Irresistible, Spies of Terror, Tomorrow Belongs to Us… 2023 La Rochelle Festival Highlights

Over the years, the La Rochelle Festival of Fiction has become an unmissable event for French and European television creation at the school.

After great discoveries last year, the festival returns this year with an edition that promises to be just as rich and diverse.

And this year is a bit special because it’s the twenty-fifth anniversary of the festival. In this regard, no less than 44 works will be presented in the official competition, including 25 French fiction, 10 European, 5 foreign French language works and 4 foreign short format.

At the end of the competition, the jury chaired by Audrey Fleureau, one of the most emblematic faces of French television, will award 16 prizes at the closing ceremony on Saturday September 16, 2023, including the best unit, the best series 52 minutes. And the best series is 26 minutes.

Fiction that you have to discover before someone

The traditional opening ceremony, hosted by Mathieu Madenian, will be marked by a presentation of the Prime Video series Killer Coaster and will kick off the competition.

On the unitary side, the public will be able to discover A la Joie, a romantic comedy in the period of Covid for Arte with Pablo Pauli. But that’s not all, as Arte also presents Les Enchantés, a film with Gregory Montel as a mentally retarded father who takes care of his six-year-old daughter alone. On the other hand, M6 presents La belle sparkle, a fiction with Bernard Campan and Mélanie Dutte about a young man with an autistic disorder who is obsessed with cooking. On France Télévisions, L’Enchanteur, a film directed by Philippe Lefebvre, features Charles Burling as Roman Gary.

Among other works on the show, Droit de regard tells the story of a young mother with glaucoma who fights for custody of her children, while Drone Games, a Prime Video film, immerses us in the heart of the series. robbery with drones.

Consider also The Girl We Called, an adaptation of Tangi Vielli’s novel with Alba Gaia Bellucci and Pascal Gregori, which deals with psychological impact. Finally, Sonia Rolland will go behind the camera with an unexpected fate that reflects her choice in Miss France.

Neither series will be left out, and the competition will be distinguished by the discovery of such fiction as Terror Spies. The M6 ​​series, which returns to those responsible for the November 2015 attacks by the French secret services with Rachida Brackney, Vincent Elbaz and Fleur Geffrier. Follow, the 13th Street series will highlight the dangerous relationship between the community manager of the Paris Police Prefecture and a serial killer. France Télévisions comes with All That I Give You, a new detective series with David Cameno and Bruno Solo. And finally, La Tribu, a TF1 comedy where we find Alix Poisson and Jonathan Zakai at the head of a blended family.

Among the 26-minute formats, festival goers will see Mère Indigne with Anne-Élisabeth Blato, Benoît Gênant Officiel with Artus or even the 3rd season of Parlement.

Non-competition previews and special sessions not to be missed

This new edition will clearly see the historic broadcasters TF1, France Télévisions, M6, Arte and Canal+ each offering a prime preview without competition as part of the event.

Thus, 66-5, the new court series from Canal +, created by Anne Landui, will be revealed to everyone. Same with Brigade Anonyme, M6 series with Eric Cantona. On TF1, the choice went to Eyes Wide Shut, an incest pairing with Muriel Robin and Guillaume Labbe. Under Control will be an arte political comedy with Leah Drucker.

Festival-goers will also have the opportunity to see Sambre, a thriller about the story of a violent Sambre, which is brought. Alix Poisson, Noemi Lvovsky and Clemens Poez. Last but not least, a preview of Infiltré(e), the France Télévisions series produced by Audrey Fleur and Thierry Neuwick.

In turn, there will be streaming platforms. Disney + and Prime Video, respectively, will offer La Rochelle audiences Irrésistible, a romantic comedy with Camelia Jordana and Theo Navarro-Mussi. Killer CoasterCrazy series starring Alexandra Lamm, Audrey Lamm and Chloe Juanette.

As for special screenings, the public will find in the preview the first episodes of Sam’s season 7, in which Ellen de Fugerol will replace Natacha Lindinger in the skin of this crazy and cashless literature teacher, but also the new OCS series, Crossing Gaza Bd. St. Germain.

And finally, True Story, a film with Isabelle Huppert and Pierre Mondis that we (re)discovered at an outdoor screening for Claude Santel’s 100th birthday.

Special signings and events for fans

An unmissable event for viewers who love soap operas and soap operas, traditional subscriptions will return this year with meetings dedicated to Un si grand soleil, tomorrow is ours, here it all begins and scenes for households. An opportunity for the public to meet Tonya Kinzinger, Gaela Le Devehat, Aurore Delplace, Yvonne Beck, Bibi Tanga, Constantin Balsan, Ingrid Chauvin, Alexandre Brasseur, Camille Genau, Catherine Benguig, Sammy Garby, Dimitri Fouquet, Stephane Abricourt, Orelle Pons, Zoe Severin, Margot Aguilar, Tom Darmon, Gerard Hernandez, David Mora, Anne-Elizabeth BletoWinnie Dargod and Fanny Cottenson.

Big news for 2023, the teams of tomorrow are ours, this is where it all starts and Un si grand soleil will answer all the fans’ questions at Théâtre Verdier on Saturday 16 September.

But that’s not all. For its 25th anniversary, the festival will also offer a special event dedicated to the Un si grand soleil series. On Saturday, September 16 at 4:00 p.m. at La Coursive, Montpellier soap opera fans will be able to pose with their favorite stars on the red carpet of the artistic festival. The event will be attended by Tonya Kinzinger, Gaela Le Devehat, Aurore Delplace, Yvonne Beck, Bibi Tanga and Constantin Balsan.

The full program for the 2023 edition of the La Rochelle Art Festival can be found here on the event website.