La Vista du French Cinema It is organized by Jangada With the support of the French Embassy and the French Institute in Portugal, it is also held in partnership with the French Alliance Network in Portugal.
Lepetitjournal.com : there French Film Festival It celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. How has it evolved and what is the meaning of the festival in 2024?
Dominic DePrister: Since its first edition 25 years ago French Film Festival It remained true to its initial project: to present films to Portuguese audiences as well as to French people living in Portugal that reflect the diversity of French cinematic creativity, one of the most dynamic in the world.
The festival has remained a general festival, which is the raison d'être of its existence and why it presents comedies and even action films alongside the most demanding programmes. The Count of Monte Cristo Thus, the festival will open on October 3. We also seek to increase the number of meetings between the audience and the actors and directors who come to show films. These interactions constitute an important added value to festivals and make their viewing experience unique. This year we will count on having Patrick Mille and Dimitri Painter (The Count of Monte Cristo), Stefan Brisé (Out of season), Dominic Abel and Fiona Gordon (Absolute star), Leah Dominic (Bernadette), Simon Mutairu (No chains, no masters), Elise Girard (Cydonia in Japan) or even Ladge Lee and Alexis Manenti (Building 5).
there Vista It is now well established in Portugal, in ten cities. It is the oldest foreign film festival in Portugal and remains one of the first in terms of attendance. Nearly 20,000 spectators attended the performances during the 2023 edition.
For the 25thy Anniversary, together with the producer and director of the festival, Katja Adler, we will introduce new features to make it evolve, without changing its nature, but to adapt it to the moment. Thus we return to our place General award In Lisbon: Viewers will be asked to vote after the pre-screening of five films to choose their favorite film. We are also opening the festival to other countries to present co-productions. This year we are partnering with the Belgian Embassy and the Wallonia-Brussels Region to screen the Franco-Belgian co-production “The Shooting Star” in the presence of the directors. Furthermore, with the support of the French Institute of Paris, we organize professional meetings: “From Film to Series” in order to support Franco-Portuguese cooperation in serial art. Projection Black butterfliesa series produced by Arte in the presence of Arte CEO Bruno Patino, will end on October 10.
What are the highlights of Vista 2024 Who do you want to highlight?
Trick question! I invite readers to discover the programming on the site www.festadocinemafrances.com. They will definitely find a large number of movies that suit their taste. The films included in the People's Choice Award are of course films that have been screened for preview and which we believe will be of particular interest to viewers. The winner will be announced at the end of the Lisbon Film Festival before the screening of Gilles Lellouche's film. Love oof.
Projection Building 5 It will also be one of the highlights of the Lisbon Festival in the presence of director Ladj Li and lead actor Alexis Manenti.
Personally, I recommend not showing the film in Portugal Cydonia in Japan Directed by Elise Girard, who will be present in Lisbon on October 6. In a completely different style and for the whole family, the film is very touching by the young director, Mary Amashukele. As for Gloria.
Finally, the Chris Marker retrospective at Cinematheque Lisbon will allow you to rediscover the work of this exceptional director throughout the month of November.
(Comments compiled by Marie Sobral)
