French movies in New York

Voici la liste des productions et films français à découvrir cette semaine dans les salles obscures new-yorkaises.

Nos coups de cœur cette semaine sont : Vincere, Un Prophète, The Ghost Writer, Le Ruban Blanc et Looking for Eric. Don't miss it !

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	Vincere Directed by Marco Bellocchio, 128 minutes, Italy/France, IFC Films, 2009. With Giovanna Mezziogiorno, Filippo Timi, Corrado Invernizzi. Italian master Marco Bellocchio’s stunning political melodrama tells the virtually unknown story of Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini’s (Filippo Timi) secret first marriage. An ambitious and ruthless young man, he woos and then abandons the woman who launched his career—and gave him his first child — as he plots his rise to power. IFC Center, 323 Sixth Avenue at West 3rd Street, NY 10014, (212) 924-7771 | Lincoln Plaza Cinemas, Broadway Between 62nd and 63rd, New York, NY 10023, (212) 757-2280 Link
	Kimjongilia Directed by N.C. Heikin, 75 minutes, USA/France/South Korea, Lorber Films, 2009. The first film to fully expose the humanitarian crisis of North Korea, N.C. Heikin’s stylish, deeply moving documentary is centered around astonishing interviews with survivors of North Korea’s vast and largely hidden prison camps, and interspersed with archival footage of North Korean propaganda films and original performance. Along with the survivors’ stories — which illuminate the contours of daily life for a people whose every action is monitored, and whose every thought could bring retribution — Kimjongilia (named after a hybrid flower created for Kim Jong Il’s 46th’s birthday) examines the mass illusion possible under totalitarianism and the human rights abuses required to maintain that illusion. Cinema Village, 22 East 12th Street, New York, NY 10003, (212) 924-3363 Link
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	A Prophet | Un Prophète Directed by Jacques Audiard, 150 minutes, France/Italy, Sony Pictures Classics, 2009. With Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes and Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, this exhilarating crime epic from director Jacques Audiard follows an illiterate French-Arab prison inmate’s six-year odyssey from new kid on the cell block to underworld kingpin. Along the way, Malik (remarkable newcomer Tahar Rahim) learns how to read not just books but people, too, as the protégé of a brutal Corsican gang leader (the electrifying Niels Arestrup), until the pupil threatens to overtake the master, playing every one of Paris’ rival gangland factions to his own advantage. Lincoln Plaza Cinemas, Broadway Between 62nd and 63rd, New York, NY 10023, (212) 757-2280 |Angelika Film Center, 18 W. Houston Street, New York, NY 10012,  (800) 326-3264 |Cobble Hill Cinemas, 265 Court St., Brooklyn, NY 11231, (718) 596-9113 |Kew Gardens, 81-05 Lefferts Blvd., Kew Gardens, NY 11415,  (718) 441-9835 | Clearview Clairidge Cinemas, 486 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042, (973) 746-5564 | Stampfel Movies Malverne Quad Cinemas, 350 Hempstead Avenue, Malverne, NY 11565  (516) 599-6966 For showtimes and tickets, click here .
	The Secret of Kells | Brendan et le Secret de Kells Directed by Tomm Moore, 75 minutes, Ireland/France/Belgium, Gkids, 2009. The new animated masterpiece from the producers of Kirikou and the Sorceress and The Triplets of Belleville , The Secret of Kells film blends fantasy and mythology to create a richly detailed and striking visual landscape, folding traditionally Celtic influences into a riot of color and detail that dazzle the eyes. Hailed by international critics as one of the most beautiful films of the year and winner of the audience award at the prestigious Annecy Animation Festival, The Secret of Kells has also been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Film. City Cinemas Village East, 181 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10003, (800)326-3264 | Bowtie Plaza 3, 2 Railroad Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830, (203) 869-4030 | IFC Center, 323 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10014, (212)924-7771 (last screening on March 23rd) Link
	The Ghost Writer Directed by Roman Polanski, 128 minutes, France/Germany/UK, Summit Distribution, 2010. With Ewan McGregor, Jon Bernthal, Kim Cattrall, Pierce Brosnan. Resonating with topical themes, this atmospheric and suspenseful political thriller is a story of deceit and betrayal on every level— sexual, political and literary. In a world in which nothing, and no one, is as it seems, The Ghost quickly discovers that the past can be deadly—and that history is decided by whoever stays alive to write it. Lincoln Plaza Cinemas | City Cinemas 1, 2 & 3 | Regal E-Walk 13 | Clearview Chelsea Cinemas | National Amusements Edgewater Multiplex Cinemas | Regal Cinemas Union Square | BAM Rose Cinemas | United Artists Brandon Cinemas | Clearview Tenafly Cinema 4 | Clearview Bronxville Cinemas | Clearview Clairidge Cinemas | Clearview Manhasset | Clearview Larchmont Playhouse | Clearview Washington Township Cinemas |CJM Maplewood Sixplex | Stampfel Movies Malverne Quad Cinemas | Cranford Theatre | Clearview Cinema 100 Twin | National Amusements White Plains | Roberts Chatham Theatre | National Amusements All Westchester Saw Mill Multiplex | Stampfel Movies Bellmore | Bowtie Plaza 3 | Atlantic Highlands Cinema 5 Link
	The White Ribbon | Le Ruban Blanc Directed by Michael Haneke, 144 minutes, Austria/Germany/France/ Italy, Sony Pictures Classics, 2009. With Christian Friedel, Ernst Jacobi, Leonie Benesch. Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. The abused and suppressed children of the villagers seem to be at the heart of this mystery. Film Forum, 209 W Houston St, New York, NY 10014, (212) 727-8110 |Cinemart Cinemas, 106-03 Metropolitan Avenue, Forest Hills, NY 11375, (718) 261-2244 | Cedar Lane Cinemas, 503 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666, (201) 836-3334 | Clearview Clairidge Cinemas, 486 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042, (973) 746-5564 Link
	Green Zone Directed by Paul Greengrass, 115 minutes, France/USA/Spain/UK, Universal Pictures, 2010. With Igal Naor, Said Faraj, Matt Damon. United 93 director Paul Greengrass explores the aftermath of the Iraq invasion in this feature adaptation of author Rajiv Chandrasekaran's literary exposé of the same name. A one-time Baghdad bureau chief of the Washington Post, Chandrasekaran was present as American forces attempted to set up a provisional government on the grounds surrounding former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's opulent palace. In this fictional thriller set during the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad, director Greengrass and screenwriter Brian Helgeland use Chandrasekaran's novel as the foundation for the story of an officer who joins forces with a senior CIA officer to unearth evidence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Link
	The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Directed by Terry Gilliam, 122 minutes, UK/Canada/France, Sony Pictures Classics, 2009. With Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law, Christopher Plummer. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present-day. It tells the story of Dr. Parnassus and his extraordinary 'Imaginarium', a traveling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. Cinema Village, 22 East 12th Street, New York, NY 10003, (212) 924-3363 Link
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	The Film Society of Lincoln Center, IFC Center and BAM present  : " RENDEZ-VOUS WITH FRENCH CINEMA " > > > March 11th - 21st Now in its 15th year, the wildly popular series presents another exclusive panorama of contemporary French cinema, from intimate personal stories to finely crafted forays into genre filmmaking. Testifying to the continuing vitality of French film, many filmmakers are featured for the first time in NYC : Alain Guiraudie, Laurent Perreau, Riad Sattouf, Axelle Ropert, Xabi Molia and Mona Achache. Link
	Welcome Directed by Philippe Lioret, 110 minutes, France, Film Movement, 2009. With Vincent Lindon, Firat Ayverdi, Audrey Dana. Bilal, a young 17 year old Kurdish boy, has travelled through Middle East and Europe to join his girlfriend, freshly immigrated to England. But his journey comes to an abrupt end when he is stopped on the French side of the Channel. Having decided to swim across, Bilal goes to the local swimming pool to train. There he meets Simon, a swimming instructor in the midst of a divorce. To impress his wife and win back her heart, Simon decides to risk everything by taking Bilal under his wing. Sunday, March 21st at 3:30p.m. at Walter Reade Theatre Link
	The Refuge | Le Refuge Directed by François Ozon, 90 minutes, France, Strand Releasing, 2009. With Isabelle Carré, Louis-Ronan Choisy, Melvil Poupaud. Mousse and Louis are young, beautiful, rich and in love. But drugs have invaded their lives. One day they overdose, and Louis dies. Mousse survives, but soon learns she’s pregnant. Feeling lost, she runs away to a house far from Paris. Several months later, Louis’ brother joins her in her refuge. Saturday, March 20th at 6:15p.m. at Walter Reade Theatre Sunday, March 21st at 8:45p.m. at Walter Reade Theatre Link
	The Wolberg Family | La Famille Wolberg Directed by Axelle Ropert, 80 minutes, France/Belgium, 2009. With François Damiens, Valérie Benguigui, Léopoldine Serre, Valentin Vigourt, Serge Bozon. He can make an amazing speech on American soul music to astounded school kids, meddle in the private life of his fellow citizens or even make his 18-year-old daughter swear that never, ever, will she leave the family home. This man’s name is Simon Wolberg, mayor of a small provincial town, madly in love with his wife, an invasive father and a provocative son! This man is driven by his obsession with his family. It causes him to put these bonds to the test, checking their strength and fragility… Saturday, March 20th at 4p.m. at Walter Reade Theatre Sunday, March 21st at 6:30p.m. at Walter Reade Theatre Link
	I'm Glad that My Mother is Alive | Je Suis Heureux que ma Mère soit Vivante Directed by Claude & Nathan Miller, 90 minutes, France, 2009. With Vincent Rottiers, Sophie Cattani, Christine Citti. Our identities are clothes the shapes of which were designed by our childhood. Between the age of 7 and 20, Thomas was looking for Julie, his birth mother. Unknown to his adoptive parents he would find this woman who had abandoned him at 4 years and start a “parallel life” with her. But as the proverb goes: "You shouldn’t bet on two winning horses…" Friday, March 19th at 4p.m. at Walter Reade Theatre Saturday, March 20th at 8:45p.m. at Walter Reade Theatre Link
	Mademoiselle Chambon Directed by Stéphane Brizé, 90 minutes, France, 2009. With Vincent Lindon, Sandrine Kiberlain, Aure Atika. Jean leads a pretty ordinary life: he spends his days happily between his construction sites and his house, with his loving wife and son. He feels confortable in his routine. One day, as he’s picking up Kevin from school, he stumbles upon Mademoiselle Chambon, his son’s teacher. She’s discreet, elegant, mesmerizing, unlike any woman he has ever met before. This chance encounter will be a turning point in his well-organized life. An opportunity to change or a folly to regret? Friday, March 19th at 6:15p.m. at Walter Reade Theatre Sunday, March 21st at 1:30p.m. at Walter Reade Theatre Link
	The Army of Crime | L'Armée du Crime Directed by Robert Guédiguian, 139 minutes, France, 2009. With Simon Abkarian, Virginie Ledoyen, Robinson Stévenin, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet. A taut, revealing thriller about the early days of the French Resistance, a time when so many of the movement’s leaders and foot soldiers were often foreigners—Poles, Jews, Armenians, Spaniards, Italians—who had to fear French collaborators as well as the Germans.  Varying in their actual homelands and in their reasons for joining the struggle, the one thing that unites them is the understanding that the Nazis oppression will only increase unless it is squarely confronted. To that end, they hatch a plot to assassinate a general, and show that resistance is indeed possible, but their activity attracts the attention of the German high command, which decides to teach the French population a different kind of lesson. Friday, March 19th at 1p.m. at Walter Reade Theatre Link
	Making Plans for Lena | Non ma Fille, tu n'iras pas Danser Directed by Christophe Honoré, 105 minutes, France, 2009. With Chiara Mastroianni, Marina Foïs, Marie-Christine Barrault, Louis Garrel. Ever since she broke up with Nigel, Léna soldiers on through life as best she can with her two kids. She valiantly overcomes the obstacles put in her way. But she has yet to confront the worst of them: Her unstoppable family of do-gooders who have decided, by any means necessary, to make her happy. Friday, March 19th at 8:45p.m. at Walter Reade Theatre Saturday, March 20th at 1:30 at Walter Reade Theatre & 5:30p.m. at BAM Link
	The Law | La Loi Directed by Jules Dassin, 126 minutes, France/Italy, Oscilloscope Pictures, 1959. With Gina Lollobrigida, Pierre Brasseur, Yves Montand, Marcello Mastroianni. This hugely entertaining, very wry film, directed with great style by Jules Dassin, features an international A-list cast—Yves Montand, Gina Lollobrigida, Marcello Mastroianni, Melina Mercouri, and Pierre Brasseur, just for starters. Pitched between a romantic melodrama and a Fifties art film, The Law is set in a seemingly idyllic Italian seaside village where each night the local men gather at a tavern and decide which one will get to play “the Boss,” and spend the next 24 hours humiliating the others. Sunday, March 21st at 4p.m. at Walter Reade Theatre Link
	BAMCinématek presents : " FOCUS ON IFC FILMS " > > > March 19-21 The series comprises a selection of IFC Films’ upcoming theatrical and video on demand releases from its IFC In Theaters and Festival Direct platforms. This year’s Focus on IFC Films line-up provides a snapshot of the 2009 international film festival circuit to New York audiences, bringing sneak previews of new films from acclaimed directors including Claire Denis, Bruno Dumont, Ken Loach, Johnnie To, Christophe Honoré, Elia Suleiman and more.
	Hadewijch Directed by Bruno Dumont, 120 minutes, France, 2009. With Julie Sokolowski, Yassine Salime, David Dewaele. Deeply devout Céline (Sokolowski in a mesmerizing debut) is let go from a convent because of her too-fervent faith. Forced to explore the outside world, she discards her haute bourgeois upbringing after meeting Arab boy Yassine (Salime, also in an impressive debut). When Yassine introduces her to his brother, a Muslim fundamentalist zealot, Céline’s ardent Catholicism takes an unusual (and precarious) turn. Sunday, March 21st at 3pm Link
	Making Plans for Lena | Non ma Fille, tu n'iras pas Danser Directed by Christophe Honoré, 105 minutes, France, 2009. With Chiara Mastroianni, Marina Foïs, Marie-Christine Barrault. Honoré (Love Songs) returns with a sharply observed holiday family drama à la Desplechin. After splitting with her husband, single mom Mastroianni (in one of her best performances) escapes Paris for her parents’ home in Brittany with two kids in tow. But what to expect when her ex comesknocking? Features a cameo by Louis Garrel and XTC on the soundtrack. Saturday, March 20th at 5:30pm Q&A with Christophe Honoré and Chiara Mastroianni after the screeening Link
	White Material Directed by Claire Denis, 100 minutes, France, 2009. With Isabelle Huppert, Isaach De Bankolé, Christopher Lambert. The latest from living legend Claire Denis (35 Shots of Rum, Beau Travail) is as richly textured, freeflowing, and multisensory an experience as audiences have come to expect from her. The director returns to her homeland of Africa for this story about a relentlessly unyielding woman (Isabelle Huppert) who refuses to abandon her coffee plantation even as violence and civil war erupt around her and her family. An evocative examination of post-colonial African political strife that resists easy answers and opts for a far more personal, philosophical approach to a complex subject. Friday, March 19th at 9:15pm Link
	Looking for Eric Directed by Ken Loach, 116 minutes, UK/France/Italy/Belgium/ Spain, 2009. With Steve Evets, Eric Cantona, Stephanie Bishop. After a failed second marriage and with a mid-life crisis looming, postman and soccer supporter Eric (played with brio by rocker-turned-actor Steve Evets), is searching for inspiration—and who better to turn to than Man U football legend Eric Cantona—famous for his philosophizing on and off the pitch. This is Play It Again, Sam for the Brit working-class footy fan via English auteur Loach. Friday, March 19th at 6:50pm (New York Premiere) Link
	The Time That Remains  | Le Temps qu'Il Reste Directed by Elia Suleiman, 109 minutes, UK/Italy/Belgium/France, 2009. With Ali Suliman, Elia Suleiman, Saleh Bakri. The director of Divine Intervention returns with another personal and episodic feature about Arab life in Israel, adapted from his mother’s letters and his father’s diaries, written while his father was a scruffy Palestinian resistance fighter in 1948. Hearkening both Keaton and Tati, Suleiman’s idiosyncratic film is both a deadpan comedy and a poignant exploration of Palestinian identity over the last six decades. Saturday, March 20th at 3pm Link
	Vengeance Directed by Johnnie To, 108 min, 2009, Hong Kong/France. With Johnny Hallyday, Sylvie Testud, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang HK action auteur To (alongside long-time collaborator/screenwriter Wai Ka-Fai) helms a revenge fantasy starring aging Gallic rocker Hallyday as “Costello,” an ex-hitman turned chef who travels to Asia to avenge his daughter (Testud) and her husband. “With his ruined face and pale snake eyes Mr. Hallyday holds the screen while Mr. To shakes it up.” —Manohla Dargis, The New York Times Sunday, March 21st at 9pm Link
	Tales from the Golden Age | Contes de l'Âge d'Or Directed by Hanno Höfer, Razvan Marculescu, Cristian Mungiu, Constantin Popescu, Ioana Uricaru, 155 minutes, Romania/France, 2009. Cristian Mungiu (4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days) conceived, produced, and wrote this darkly funny portmanteau anthology of five different stories (by five different directors, including Mungiu himself)— urban myths from life under the last years of Romanian dictator Ceausescu’s regime. Sunday, March 21st at 5:30pm Link
	IFC Center presents : 2010 Academy Award-Nominated Animated Short Films This program features the five films nominated for this year’s Academy Award for Best Animated Short, plus three additional films named to the Academy’s shortlist. The first and the last shorts of this program are French and the latter actually won the Oscar for Best Animated Short. - French Roast Directed by Fabrice O. Joubert, 8 minutes, 2008. - Logorama Directed by François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy & Ludovic Houplain, 16 minutes, 2009. Link
	FIAF presents  " THE WHIMSICAL WORLD OF BELGIAN CINEMA " > > > Tuesdays in March FIAF presents a selection of films that showcase some of the richness and diversity of Belgian cinema. Regardless of genre, they all share a twisted, surreal, and deadpan humor that is uniquely l’humour belge . Link
	Toto the Hero | Toto le Héros Directed by Jaco van Dormael, 91 minutes, Belgium/France/Germany, 1991. With  Michel Bouquet, Jo De Backer, Thomas Godet, Gisela Uhlen. A success at Cannes and the Césars, Toto the Hero is a mystical tale, told through flashbacks and flash forwards, of a man who believes his life is not his own. Seemingly switched at birth, Thomas endured tragedy and poverty while neighbor Alfred grew up carefree. Vibrant and enthralling. Tuesday, March 23rd at 12:30 & 7:30p.m. Link
	My Life in Pink | Ma Vie en Rose Directed by Alain Berliner, 88 minutes, France/Belgium/UK, 1997. With Michèle Laroque, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Hélène Vincent, Georges Du Fresne. Ludovic is a seven-year-old boy who longs to be a girl. As parents, teachers, and friends react to his changing behavior, Ludovic remains resolute. His simple (yet inevitably complicating) wish stands at the center of this marvelous, profound film that won a Best Foreign Film Golden Globe and other international awards. Tuesday, March 23rd at 4p.m. The screening will be preceeded by Chantal Akerman's short J'ai faim, j'ai froid. Link
	GKIDS presents : "NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL 2010" The New York International Children's Film Festival is the country's largest annual film festival for kids, featuring intelligent and thought-provoking films from around the world. The Festival also has monthly screenings at selected New York theaters and produces an annual nationwide tour. Link
	Raining Cats and Frogs | La Prophétie des Grenouilles Directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd, 90 minutes, France, 2003. The award-winning first feature from director Jacques-Rémy Girerd, founder of Folimage animation studio and director of last year’s stunning Opening Night film Mia and the Migoo, is a delicate and charming tale of an old sea captain who unwittingly becomes a modern day Noah when a torrential flood washes over the planet and the animals from the local zoo escape into his floating house. But all is not peaceful aboard the comically tower-shaped houseboat, and when a code of strict vegetarianism is imposed to protect the gentler animals, their carnivorous shipmates plot mutiny. Winner of prizes at Berlin and Ottawa and showcased at over a dozen of the world's top festivals, the film took over six years to create, and was the first animated film in two decades to be made entirely in France. Saturday, March 20th at 11a.m. at IFC Center Link
.	Gwen and the Book of Sand | Gwen, le Livre de Sable Directed by Jean-François Laguionie, 72 minutes, France, 1984. NYICFF is proud to present a rare screening of Jean-François Laguionie’s trance-like masterpiece, Gwen, le livre de sable , which won the Grand Jury Prize at the prestigious Annecy animation festival.  Windswept vistas are punctuated by radiantly colorful animals and the film exudes an air of melancholy mystery that is as close to pure poetry as cinema can get. Saturday, March 20th at 11:30p.m. at IFC Center Link
.	Kirikou and the Sorceress | Kirikou et la Sorcière Directed by Michel Ocelot, 74 minutes, France, 1998. The first feature from Azur & Asmar creator Michel Ocelot is one of the most stunningly beautiful, poetic and entertaining films ever created for children, and ushered in a modern renaissance in French feature animation. With an original soundtrack by Youssou N’Dour, Kirikou and the Sorceress is winner of dozens of animation awards, including the Grand Prix at Annecy, and has become an absolute classic of animated cinema. NYICFF first premiered Kirikou at the 2000 festival and Michel Ocelot is currently a member of the NYICFF jury. Saturday, March 20th at 10:30p.m. at IFC Center Sunday, March 21st at 11p.m. at IFC Center Link
.	Amuse-Bouche : French Short Animation Total running time: 80 minutes A tantalizing collection of recent works from some of France’s most creative and influential animators. Anchoring the lineup, Sylvain Chomet’s The Old Lady and the Pigeons garnered top prizes at Annecy and BAFTA, an Oscar nomination, and paved the way for his next film, the ground breaking Triplets of Belleville . Also included are current Oscar nominated French Roast from Fabrice Joubert, the Oscar nominated Oktapodi , and additional award-winning shorts from cartoon masters Serge Elissalde, Marie Caillou, Jerome Boulbes and others. Sunday, March 21st at 10:30a.m. at IFC Center Link
	Several French Shorts : NYICFF will also feature several French shorts in competition. Many of them are US premieres! - The Crab That Played With the Sea Directed by Jean-Jacques Prunes, 13 minutes, 2008. Before the high and far-off times, O my Best Beloved, came the time of the Very Beginnings, and that was in the days when the Eldest Magician was getting things ready... - O'Moro Directed by Christophe Calissoni & Eva Offredo, 12 minutes, 2009. A tall and silent policeman called The Moor has to arrest thieves, vagrants, and lovers under the orders of a petty commandant. But across the Mediterranean the warm winds of Africa beckon, and one morning at the harbor, he meets a gypsy woman who will change his destiny. - Feet on the Ground Directed by Franz Kirchner, 5 minutes, 2008. What do you do when you wake up and your whole world is turned on end? - The Little Dragon Directed by Bruno Collet, 8 minutes, 2009. In this kung-fu spoof, an old Bruce Lee action figure comes to life and kicks some ass, despite a deteriorating rubber body. Epic battles include a long awaited rematch with cardboard Chuck Norris. Haay-yah! - My 13 Directed by Rudi Rosenberg, 10 minutes, 2007. She loves me, she loves me not… Thirteen year-old Jonathan has a bad crush on the cutest girl in school and needs to know if she feels the same. - Madagascar, a Journey Diary Directed by Bastien Dubois, 11 minutes, 2009. This visual travel diary uses gorgeous rotoscope animation to capture the luxuriant landscapes of Madagascar, as a Western traveler explores and observes the people, culture and customs of this foreign land. - Fard Directed by David Alapont, 13 minutes, 2009. In a near future, the world seems to work in an effective and controlled way... but under the surface darkness lurks. - Malban Directed by Elodie Bouedec, 8 minutes, 2008. Breathtakingly beautiful animation has garnered this film a string of international festival prizes. A young girl is spending the holidays with her mother and brother in their beach house. One evening an unknown man arrives seeking the Island of the Birds, a place of memories and dreams. Follow this link for schedule and locations.

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