15th Mumbai Film Festival to feature 29 French films
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15th Mumbai Film Festival
to feature 29 French
films
and “ 6th Rendez-vo-us with
French Cinema ”
· Costa Gavras, highly
acclaimed
French film maker
to
receive the “Lifetime
Achievement Award”
· Nathalie Baye,
an actress
with
a career span of 40 years to be an International Jury
member
· 2013 Cannes Palme
d’or
Winner “Blue
is the warmest color”
(Abdellatif Kéchiche)
· 15 French
cinema
professionals
will attend the
15th Mumbai Film Festival,
including journalists,
distributors, producers,
directors and
actors like Costa
Gavras,
Nathalie Baye,
Leos
Carax,
Mahamat Saleh Haroun
(Grigris)
and Guillaume Brac (“Tonnerre” in the official competition)
· 29 French features to be screened
15th Mumbai Film Festival (MFF) presented by Reliance
Entertainment
and organized by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) is all set to showcase the best of
contemporary French cinema and welcome artists for the 6th edition of the Rendez-vous with French Cinema co-organized with the French Embassy in India, Institut Français en Inde and Unifrance films.
On the 17th of October, the
MFF will welcome renowned French cinema personalities. Costa Gavras will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award during the opening
ceremony in the presence of His Excellency
Mr François Richier, Ambassador of France to India who will grace us
with his presence specially
for
this occasion.
Among others,
Nathalie
Baye, jury member
of the international section,
Mahamat
Saleh
Haroun, director of the
film “Grigris”, Guillaume Brac, director of the film “Tonnerre” (Competition) and Leos Carax, well known
film maker who will be conducting a
masters class.
Speaking about the association and the program, Jean-Raphaël Peytregnet, the Consul General of France
in Bombay
says “In 1896, the first ever films shot by the Lumière Brothers, Louis and Auguste were shown in
Mumbai and as
this year
India celebrates the
centennial of
Indian
cinema. As the
Consul General of
France
in Bombay, I am very
proud that France will be represented
with 29
films and
15 professionals from the
cinema field to carry the
legacy of the Lumière Brothers forward.”
The special section “Rendez-vous with French cinema” seeks to establish an exhilarating platform
for
showcasing the various facets of French contemporary cinema, helping Indian distributors to promote new French films and
celebrate the
growing Indo-French ties.
On the 18th of October, the
“Rendez-Vous with French cinema” section will open with acclaimed director
François Ozon’s film “Young and Beautiful”
at
Liberty Cinema. Other important
films that
will
be
screened
as part of this section include, Abdellatif
Kéchiche’s “Blue
is the warmest color”, “A Castle in
Italy” by Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, “Grigris” by
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, “Jealousy” by
Philippe Garrel,
“Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants” by Thomas Szabo & Hélène Szabo, “Miss and The Doctors” by Axelle Ropert, “Mood Indigo” by
Michel Gondry, “The Nun” by
Guillaume Nicloux and “The Past” by
Asghar Farhadi.
Srinivasan Narayanan, Festival
Director, 15th Mumbai Film Festival says “It
is my
privilege
to collaborate with Unifrance films, Institut Français de Paris and the Embassy of France in India for the third consecutive year. The 6th Rendez-vous with the French Cinema which is part of the 15th Mumbai Film
Festival will showcase ten beautiful French films including the Palme d’Or film at Cannes. I am glad that
the
MFF is bestowing the Life
Time Achievement Award to one of the greatest French Film makers, Costa
Gavras which was for me a dream come true. One of the greatest French actresses, Nathalie Baye is part of our international jury and Leos Carax will be conducting a Masters Class.
Hope our
patrons will enjoy the
best
of contemporary French
Cinema and we look forward for more collaborations with
France”.
Isabelle Giordano, General Manager,
Unifrance films
says “I am delighted that the
French
cinema is again in
the
spotlight of this
year's
Festival of Mumbai. It is a great pleasure to
see our beautiful cinema crossing all boundaries. It also allows
our artists, actors, actresses, film makers to
be known outside France which
for me is a
cultural issue and of economic importance today,
in a world where the business
multiplies day
by day. I look forward to these
wonderful encounters that will be rich
and fruitful without any
doubt.
Mumbai Film Mart (MFM) : 5 French professionals will be
participating at the Mumbai Film Mart.
Marc
Baschet, Producer (coproducer of the film « Lunchbox »),
ASAP
Films.
Agilane Pajaniradja,
distributor of Indian films
in France, Aanna Films.
Isabelle Dubar, distributor, Happiness Distribution.
François Da Silva, Producer. Anne Delseth, Member of the Selection Committee, Director’s fortnight, Cannes Film Festival.
About Mumbai Film
Festival:
The 15th Mumbai Film Festival, presented by Reliance Entertainment, is organized by Mumbai Academy
of Moving Image (MAMI) - a body comprised of Indian film industry stalwarts, which
was
founded in 1997 by
late filmmaker Shri Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Noted filmmaker Shri Shyam Benegal heads the body that consists
of film directors including: Sudhir Mishra, Ashutosh Gowarikar, Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap, renowned actresses Shabana Azmi and Jaya Bachchan,
actor-director Amol Palekar and Farhan Akhtar and Amit Khanna, Chairman
of Reliance Big Entertainment as Trustees.
About Unifrance films and the French Embassy:
Unifrance films is the official organization dedicated to promote French cinema worldwide. It was
founded in 1949 and operates under the supervision of the CNC - National Center of Cinematography. Unifrance films currently has 800 members including feature film and short film producers, sales agents, directors,
actors, screenwriters and talent agents. Unifrance films and the
French Embassy in India decided to help the distribution of French films in India by supporting Indian
distributors with financial support for dubbing the
film
in different languages.
Official websites:
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