Press Conference – April 29, 2014
The third edition of the Champs-Elysées Film Festival, created by the Producer, Distributor and Exhibitor Sophie Dulac will take place from11th – 17th June.
This popular and festive Franco-American film festival which takes place on the most prestigious avenue is offering an even more eclectic and exciting program this year.
The Festival will be presided by Bertrand Tavernier and Jacqueline Bisset.
Guests of Honor giving master classes include :
– Agnès Varda who will be present to talk about her films shot in the States
– Keanu Reeves, who will present the documentary « Side by Side » which he produced
– Whit Stillman whose cult film « Metropolitan » will be shown in the festival and will shortly be released in France
– Mike Figgis who will be talking about fashion and film following a documentary and several shortfilms he has made this subject
– A feature film competition of newly released American Independent films :
« 1982 » by Tommy Oliver
« American Promise » Documentary by Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson
« Fort Bliss » by Claudian Myers
« Obvious Child » by Gillian Robespierre
« Rich Hill » Documentary by Andrew Droz Palermo & Tacy Droz Tragos
« See you next Tuesday » by Drew Tobia
« Summer of Blood » by Onur Tukel
« Sun Belt Express » by Evan Buxbaum
« The Magic City » by R. Malcolm Jones
– A short film competition of over 35 French and American shorts, including a selection from film schools (AFI, USC and Columbia in the States and La Fémis, EICAR, ArtFx and Les Gobelins schoolsin France)
