Strong presence for Swiss film productions at film festival in Namur
19.09.2008
Twelve Swiss film productions are on the programme of the 23rd Festival International du Film Francophone (FIFF), which runs from September 26 to October 3, 2008 in Namur, Belgium. Ursula Meier’s “Home” (Box Productions, Lausanne) will open the festival and is one of the 14 films competing for the “Bayard d’Or” in the Fiction Film category. Germinal Roaux’s “Icebergs” is in the running for the “Bayard d’Or” in the Short Film category.
The two leading stars of the film “Home”, Isabelle Huppert and Olivier Gourmet, will attend the festival in Namur: the French actress is featured as the “Coup de Coeur” of this year’s festival and will also participate in a public discussion; the Belgian actor is the festival’s honorary president.
Four other films will be screened outside the competition in the “Regards” section: the fiction film “Du bruit dans la tête” by Vincent Pluss (production: Intermezzo Films, Geneva); the documentary films “Back To Christopolis” by Klaus Pas and “La mere” by Antoine Cattin and Pavel Kostomarov (production: Les Films Hors-champ, Lausanne); and the short animation film “Tango Lola” by Izabela Rieben and Sami Ben Youssef.
In addition, three short films will be presented in Namur. The compilation film “Animatou”, a collective work headed by Claude Luyet, and “La main de l’ours” by Marina Rosset will be screened in the FIFF Campus programme. The film “Trèspassé” by Ausonio Tavares de Sousa will be presented in the carte blanche from the Belgian film school IAD. Moreover, three Swiss productions will be screened in a new section featuring Francophone clips.
Frédéric Guillaume, animation filmmaker from Fribourg, is a member of the international short film jury. Lionel Baier has been invited to participate as an expert at the 5th Forum francophone de la production, held in conjunction with the festival. The Swiss film “Né un 1er Août” by Naima Bachiri (production: Akka Films, Geneva) will be among the nine projects presented in the forum.
The FIFF is the largest festival of Francophone films, with more than 150 films being screened to approximately 30,000 viewers. Prizes amounting to a total of 100,000 euros will be awarded.
Geneva, September 19, 2008
Four other films will be screened outside the competition in the “Regards” section: the fiction film “Du bruit dans la tête” by Vincent Pluss (production: Intermezzo Films, Geneva); the documentary films “Back To Christopolis” by Klaus Pas and “La mere” by Antoine Cattin and Pavel Kostomarov (production: Les Films Hors-champ, Lausanne); and the short animation film “Tango Lola” by Izabela Rieben and Sami Ben Youssef.
In addition, three short films will be presented in Namur. The compilation film “Animatou”, a collective work headed by Claude Luyet, and “La main de l’ours” by Marina Rosset will be screened in the FIFF Campus programme. The film “Trèspassé” by Ausonio Tavares de Sousa will be presented in the carte blanche from the Belgian film school IAD. Moreover, three Swiss productions will be screened in a new section featuring Francophone clips.
Frédéric Guillaume, animation filmmaker from Fribourg, is a member of the international short film jury. Lionel Baier has been invited to participate as an expert at the 5th Forum francophone de la production, held in conjunction with the festival. The Swiss film “Né un 1er Août” by Naima Bachiri (production: Akka Films, Geneva) will be among the nine projects presented in the forum.
The FIFF is the largest festival of Francophone films, with more than 150 films being screened to approximately 30,000 viewers. Prizes amounting to a total of 100,000 euros will be awarded.
Geneva, September 19, 2008