent Bénégui Sister Festival Partners Brian Baynes Antoine Blanc Jessica Leigh Marielle Jubert Liza Benguigui VCU Students Brad Brown, Director of the Touria Benzari Nicole Banda-Schulz Pocahontas Reframed: Layne Montgomery Cécile Lenoir Lindsey Garltiz Marjorie Reymond Jean-Jacques Bernard† Margaret Brooks Storytellers Film Festival Fabienne Berthaud Connor Harrington Gérard Camy, Director of the Elisa Rios Benjamin Garçon Avery Newton Marie Herault-Delanoë Eric Besnard Darby Lindsay Rencontres Cinématographiques de Alain Besse* Erin Murray Cannes Janae Powell Isabel Moya-Serrano Coleman Jennings Sébastien Aubert Nicolas Birkenstock Abigail C . Reasor Isabelle Masson, Director of the Olivia Bonamy Jordan Joyce Rockwell Festival du Premier Film Lisa Rogerson Maïlys Bernadet Susan Smart Julien Foullon Félix Bossuet Rebecca Schlight Francophone Vincent Bossuet La Ciotat McKinley Dixon David Guiraud Special thanks Mathieu Havoudjian Eric Besnard Virginia Tourism Corporation Gérard Bitton Ronald A . Crutcher, UR President Centre National de la Jean-Baptiste Prevost Michael Rao, VCU President Rita D . McClenny* Cécile Zandvliet Ariane Boeglin* Cinématographie Claire Bouanich Jeff Legro, UR Provost Dominique Boutonnat The Virginia Film Office Sabrina Bengeloune Gail Hackett, VCU Provost John Forsythe Jacques Bouanich Andy Edmunds Elsa Boublil Eugene P . Trani, Ph .D ., VCU CST Margaret Finucane Marie-Caroline Fourmont President Emeritus Cécile Mouly Boris Boublil Pierre-William Glenn, Mary Nelson (ret .) Rachid Bouchareb Patrice Rankine, UR Dean Honorary President* Angélique Tresse Don Young, Interim VCU Dean Wythken Printing Patrick Bouchitey Angelo Cosimano* Participation includes Jean-Jacques Bouhon† Governor Terry McAuliffe Baptiste Heynemann Ric Withers Senator Timothy Kaine Evan Dormont VCU President’s Office Nicolas Boukhrief Jean Marie Dura VCU Provost’s Office Guila Braoudé Senator Mark Warner Alain Besse* (ret .) Ruffin Marshall Governor Douglas Wilder Page, Claire and Kendall UR President’s Office Patrick Braoudé Jean-Michel Martin UR Provost’s Office Nicole Brenez Mayor Levar Stoney Eric Chérioux Councilmember Kimberly B . Gray VCU College of Humanities Frédéric Brillion Jean-Michel Martin Former Assistants & Sciences Stéphane Brizé Friends of the Festival Donor Hans-Nikolas Locher Clara Boulfroy VCU English Department Matthieu Busson* Robin & Todd Bassett Moira Tulloch* Hanaë Clamaron Bishop Walter F . Sullivan Chair in Kristin Cairns Julia Battaglini* & David Martin Myriam Guedjali* Anaïs Durand Catholic Studies at VCU Ivan Calbérac

48 Gérard Camy* Vianney Lebasque Michel Royer Julien Camy Alexandra Leclère Régis Royer Nos remerciements à Irinia Cardoza Vigne Gilles Legrand Juliette Sales Paul Carpita† Léo Legrand Jérôme Salle Jean-Max Causse Claude Lelouch* Lucine Sanchez Hannelore Cayre Marc Sandberg* Alexandre Charlet Chiara Malta Bertrand Chalon Serge Le Péron Pierre-Olivier Scotto Emilie Cherpitel Gabriel Mamruth Caroline Champetier Kenan Le Parc Christiane Seguron Hugo Chesnard Foued Mansour Nicolas Champeaux Dominique Le Rigoleur Raphaël Chevènement Xavier Marquis Laetitia Chardonnet Stéphane Lerouge Seny Waymon Chung Vincent Mariette Laurent Chevallier Toma Leroux Christophe Servell Olivier Ciappa Benoit Mars Bruno Chiche Clément Sibony Jérémy Clapin Guillaume Martinez Benoît Chieux Jean-Louis Leutrat† Mathieu Simonet* Joris Clerté Patrick Maurin Stijn Coninx Francine Levy* Guillaume Clicquot Simon Masnay Thierry Lhermitte* Jules Sitruk Joachim Cohen Vincent Mayrand Angelo Cosimano* Suzanne Liandrat-Guigues Frédéric Sojcher Benjamin Cohenca Alexandre Mehring Héléna Cotinier Georgina Lightning Pamela Soo Jonathan Colinet Christian Merret-Palmair Jean-Luc Couchard Jean-Paul Lilienfeld Agnès Soral Bruno Collet Florence Miailhe Dominique Coujard Philippe Lioret Thomas Sorriaux Florence Corre Charlotte Michel Bruno Coulais Julie Lopes-Curval Slony Sow Guillaume Cotillard Nathan Miller Sylvie Coulomb Fanny Louis Salomé Stévenin Emmanuel Courcol Yoann de Montgrand Emmanuel Courcol Diane Logan Brigitte Sy Matthieu-David Cournot Shirley Montsarrat Bernard Declercq Zakaria Mahmoud Robin Sykes Marie-Christine Courtès Pierre-Yves Mora Alexandre de La Patellière Lienor Mancip Fabien Suarez Gilles Cuvelier Camille Moulin-Dupré Mathieu Delaporte* Laurent Mannoni* Amandine Taffin Patrick Delage Valérie Müller Amélie Demoulin Jean Marboeuf Eriko Takeda Arnaud Delalande Xavier Mussel Marianne Denicourt Pierre Marcel Carine Tardieu Romain Delange Alexandra Naoum Gérard Depardieu Gianni Marchesi Bertrand Tavernier Pauline Delpech Laurent Navarri Gregori Derangère Françoise Marie Michel Toesca Arnaud Demuynck Duy Nguyen † Didier Martiny Nils Tavernier Alex Dension Matthieu Normand Denis Dercourt Vincent Mathias Seydou Togola Franck Dion Joel Olivier François Desagnat* Gerald Massé Eric Toledano Arthur Dupont Charline Parisot Dominique Devoucoux Stephen McCauley Philippe Torreton* Dominique Duport Gérard Pautonnier Dora Doll† Patricia Mazuy Daniel Toscan du Plantier† Félicie Dutertre Cécile Paysant Isabelle Doval Lester McNutt Rob Tregenza Ron Dyens Virginie Peignien Maurice Dugowson† Véronique Meriadec François Troukens Yzabel Dzisky Jean-Luc Perréard Arthur Dupont Philippe Meunier Laurent Tuel Nicolas Engel Michaël Pierrard Viviane Mikhalkov Martin Valente Quentin Faure Pierre Pinaud J .K . Eareckson Annie Miller Alexandra Vandernoot Thomas Favel Arthur de Pins Jérôme Enrico Claude Miller† Moira Vautier Mikaël Fenneteaux Renaud Philipps Chris Eyre Nathan Miller René Vautier† Elodie Fiabane Joannick Plumain Stéfan Faudeux Christie Molia* Édith Vesperini Jean-Charles Finck Béatrice Pollet Moana Ferré Florence Moncorgé-Gabin Daniel Vigne* Maud Forget Olivier Pont Michel Ferry Eddy Moniot Thomas Vincent Emmanuel Fraisse Cédric Prévost Aurélie Ferrier Jean-François Morette Jean-Luc Gaget Aurélia Prévieu Stéphane Freiss Michel Munz Nathan Willcoks Philippe Gamer Jean-Jacques Prunès Serge Frydman Philippe Muyl* Ariel Zeitoun Corinne Garfin Thomas Pujol Thierry de Ganay Bruno Nahon Christian Zerbib Alexandre Gavras Lola Quivoron Vincent Garenq Olivier Nakache Karl Zéro Sébastien Goepfert Louise Revoyre Julie Gayet Claude Nuridsany* Noémie Gillot Serge Riaboukine Short film Delegation Lizi Gelber David Oelhoffen Johann Gloaguen Clément Rière Participants Cyril Gély Marc Nicolas† Mathieu Guetta Garance Rivoal Jean Achache* Jacques-Rémy Girerd Catherine Olson Dominique Guillo Cécile Rousset Mona Achache Stéphanie Gillard Lionel Ollier Jeanne Guillot Matthieu Rozé George Aguilar* José Giovanni† Mehdi Ortelsberg David Guiraud Benjamin Rufi Sky Bear Aguilar Nicolas Giraud Henry Padovani Ted Hardy Carnac Coralie Russier Yves Alion Amélie Glenn Luc Pagès Samuel Hercule Nicolas Salis Marie-Paule Anfosso Pierre-William Glenn* Harmandeep Palminder Sébastien Hestin Juliette Sales Karine Arlot Vincent Glenn Sandrine Paquot Guillaume Husson Danny Sangra Chloe Astor Vivianne Glenn Laure Parchomenko Grégoire Isvarine Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire Sébastien Aubert Fabienne Godet Richard Patry* Gabriel Jacquel Marc-Etienne Schwartz Serge Avédikian Olivier Gorce Gérard Pautonnier Eric Jameux Jean-Marc Seban Olivier Ayache-Vidal Vincent Goubet Charles Paviot Charlotte Janot Eva Sehet Lionel Bailliu Guillaume Gouix Raoul Peck Fanny Jean-Noël Julien Sèze Antoine Baladassi Romain Goupil Hébert Peck Daniel Jenny Mathieu Simonet* Côme Balquerie Sanda Goupil Marie Pérennou* Charlotte Joulia Grégoire Sivan Jean-Luc Baraton Sébastien Grall† Bertrand Périer Macha Kassian Lewis-Martin Soucy Olivier Bardy Cyril Guelblat * Mathieu Kauffmann Slony Sow Michaël Barocas Lionel Guedj Brizit Pesquet David Kremer Sara Sponga Dominique Barouch Philippe Guillard Louis-Julien Petit Gerhard Stiene Francesco Basti Christian Guillon Gabriel Perrimond Jeanne Labrune Milena Studer Sophie Beaulieu Eric Guirado Claude Pinoteau† Joan Lagache Fabien Suarez Stephane Belaïsch Bob Gulledge Priscilla Phelps Damien Lagogué Alain Surmulet Philippe Bénard Yves Hanchar † Toinette Laquiére Alexandre Tacchino Romuald Beugnon Jean Loup Hubert Béatrice Pollet Mélanie Laleu Eriko Takeda Violaine Bellet Anne Houëix de La Brousse* Gilles Porte Aurélien Laoplace Bernard Tanguy Ariane Blaise Guy Jacques Michelle Porte Jean-Philippe Laroche Samuel Tilman Karine Blanc Camille Japy Magali Potier Christophe Larue Olivier Treiner Senda Bonnet Alexandre Jardin Benoit Provost Denis Larzillière Matthieu Van Eeckhout Boris Boublil Jean-Paul Jaud François Rabes Lascano Olivier Van Hoofstadt Geeske Boublil Yves Jeuland Jean-Paul Rappeneau Philippe Lasry Joost Van Lubeek Robert Boublil Takako Johnson Jean-Claude Raspiengeas Franck Lebon Arnaud Viard Yossera Bouchtia Steve Johnson Aurélien Recoing Julien Lecat Marie Vieillevie Fabrice Bracq Christophe Julien Serge Renko Lucien Leconte François Villard Yves Brodsky Rémy Julienne Jean-Philippe Reza Violaine Lécuyer Pascal Vincent Charlie Bruneau Cédric Kahn Serge Riaboukine Raphaël Lefèvre Guillaume Viry Thierry Brunello Pierre Kalfon Jean Michel Ribes Yann Le Gal Vincent Vivioz Vincent Burgevin Sam Karmann Simon Lelouch Benjamin Voisin Mathieu Busson Antoine Khalife Jacques Richard Emeric Lemaître Julie Voisin Marie Calderon Gérard Krawczyk* Patrick Ridremont Sylvie Léonard Grey Walters Gérard Camy Jeanne Labrune Denis Robert Jean-Pierre Léonardini Joachim Weissmann Julien Camy Carine Lacroix Isabelle Rochet Georges Le Piouffle Augusto Zanovello Franck Carle Jean-François Laguionie Pascal Rogard* Georgina Lightning Jon J . Carnoy Philippe Lasry Anny Romand Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet († deceased) Stéphanie Carreras Anne-Sophie Latour Philippe Ros Fabrice Luang-Vija (* FFF/FCinA Board/Member) Daniel Cattan Emmanuel Laurent† Jonathan Rosenbaum Stéphanie Machuret Sebastien Chamaillard Yves Lavandier Maïdi Roth Nina Maïni Ellis Chan Sandrine Le Berre David Roux Adetoro Makinde Philippe Le Guay Jean Roy Thomas Chansou

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of view, are mishandled and threatened for a lot of reasons, instead of being taken into consideration. But without a point of view, a film is useless. Hence the absolute need to give and/ or to give back his/her place to the filmmaker. Every time I happen to cross the path Strange paradox at a time when cinema of a true filmmaker, I am full of respect What Does It Mean to attendance rate is excellent. Screens of and truly amazed by his or her career all kinds, globally, invade our daily lives trajectory and energy. Most are fighting Be a Filmmaker Today? and trivialize images as never before. against hurdles and walls of increasing One filmmaker answers this Today, everyone makes images. But difficulties. That is why, it seemed question before each feature. making images does not mean making important to me to go and meet them a movie. Tomorrow, who will make with my little camera to feel their pulse director, cinematographer and movies, and will we still even talk about with this banal, and yet not so obvious originator Steve Moreau movies? The great American filmmaker question: “What does it mean to be a production coordinators Marc of Italian origin Franck Capra had this filmmaker today?” maxim: “A man, a film”. Behind each Legrand and Caroline Santiard After all, who better to answer this film, one must (or should) feel the mixing Samuel Mittelman question? presence of a filmmaker. A man or a color grading Paul Wattebled woman who defends and expresses subtitles Jean Achache his or her ideas against all odds and Steve Moreau, production Les films du voilier/l’ARP shares them with us.” director and running time 2min each But today, the notions of gaze, of point cinematographer

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