A 2024 edition under the sign of Francophonie
Over the years, the Fiction Festival of La Rochelle It has become the unmissable back-to-school event in terms of French and European creation (in 2023, 15,000 spectators and 2,900 professionals were present). It is indeed a real meeting and sharing place for the entire French and foreign audiovisual community, where creation is celebrated. The Festival is still asserting itself, in this special year of the 19th Francophonie Summitprivileged witness of the dynamism of the Francophonie.
23 unpublished French works They will compete in several formats: nine singles, six sets of 52 minutes, four sets of 26 minutes but also four sets under 20 minutes. Dramatic themes this year the focus will be on the history of France, love stories, life after mourning, domestic violence, casual jobs, suicide among young people and the sexuality of the elderly. But there will be no shortage of humor Irisby and with Doria Tillier or Santa Claus at home with Medi Sadoun.
Click on the gallery below to discover an overview of the series presented:
Thierry Godard as president of the jury
The Jury will award 11 prizes chaired by the actor Thierry Godard (Gears, Oussekine). He will be accompanied by the actress and director Sonia Rolland (Criminal Tropics, An unexpected fate), by director Stéphanie Pillonca (Handicap, I will follow my dreams), by screenwriter Caroline Franc (Toulouse Lautrec High School), the actor Jérémy Nadeau (Furies), from producer Pauline Gygax (My life as a zucchini, The line) and the composer Bastien Burger (The big ones).
THE new Jury for the European and Francophone Competition will award three prizes among the eight foreign French-speaking fictions (Canada, Belgium, Senegal, Switzerland) and the six European fictions (Sweden, Norway, United Kingdom, Spain).
Out of competitionto highlight the highly anticipated series, many of which are adapted from literary works. SO Children are kingbased on the novel by Delphine de Vigan, with Géraldine Nakache and Doria Tillier, soon to be broadcast on Disney+which will open the festival. Or even Cat’s eyes, based on the original work by Tsukasa Hojo with Camille Lou and Constance Labbé on TF1 and The world does not existbased on the novel by Fabrice Humbert with Niels Schneider and Maud Wyler on ARTE. It will also be presented A devoted friendinspired by true events with Laure Calamy, planned for Max. E This is Paris! with Alex Lutz, Monica Bellucci and Charlotte de Turckheim on France Télévisions.
Prestigious guests
They are already expected at the festival Géraldine Nakache, Doria Tillier, Laure Calamy, Camille Lou, Constance Labbé, Alex Lutz, Noé Debré, Nicolas Gob, Julie Gayet, Cécile Bois, Odile Vuillemin, Hugo Becker, Pascal Elbé, Michael Youn, Christopher Thomson, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Guillaume Gouix , Blandine Bellavoir, Eye Haidara, Emilie Caen, Karole Rocher, Bruno Salomone, Olivier Rabourdin, Tiphaine Daviot and many others.
As every year, two festivals will be held in parallel : one for the general public (who can register Here) who will be able to attend numerous events and engagements of daily actors This is where it all begins, Tomorrow belongs to us, Such a big sun AND Life more beautiful, even more beautiful. Accredited professionals will be able to participate in numerous artistic and political debates and presentations for new narrative projects. The entire program can be found at official festival page. This 26th edition will take place from 10 to 15 September.
Source: Cine Serie
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