date festival

PROGRAMME



The details of all the selected films in the competition, the two programmes out of competition, screenplay readings, as well as the presentation of the juries and the awards.

CompEtition

The young European film makers are invited to Angers to present their films to the public, the film industry and the film critics. More than eighty films are being shown in six competitions with prize money of 200.000 euros being awarded by the juries and a public vote.
Feature films (european et french)
Short films (european et french)
Student films
Animated films
Release dates
 
hors competition

Out of competition

The selection of the films presented out of competiton in the categories "free style" and "next shots"
Free forms
Next shots
 

AWARDS

The details of the two hundred thousand euros prize money for the competition.

 

jury

The presentation of the people who make up the two official juries.

 



The festival allows you to rediscover the masterpieces of European film makers on the big screeen, owing to the tributes major film makers or unknown ones, thematic programmes, retrospectives on national cinematographies.

Jean-Pierre Melville AND HIS LEGACY

Premiers Plans is paying a tribute to the French film director Jean-Pierre Melville. The director was deeply passionate about the American myth, and invented a universe and a style of his own, insomuch that he became a role model and inspiration for a number of modern film makers.
 

FEAR IN CINEMA

From fear to terror, from shivers to anxiety, thirty-four films to explore the representations, but also the perceptions of fear in cinema.
 

TRIBUTE TO Guillaume Depardieu

A selection of films marking the career of the comedian who died in October 2008. Everyday, Jeanne Moreau and the Festival welcome a guest to present the nine films for this tribute.
 

Karel Zeman

Three feature films and a short films progamme to discover thisgreat director nicknamed the "Czech Melies" (1910-1989). An inspired craftsman, Zeman has explored the technical diversity of film making in order to be the closest to his subject: optical illusions, collages, double exposure of actors, puppets, …
 

NEW TURKISH CINEMA

Three feature films and two programmes of Turkish school films suggested on the occasion of the Turkish Season in France.
 

Jacques Baratier

A tribute to a a genre-breaking film-maker, who died recently.

 



Details of the films shown during the opening and closing ceremonies and the sneak previews.

OPENING / ClOSING CEREMONIES

The opening and closing films.
 
avant premieres

Sneak previews


avant premieres

SPECIAL SCREENINGS