MyFrenchFilmFestival line-up unveiled

By Melanie Goodfellow2014-12-02T15:01:00+00:00

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Unifrance has announced the titles competing in this year’s online event focused on French-language features and shorts that have had limited international exposure.

Unifrance has unveiled the line-up of the fifth edition of its MyFrenchFilmFestival.com, its online event focused on French-language features and shorts that have had little international exposure as yet.

Running January 16 to February 16 2015, the festival will showcase 10 features and 10 shorts.

This year’s jury will be presided over by Michel Gondry and also feature Belgium director Joachim Lafosse, Israeli Nadav Lapid and Mauritanian Abderrahmane Sissako.

The winning film will be awarded €15,000 to be divided equally between the director, producer and sales agent.

The festival will be available on 25 partner platforms worldwide.

The Line-up

Feature-length Competition

How I Came to Hate Maths (Comment j’ai détesté les maths), dir. Olivier Peyon
Eastern Boys, dir. Robin Campillo
The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears, dir. Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani
Gazelles, dir Mona Achache
Hippocrate, dir. Thomas Lilti
Miss and the Doctors, dir. Axelle Ropert
Sadness Club, dir. Vincent Mariette
A Place on Earth, dir. Fabienne Godet
Breathe, dir. Mélanie Laurent
Vandal, dir. Hélier Cisterne

Out of Competition: Chasse au Godard d’Abbittibbi, dir. Eric Morin

Heritage Screening: Plein Soleil, dir. Réné Clément

Short Competition

Aissa, dir. Clément Tréhin-Lalanne
Dip N’ Dance, dir. Hugo Cierzniak
Extrasystole, dir. Alice Douard
Guy Moquet, dir. Demis Herenger
A Town Called Panic: The Christmas Log, dir. Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar
A Day Out in Paris, dir. Carine May and Hakim Zouhani
Le Return, dir. Yohann Kouam
Carefree, dir. Louise de Prémonville
Molii, dir. Hakim Zouhani, Yassine Qnia, Carine May and Mourad Boudaoud
Shadow, dir. Lorenzo Recio