Biarritz New Waves International Film Festival starts today. Discover his jury, some of his guests and his competition. Aimed at celebrating youth, this new festival brings together many international multidisciplinary artists under the age of 35. The first edition will run from June 28 to July 2, 2023.
The Iranian filmmaker Saeed Rustai (director of Law of Tehran, Leila and Her Brothers) was asked to chair this first edition and was accompanied by Lina Khoudri (actress, 3 Musketeers, Papicha…), Dali Bensalah (actress, I Will Always See Your Face, James Bond ), Camilla Morrone (actor, Daisy Jones and Six), Noah Centineo (actor, All the Boys I’ve Loved Before), Francesca Scorsese (American actress). and director) and Leo Walk (French dancer and choreographer, En corps).
As for the meetings, festival attendees will be able to listen to Elizabeth Tanner (agent), Marie-Ange Luciani (producer), Fianso (actress and rapper), Eric Toledano (director), Ciprieni (actor).
And to celebrate this first edition, Penelope Cruz will be the guest of honor of the festival. The actor will be in attendance Thursday, June 29 at 12:30 p.m. to present a preview of Juan Diego Boto’s A Contretemps (in theaters July 5). The screening will be followed by a special meeting with the public.
Round tables are also planned.
The opening of the film and the competition have been announced
The movie that will have the honor of kicking off the festivities has been announced: This Is Reality, Tina Setter’s American film starring Sidney Sweeney, Josh Hamilton and Marchant Davis.
The 8 feature films in the competition, from Senegal, China, Canada, France, Italy, the United Kingdom and Spain, “each paint a portrait of their country’s youth through characters in the making, on the brink of adulthood.” , the selectors explain in a press release announcing their selection.
and add:The youthfulness of these films suggests funny or tragic, tender or caustic qualities. All genres are represented and often intermingled: comedy turns grim, psychological study turns fantastical, buddy film turns subdued drama, and coming-of-age becomes a political manifesto.“, he continues in the press release.
Note the strong representation of films by female directors: 6 of the 8 selected films and many heroines. “Behind and in front of the camera, they are modern young women, far from traditional representations of femininity, now out of their imaginations, and building our future with their eyes..”
Discover the competition list: Competition:
- Blue Song by Geng Zihan (China).
- by Amanda Carolina Cavali (Italy)
- Banel & Adama by Ramata-Toulaye Sy (France, Senegal, Mali) – Cannes 2023 competition
- How to Have Sex by Molly Manning Walker (United Kingdom, Greece) – Prize on the one hand Cannes 2023.
- I like Chandler Levack movies (Canada)
- Paula de Angela Otoba (France)
- Super Bourrés by Bastien Milheau (France)
- Wild sunflower Jaime Rosales (Spain, France)
A new festival dedicated to young people
The bias of the Biarritz International Film Festival – New Waves is to tell the story of youth and build on its vision with a unique proposition: films that represent the stories of youth, judged by a jury of artists under 35 and an international jury. Students from major film schools.
Nouvelles vague aims to highlight the young generation, its vision and its power, where the future takes root. Youth is the future written in the present, and during the festival, the present will merge with the future. Stories of heroes aged 12 to 35 will be at the center of the festival program and professional sections. The trophy presented to the winners was designed by Ecole Boulle students.
Enlightening young people, so that they in turn can enlighten us with the works of both recognized and prominent directors and revealing the faces of tomorrow, this is the challenge of the Biarritz International Film Festival, the reason for its existence.
Indoor and outdoor screenings, concerts, exhibitions around the theme and meetings with guests of honor make the five-day city of Biarritz an unprecedented international cultural event and a collective and joyful cinema experience.
Source: Allocine
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