Paris Independent Film Festival
| 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] The Culture Trip named it as one of "7 great Paris Film Events" after its inaugural edition,[4] and Shooters Hill Campus names it as a destination for trips during its film studies program along Berlin Film Festival.[5]
About
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,[6] from narrative to documentary.[7] An international jury selects and awards the presented films.[8] The festival showcases previews, world premieres as well as films that already screened at other festivals.[9] Many filmmakers attend the screenings of their films, and past attendants included Alexis Krasilovsky and Ira Schneider.
Notable films in competition
- 2015: Ira Schneider premiered a new re-edit of his film A Weekend at the Beach, w. Jean-Luc Godard.
- 2015: Art!, a short film starring Helmut Berger and Zachi Noy, had its world premiere at the festival.[10]
- 2015: Chasing Bonnie & Clyde, a documentary that was financed partially through a crowd-funding campaign,[11] had an exclusive preview at the festival.
Reception
If you are interested in discovering new talents in the cinema industry this is the place.— Roberta Dencheva, in 'The Culture Trip'.[4]
References
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 3 Dencheva, Roberta. "7 Great Paris Film Events In 2016". The Culture Trip. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Shooters Hill Campus: About their film studies.". Retrieved 2016-05-10.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "IMDB: Release information about "Art!".". Retrieved 2016-05-10.
- ↑ "Kiss Kiss Bank Bank: Crowdfunding site for the project.". Retrieved 2016-05-10.