BERGERS : Interview de la réalisatrice Sophie Deraspe et de l’acteur Félix-Antoine Duval (“Mathyas”)

BERGERS (TIFF 2024) Sortie France: 30 Avril 2025 chez Pyramide

Interview de la réalisatrice Sophie Deraspe et de l’acteur Félix-Antoine Duval (“Mathyas”)

Par Emmanuel Itier

Q: Comment as-tu décroché ce rôle?

Félix-Antoine: En fait je suis arrivé sur “Bergers” après un processus d’auditions. Par contre, ce processus là a été plus long que d’autres. En effet, j’ai passé ma première audition en Novembre 2019 mais ensuite il y a eu cette pandémie mondiale du Covid qui a tout mis en arrêt. D’autant que nous avons dû tourner le film en Provence, dans le Sud de la France et donc c’était impossible de se rendre là-bas vu que nous sommes Canadien et nous vivons sur Montréal. J’ai passé ainsi une seconde audition après la levée des mesures de restrictions en Janvier 2023. Enfin, en Février 2023, j’ai passé un dernière audition et Sophie, la réalisatrice, a confirmé mon rôle dans “Bergers” et pour jouer “Mathyas”.

Robert Zemeckis's HERE to Close 60th Chicago Int'l Film Festival

Legendary Director To Receive Founder’s Legacy Award October 27, 2024

The Chicago International Film Festival announced today that legendary director Robert Zemeckis’s HERE will close the 60th edition of North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, with the director set to receive the Founder’s Legacy Award, presented by Chicago International Film Festival founder Michael Kutza, at the Closing Night presentation on Sunday, October 27, 2024 at the Music Box Theatre. Miramax’s HERE is set for theatrical release via TriStar Pictures on November 1, 2024.

Reuniting the director, writer, and stars of FORREST GUMP, HERE is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, capturing the most relatable of human experiences. Robert Zemeckis (FORREST GUMP, CASTAWAY, WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT, CONTACT, BACK TO THE FUTURE) directs from a screenplay by Eric Roth (FORREST GUMP, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, DUNE, A STAR IS BORN) and him. Told much in the style of the acclaimed graphic novel by Richard McGuire on which it is based, Tom Hanks and Robin Wright star in a tale of love, loss, laughter, and life, all of which happen right HERE. The film also stars Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly, and Michelle Dockery, and is produced by Zemeckis, Derek Hogue, Jack Rapke, and Bill Block.

Zurich Film Festival 2024 - Full Programme and Guests Announced

 More Stars Than Ever Before

 

Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Kieran Culkin, Jennifer Grey, Peter Saarsgard, Iris Berben, Veronica Ferres, Pamela Anderson, Richard Gere, Jude Law, Howard Shore, Alicia Vikander, Marco Odermatt, Lara Gut-Behrami and Emil Steinberger.

In its anniversary year, the Zurich Film Festival (10.3.-10.13.) is lighting a real firework of stars: Pamela Anderson, Kate Winslet, Howard Shore, Emil Steinberger, Alicia Vikander and Jude Law will be awarded a Golden Eye. Swiss director Edward Berger will be honored with the A Tribute to… Award and a total of twelve Swiss films will celebrate their world premiere at the ZFF. This year’s program includes 107 films, 35 among them making a World or European Premiere.

The anniversary edition of the Zurich Film Festival features an unprecedented lineup: High-caliber stars from Hollywood, Britain, Germany and Switzerland will present their new films to their viewers in person.

Christian Jungen, Artistic Director of the ZFF expresses his excitement: ‘We are celebrating our 20-year anniversary by honoring a major film star every day – from Jude Law on day one to the competition winners on day ten. In total, we will be awarding eleven talents or films a Golden Eye. A veritable celebration with substance and glamour. This high number shows that the Zurich Film Festival is gaining more and more importance in the international film industry. The Zurich Film Festival is the ideal festival to boost films with prestige for the award season and to lay a foundation of a successful launch in the German-speaking region, which is one of the most important markets for Hollywood considering it comprises 100 million people.

Notre médaillé d'or de surf Kauli Vaast au Quiksilver Festival ...

Le QUIKSILVER FESTIVAL se tiendra du 21 auU 29 Septembre


Le Quiksilver Festival by Swatch est de retour dans les Landes pour une semaine placée sous le signe du surf, de la musique et de l’art. L’été se poursuit du 21 au 29 septembre, à Capbreton, Hossegor et Seignosse.

Pour l’occasion, les deux champions olympiques de surf aux derniers jeux olympiques de Paris 2024 : Caroline Marks et Kauli Vaast seront présents pour les 9 jours de compétition, de musique et de vagues.

Véritable concentré de culture surf lancé sous l’impulsion du surfeur français Jérémy Flores et de son sponsor de toujours, Quiksilver, l’événement accueillera cette année encore les meilleur.e.s surfeuses et surfeurs de la planète.

Le jury 2024 du Festival Off Courts 2024 (du 7 au 13 septembre)

LE JURY 2024

La Déclaration des Cinéastes à Venise

 

Les cinéastes européens réunis à la Mostra de Venise demandent une rencontre urgente avec la Présidente de la Commission européenne Ursula von der Leyen, pour que le cinéma revienne dans le giron de la culture à la Commission européenne.

Les représentants des nombreuses associations européennes signataires de la Déclaration des Cinéastes, réunis ce dimanche lors d’une rencontre intitulée "La Déclaration des Cinéastes back in Venice", ont réaffirmé la valeur fondamentale de l'Exception Culturelle et ont demandé que la compétence exclusive sur le cinéma et l'audiovisuel soit réattribuée au Commissaire européen à la Culture. Menacé par des intérêts financiers et industriels, le secteur du cinéma et de l'audiovisuel doit sortir de la logique industrielle prédominante actuelle et revenir dans la sphère de la politique culturelle européenne.

Les cinéastes ont aussi exprimé leur inquiétude quant à la fragilité du règlement "AI Act" sur la question de la protection des droits des œuvres et de l'utilisation non réglementée d'une technologie par ailleurs révolutionnaire. Ils ont également réaffirmé l'importance du géoblocage, de la directive sur les services de médias audiovisuels et de la directive sur le droit d'auteur.

Lors du même débat à Venise, Claude Lelouch, l'un des créateurs du concept d'Exception Culturelle, a déclaré : "Les créateurs et les cinéastes sont des rêveurs. Les rêves ne peuvent pas être enfermés dans des logiques uniquement industrielles".

Cette rencontre, organisée par les Giornate degli autori, l'Anac, 100autori, WGI, AIDAC avec le soutien du SIAE, s'est tenue à Venise dans le cadre des Venice Days, en présence de Claude Lelouch, Radu Mihaileanu et Marine Francen des associations de cinéastes français L'ARP et SRF, et de Mimmo Calopresti, Giorgio Glaviano, Giacomo Durzi et Francesco Ranieri Martinotti.

Pasolini en clair-obscur jusqu'au 29 septembre 2024 au Nouveau Musée National de Monaco

Pasolini en clair-obscur jusqu'au 29 septembre 2024- Villa Sauber & Miquel Barceló, océanographe

jusqu'au 13 octobre 2024 - Villa Paloma

L’exposition du Nouveau Musée National de Monaco - Villa Sauber aborde l’influence de la peinture classique et contemporaine sur le cinéma de Pier Paolo Pasolini. Pasolini en clair-obscur réunit des œuvres de différentes natures (extraits de films, peintures, dessins, installations, photographies, etc.) du XVIème siècle à nos jours. Elle se poursuit en présentant des œuvres d’artistes ayant rendu hommage à Pasolini.

European Film Academy Honours Wim Wenders with a Lifetime Achievement Award

On the occasion of this year's 37th European Film Awards and in recognition of a unique contribution to the world of film, the European Film Academy takes great pleasure in presenting Wim Wenders with the award EUROPEAN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT for his outstanding body of work.

German director Wim Wenders (download photo) © Donata Wenders

Born in Düsseldorf, Wim Wenders attended the Academy of Film & Television in Munich, worked as a film critic for various German publications, and was a founding member of film distributor Filmverlag der Autoren. In 1975, he started his own production company in Berlin, Road Movies. Often hailed as one of the most important German directors on the international scene, Wim Wenders has received various international awards, including the German Film Award (WRONG MOVE, 1975, THE AMERICAN FRIEND, 1978, THE END OF VIOLENCE, 1998), Golden Lion (THE STATE OF THINGS, 1982), the Palme d’Or, Italian David di Donatello award and BAFTA (PARIS, TEXAS, 1984), as well as twice the European Film Award (WINGS OF DESIRE, 1988 / PINA, 2011), and a Silver Bear (THE MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL, 2000).

Throughout his career, Wim Wenders has made several unconventional documentaries including LIGHTNING OVER WATER (1980), TOKYO-GA (1985), and NOTEBOOK ON CITIES AND CLOTHES (1989). His most famous documentary, BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB (1999) about a group of legendary Cuban musicians, won a European Film Award and was nominated for an Oscar. So did his 3D dance documentary PINA (2011) with the Wuppertal dance ensemble Pina Bausch. Another Oscar nomination followed in 2015 for THE SALT OF THE EARTH about the Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado.

Angelina Jolie to attend the TIFF Tribute Awards Gala on September 8

Photo Credit: Alexei Hay

Cameron Bailey, CEO, TIFF is honoured to present Angelina Jolie, the multi-hyphenate Academy Award–winning actor, Tony Award–winning producer, writer, director, and humanitarian with the TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media. Previously bestowed upon such luminaries as Pedro Almodóvar, Mira Nair, and Alanis Obomsawin, the TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media is presented by Anne-Marie Canning and recognizes leadership in creating a union between social impact and cinema. Jolie will be honoured at the 2024 TIFF Tribute Awards on Sunday, September 8, at Fairmont Royal York Hotel and marks the final honouree announcement. She will be honoured alongside Amy Adams, Cate Blanchett, Durga Chew-Bose, David Cronenberg, Clément Ducol and Camille, Jharrel Jerome, Mike Leigh, and Zhao Tao, with Sandra Oh serving as the inaugural Honorary Chair of the fundraising gala.

Pedro Almodóvar to receive a Donostia Award at the 72nd edition of the San Sebastian Festival

Spain’s most internationally famous director, screenwriter and producer will receive a tribute on Thursday 26th prior to the screening of his latest film, ‘La habitación de al lado / The Room Next Door’

On 26th September, the director, screenwriter and producer Pedro Almodóvar will receive a Donostia Award at the 72nd edition of the San Sebastian Festival. Presentation of the honorary award, which recognises the extraordinary contribution to the world of cinema by the person receiving the tribute, will take place in the Kursaal Auditorium prior to the screening of his latest movie, La habitación de al lado / The Room Next Door, his first feature film in English, starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore, to compete for the Golden Lion at the upcoming Venice Festival. It will be Swinton who will be on stage to present the award to him.

A tribute to Isabelle Huppert at the Lumière Film Festival

The official poster for the 2024 Lumière Film Festival features Isabelle Huppert, this year’s laureate of the Lumière Award.

It was composed from a scene of Paul Verhoeven's film Elle, for which she garnered a Golden Globe and a César award, as well as an Oscar nomination.

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In Memoriam : The Posterity of Alain Delon in Asian cinemas:

Alain Delon during the shooting of Plein Soleil by René Clément (1959).

Alain Delon influences Asian actors and directors, including Hong Kong directors John Woo (The Killer) and Johnnie To (Fulltime Killer, Vengeance,... ). These filmmakers admire Alain Delon when he plays gangsters in Melville’s films ( The Red Circle, The Samurai, ...).



Johnnie To wanted to work with Alain Delon. He offered her the lead role of Vengeance, that of Francis Costello in 1967, as an allusion to Jeff Costello in Le Samouraï, which was played by Alain Delon. After Alain Delon refused, Johnny Hallyday is chosen by Johnnie To. Vengeance makes its international premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2009. It is screened at the Festival International des Cinémas d'Asie in Vesoul as part of a retrospective devoted to Asian films.

Berlinale Announces New Selection Committee and Expands Network of Advisors and Delegates

 

Berlinale Festival Director Tricia Tuttle appoints four members to a new-look selection committee, shaping Competition, Berlinale Special and contributing to the discovery-focused Perspectives section. They will work alongside Tuttle and her Co-Directors of Film Programming, the experienced Heads of Sections of Panorama, Generation, Berlinale Shorts, Forum and Forum Expanded to deliver a dynamic and diverse Berlinale programme that showcases contemporary cinema as a dazzling art form.


Selection Committee Members:


Mathilde Henrot is a programmer, a producer and the co-founder of Festival Scope. She was a member of the selection committee of the Locarno Film Festival from 2018 to 2024 and has been a programmer for the Sarajevo Film Festival since 2012.


Jessica Kiang is a Berlin based film critic, essayist and programmer who has been writing about film for almost 15 years. Since 2022 she has been the international programmer of the Belfast Film Festival.


Jacqueline Nsiah is a film festival, art and culture consultant based in Accra, Ghana. She brings many years of working in cinema, and has served as project manager at the Goethe-Institut and joined the Berlinale selection committee in 2023.


Elad Samorzik is a film programmer, industry consultant and former journalist. He has over a decade of experience as Artistic Director of the Jerusalem Film Festival from 2014 to 2024.


The committee, chaired by Co-Directors of Film Programming, Jacqueline Lyanga and Michael Stütz, and overseen by Tricia Tuttle will select the films competing for the Golden and Silver Bears and those screening as Berlinale Special Presentations. Existing Heads of Sections will also contribute to these selections. All will select films competing in the new Perspectives section for the Best First Feature Award and for the nominations for the Best Documentary Award.


Tuttle and her Co-Directors of Film Programming also confirm a group of Advisors and Delegates who offer programming support and deepen the expertise and international networks of the Berlinale.

Jackson Wild's 2024 Legacy and Rising Star Awards Announced!

 We're thrilled to announce the recipients of our 2024 Legacy Award, as well as the recipient of our 2024 Rising Star Award. Among Jackson Wild's highest honors, this year's recipients have demonstrated the power of storytelling to inspire real world change and share Jackson Wild's commitment to building an impact driven community of filmmakers, creators, and conservationists who are dedicated to using media to support efforts to create a more sustainable planet. They have been nominated by their peers and selected by the Jackson Wild Board of Directors. We look forward to celebrating them at the Jackson Wild Media Awards Gala on September 5!

"Mike Pandey's incredible passion for wildlife conservation and environmental protection over the past 45 years has left an indelible mark not just in India, but across the globe,” said Jackson Wild’s Executive Director, Geoff Daniels. “His powerful films have driven critical legislative changes and inspired millions, setting a benchmark for how storytelling can catalyze real-world impact. It has been a true honor to witness his tireless efforts and celebrate his remarkable legacy." Learn more.

This year's rising star recipient, Ryan Wilkes, is an award-winning Jamaican Canadian storyteller and documentary filmmaker whose unique blend of scientific expertise and artistic talent has captivated audiences worldwide (@itsryanwilkes) through his work in conservation, wildlife, and science communication. "Watching the trajectory of Ryan Wilkes career from Media Lab fellow to Social Media force and the significant work he is now doing within the documentary and conservation world has been nothing short of extraordinary,” noted Daniels. Learn more.

Thank you to National Geographic Society for sponsoring the Legacy Award, and to HHMI Tangled Bank Studios for sponsoring our Rising Star Award. We are delighted to have your support!

Venice Film Festival_The Masterclasses and Conversations of the Venice Film Festival

The Masterclasses and Conversations of the Venice Film Festival: 

Pupi Avati, Richard Gere and Mario Cordova, Ethan Hawke, Claude Lelouch and Barbara Pravi, Nicola Piovani and Cristina Comencini, and the Golden Lions for Career to Sigourney Weaver and Peter Weir /

Match Point Arena – Lido, 29 August – 6 September

After the success of last year, the Masterclasses and Conversations with cinema personalities are back at the 81st Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia, with a richer program and in a new and larger (250 seats) location – the Match Point Arena, set up at the Tennis Club Venezia on the Lido (Lungomare Marconi, corner via Emo, in front of the Hotel Excelsior, free entry for accreditations at the 81stVFF)).

In particular, four Masterclasses will be held by directors and performers, including the actress Sigourney Weaver (Golden Lion for Career) on Thursday 29 August at 4.30 pm, the director Peter Weir (Golden Lion for Career) on Sunday 1 September at 3.30 pm, the actor Ethan Hawke on Monday 2 September at 10.00 am and the director Pupi Avati on Friday 6 September at 3.30 pm (author of the closing film L'orto americano), which can also be followed in livestream on www.labiennale.org. 

Film Fest Gent presents album 'Elliot Goldenthal: Music for Film'

WSA2024

9 - 20 October 2024, 51st edition Film Fest Gent
15 - 17 October 2024, WSA Film Music Days 2024

Film Fest Gent proudly presents Elliot Goldenthal: Music for Film, the film festival’s 2024 album with all-new studio recordings of selected scores by Elliot Goldenthal, performed by Brussels Philharmonic and conducted by Film Fest Gent music director Dirk Brossé. 

Locarno Pro and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event launch Industry Academy in Estonia

 

Locarno Pro, the industry platform of the Locarno Film Festival, and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, the meeting place for professionals at the Black Nights Film Festival, have joined forces in launching a new Industry Academy. The Tallinn Industry Academy will welcome 10 to 12 participants during this year's Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event (14 to 22 November 2024). Submissions close on Thursday, 19 September 2024.

Locarno Industry Academy 2024. Credits: Locarno Film Festival / Ti-Press

Eda Koppel, who has vast experience in the industry including as Head of Marketing at the Estonian Film Institute, has been appointed as regional project manager and will coordinate the event with the supervision and support of Locarno Industry Academy Project Manager Marion Klotz.

In memoriam Margaret Ménégoz

On 7 August, French-German producer Margaret Ménégoz has passed away at the age of 83.

Photo: Unifrance/DR

Ménégoz was born in Budapest in 1941 as part of a Hungarian-German family, grew up in Baden-Württemberg and began her career in the 1970s at French production company Les Films du Losange, which she directed for 46 years. Her filmography includes more than 60 titles, in addition to important works of the French Nouvelle Vague, also many German-French co-productions such as THE AMERICAN FRIEND by Wim Wenders, LOVE and THE WHITE RIBBON by Michael Haneke or UNDINE by Christian Petzold. She has been honoured with the most important national and international film awards, from a European Film Award, an Oscar and the Palme d’Or. For her work, she was appointed officer of the French Legion of Honour in 2012 and honoured with the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2023.

“Margaret Ménégoz not only represented the quintessence of what makes a great European film producer in her extraordinary work with authors of the stature of Michael Haneke, Wim Wenders, Eric Rohmer, Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Agnieszka Holland,” said producer and European Film Academy Chair Mike Downey, “she put so much back in to building a European film industry of quality, integrity and global success. Margaret’s commitment as board member and deputy chair of the European Film Academy, was second to none as was her passion for communicating European cinema across the world to yet wider and wider audiences knew no bounds: the day of her death was a very sad day for European cinema: she will be sorely missed.”

The 21st international Arthouse Cinema Training starts in Berlin

The 21st Arthouse Cinema Training Opens in Berlin, Uniting Participants from Six Continents

48 participants from 27 countries and more than 20 Trainers from nine countries: On Monday, 19 August, the 21st edition of the Arthouse Cinema Training kicked-off in Berlin, Germany. The renowned initiative gathers arthouse exhibitors and industry experts for a seven-day intensive programme of talks, panels and interactive workshops surrounding arthouse cinema exhibition. It will conclude on Sunday, 25 August.

Jharrel Jerome to receive TIFF Tribute Performer Award and Zhao Tao TIFF Special Tribute Award

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TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey is delighted to announce additional honourees who will be receiving TIFF Tribute Awards at this year’s Festival: American award-winning actor and rapper Jharrel Jerome will receive the TIFF Tribute Performer Award; and award-winning actor Zhao Tao will be presented with the TIFF Special Tribute Award. Honouring the film industry’s outstanding contributors and their achievements, the TIFF Tribute Awards gala will take place on Sunday, September 8, at Fairmont Royal York Hotel.

“From Moonlight to Unstoppable, Jharrel Jerome’s depth, strength, and vulnerability on screen have made him one of his generation’s finest actors. It’s an honour to recognize his outstanding body of work with the TIFF Tribute Performer Award,” said Bailey. “In her collaborations with director Jia Zhang-Ke, the TIFF Special Tribute honouree Zhao Tao has captured the complexity and significance of China’s galvanizing change. Hers is a signature face of our 21st century, and her work in Caught by the Tides stands with her very best.”