• All screenings (except for Master Classes and Pre/Post Festival Events) take place at the Byrd Theater •
2908 West Cary Street | www.byrdtheatre.com
• • • • • • • • All our films are in French with English Subtitles • • • • • • • •
At 7:00 p.m. each evening
Pre-Festival screening : Out 1 • By French director Jacques Rivette
Entire running time 12-hours-55 minutes with English subtitles, divided into three evenings of screenings. Discussion and Q&A with Pierre-William Glenn immediately following each projection.
Location : VCUarts Cinema’s VCU Grace Street Theater
934 W. Grace Street | Free and open to the public
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Master class : Acting: A Delicate Balance between the Self and the Other
Discussion with Anny Romand who will explore the following issues: Why become an actor? How to BE a character, and what is the real meaning of holding a part? Does acting mean feeling, taking action, getting into the character’s skin, or not? In what ways does the body act out too? How to relate to one’s co-actors?
Location : Ukrop Auditorium – Queally Hall – Robins School of Business
University of Richmond | Free and open to the public
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Master class : “Thanks for Saving the History of Cinema – The Cinémathèque Française and its Conservatory of Cinematographic Technologies!”
Discussion with Laure Parchomenko sharing her insights illustrating a captivating historical overview of the Cinémathèque Française, an institution like no other in the world.
Location : Ukrop Auditorium – Queally Hall – Robins School of Business
University of Richmond | Free and open to the public
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Master class : Film Editing : A Key Component in Cinematic Creation
Discussion with film editor Lizi Gelber, in presence of French Director Yves Jeuland. Taking clips from her work in Yves Jeuland’s Un temps de Président, she demonstrates the editing process while showing how it is a key component to cinematic creation.
Location : Ukrop Auditorium – Queally Hall – Robins School of Business
University of Richmond | Free and open to the public
2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Master class : Acting Experiences from Both Sides of the Atlantic: A Native American Perspective
Discussion with actor George Aguilar (Apache/Yaqui) sharing his experiences as a Native American actor and stuntman on both sides of the Atlantic.
Location : Ukrop Auditorium – Queally Hall – Robins School of Business
University of Richmond | Free and open to the public
4:30 p.m.
Cinéastes : les hommes • by Julie Gayet and Mathieu Busson
Presentation by and discussion with director Mathieu Busson & producer Christie Molia • Free and open to the public
6:30 p.m.
Hope • by Boris Lojkine
Presentation by actress Anny Romand
8:40 p.m.
La Loi du marché • by Stéphane Brizé
Presentation by and discussion with co-screenwriter Olivier Gorce
10:55 p.m.
Le Dernier Coup de marteau • by Alix Delaporte
2:00 p.m.
L’Etudiante et Monsieur Henri • by Ivan Calbérac
Presentation by and discussion with director, screenwriter and playwright Ivan Calbérac
4:15 p.m.
Un temps de Président • by Yves Jeuland
Presentation by and discussion with director Yves Jeuland and editor Lizi Gelber
6:40 p.m.
Arrête ton cinéma ! • by Diane Kurys
Presentation by and discussion with actress Josiane Balasko
8:50 p.m.
Loin des hommes • by David Oelhoffen
Presentation by and discussion with director & screenwriter David Oelhoffen
11:00 p.m.
Premiers crus • by Jérôme Le Maire
8:00 a.m.
First Short Film Series :
L’Hiver est proche • by Hugo Chesnard
La Nuit américaine d’Angélique • by Joris Clerté and Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet
ZZ • by François Villard
Une bonne affaire • by Denis Larzillière
La Boucle • by Alexandre Mehring
white-spirit • by Julie Voisin
Presentation by and discussion with director Hugo Chesnard, co-directors Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet & Joris Clerté, director François Villard, director Denis Larzillière & actor Mathieu Busson, director Alexandre Mehring, director Julie Voisin, actor and songwriter Alex Tacchino, actor and producer Mathieu Simonet, editor Thierry Brunello & English adaptor Joan Lagache
10:10 a.m.
Belle et Sébastien : l’aventure continue • by Christian Duguay
Presentation by and discussion with actor Félix Bossuet
12:30 p.m.
Le Goût des merveilles • by Eric Besnard
Presentation by and discussion with director & screenwriter Eric Besnard
2:50 p.m.
Special Exclusive US Screening in partnership with La Cinémathèque Française
Rare & Restored Films by Gaston Breteau and Georges Méliès, Hand-Painted Films
Presentation by and discussion with Laurent Mannoni, director of Cultural Heritage and Conservation of Cinematographic Technologies at the Cinémathèque Française. Boniment by Todd Schall-Vess and musical arrangement and performance by organist Bob Gulledge on the Mighty Wurlitzer.
3:45 p.m.
Le Grand Partage • by Alexandra Leclère
Presentation by and discussion with director & screenwriter Alexandra Leclère and actress Josiane Balasko
7:00 p.m.
Official Reception at the VCU Scott House
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8:00 p.m.
Unprecedented North-American Screening
Human • by Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Presentation by and discussion with director Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Free and open to the public
8:00 a.m.
Second Short Film Series :
Discipline • by Christophe Saber
H recherche F • by Marina Moshkova
Wellington, Jr. • by Cécile Paysant
Le C.O.D. et le coquelicot • by Jeanne Paturle and Cécile Rousset
Une brume, un matin • by Nicolas Buysse and Joachim Weissmann
Sous tes doigts • by Marie-Christine Courtès
Papa, Alexandre, Maxime et Eduardo • by Simon Masnay
Presentation by and discussion with director Cécile Paysant, animator Nicolas Lemée, director Joachim Weissmann, director Marie-Christine Courtès, director Simon Masnay
10:20 a.m.
L’Enquête • by Vincent Garenq
Presentation by and discussion with journalist and author Denis Robert
12:45 p.m.
En équilibre • by Denis Dercourt
Presentation by and discussion with director & screenwriter Denis Dercourt
2:55 p.m.
Floride • by Philippe Le Guay
Presentation by and discussion with director & screenwriter Philippe Le Guay
5:45 p.m.
Discount • by Louis-Julien Petit
Presentation by and discussion with director & screenwriter Louis-Julien Petit and Producer Liza Benguigui
8:00 p.m.
Un peu, beaucoup, aveuglément • by Clovis Cornillac
5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Lecture : Ma Grand’mère d’Arménie • by Anny Romand
Author and actress Anny Romand reads passages in English from her new book Ma Grand’mère d’Arménie, followed by questions and answers.
Location : VCU Meeting Center (located on the corner of Floyd and North Harrison Streets) | Free and open to the public
5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Screening : Cheese Mites & Acrobatic Flies: Early Popular Science Films • with Dr. Oliver Gaycken
Early science films captured nature’s marvels and oddities. A screening of some popular science films from the early 1900′s, a short talk and an open discussion on how time-lapse movies impacted the way we see and engage with our world.
Location : Venue given at time of registration. Register here | Free and open to the public