Paris Independent Film Festival
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| Location | Paris, France |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 |
| Language | International |
| Website | Official Website |
The Paris Independent Film Festival is an annual film festival showcasing international independent films that takes place in Paris, France. It features a competition and awards films in various categories.[1] It has a special emphasis on films that have no distribution yet,[2] but also screens other films out of competition.[3]
About
[edit]The festival was founded in 2015 and takes place at the Reflet Médicis theatre in Paris.[4] It showcases short and feature films of any genre,[5] from narrative to documentary.[6] An international jury selects and awards the presented films.[7] The festival showcases previews, world premieres as well as films that already screened at other festivals.[8] Many filmmakers attend the screenings of their films, and past attendants included Alexis Krasilovsky and Ira Schneider.
Notable films in competition
[edit]- 2015: Ira Schneider premiered a new re-edit of his film A Weekend at the Beach with Jean-Luc Godard.[9]
- 2015: Art!, a short film starring Helmut Berger and Zachi Noy, had its world premiere at the festival.[citation needed]
- 2015: Chasing Bonnie & Clyde, a documentary that was financed partially through a crowd-funding campaign,[10] had an exclusive preview at the festival.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "World Film Presentation: Article about the festival". Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- ^ "La Marseillaise: Article about French feature-film premiering at Paris Independent Film Festival (FRENCH)". Retrieved 2016-05-10.
- ^ "Film Freeway: Rules and regulations of the festival". Retrieved 2016-05-10.
- ^ Dencheva, Roberta. "7 Great Paris Film Events In 2016". Culture Trip. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ "The Local Events Guide Paris: Note about the festival 2015". Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- ^ "film-documentaire.fr - site about the documentary "Chasing Bonnie & Clyde", mentioning it screening at Paris Independent Film Festival". Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- ^ "Les Ecrans de Paris: Article about the festival". Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- ^ "Gonzai magazine: Article about film "Le Moral Des Troupes", mentioning it is not yet released, but screening soon at Paris Independent Film Festival. (FRENCH)". Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ^ "A Weekend at the Beach, with Jean-Luc Godard – Cast & Crew on MUBI". mubi.com. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ^ "Kiss Kiss Bank Bank: Crowdfunding site for the project". Retrieved 2016-05-10.
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