CANNES FILM FESTIVAL - CONTEST for Movie Schools
May 16th to May 27th, 2012.
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL - May 16th to May 27th, 2012.
The Cinefondation, student film selection of the Cannes Film Festival the aim of which is to discover new talented filmmakers, will present films from film schools (fiction and animation). In 2011, 16 films were selected (Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Singapore, South Korea and United-States).
The deadline to apply and send student films to the Cinefondation is February 15th, 2012. A working version of the film is accepted.
Applications must be filled in directly online at:
www.festival-cannes.com/en/theselection/cinefondationPreselection.html
The Cinefondation rules as well as a mini-poster of information can be downloaded using the link below:
www.cannesinteractive.com/files/Cinefondation/english.pdf
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December 15, 16, 17, 18
| Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
Directed by Joann Sfar
2010, France, in French with English subtitles, 122 minutes Taking the best from La Vie en rose and Amélie renowned comic book artist Joann Sfar's Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life is a completely original take on one of France's greatest mavericks, the illustrious and infamous singer-songwriter, Serge Gainsbourg (Eric Elmosnino) born Lucien to Russian-Jewish parents. Sfar follows Gainsbourg from his precocious childhood in Nazi-occupied Paris, to his beginnings as small time jazz musician and finally pop superstar. Along the way Gainsbourg romances many of the era's most beautiful women, including Juliette Greco (Anna Mouglalis), Brigitte Bardot (Laetitia Casta) and Jane Birkin (Lucy Gordon). Thursday, December 15, 7:00 PM Friday, December 16, 6:00 PM Saturday, December 17, 7:00 PM Sunday, December 18, 5:00 PM Museum of Fine Arts Houston Caroline Wiess Law Building, Lower Level 1001 Bissonnet, Houston, Texas 77005 Visit the MFAH website for additional information ►On Friday, December 16 only, the screening is accompanied by a short film and a reception in the museum galleries , see below: - HOUSTON - |
Gainsbourg: Exterior Night (Exterieur Nuit)
Directed by Patrice Vanoni
1984, France, French with English translation provided, 28 minutes Patrice Vanoni, Cultural Attaché at the Consulate General of France in Houston, presents this short documentary to complement the MFAH premiere of the biopic Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life.D Friday, December 16, 8:15 PM A holiday reception follows Museum of Fine Arts Houston Caroline Wiess Law Building, Lower Level 1001 Bissonnet, Houston, Texas 77005 Patrice Vanoni’s early career included working in French film and television. In this portrait produced for the TV channel TF1, the camera crew follows the rambunctious Serge Gainsbourg in a night on the town, from dinner at La Tour d’Argent to various clubs and hotspots—including Le Bar du Ritz, a clandestine poker room with his beautiful date, Bambou. Evoking the glamour and excitement of Paris after hours, the film is a candid and personal portrait of the legendary performer. Vanoni was a journalist and bureau chief for many years. He has traveled to various countries, including conflict-ridden areas where he covered stories firsthand as a war correspondent. He was also broadcasting attaché in Mumbai, India, known for Bollywood, one of the world’s largest centers of film production and the largest film producer in India. Vanoni also worked in Africa for 17 years as a journalist and bureau chief for TF1, the largest TV station in France and Europe. He had been working as a journalist at the TF1 news desk for about seven years when the documentary Extérieur Nuit was filmed. Extérieur Nuit is an expression used in cinema when shooting night scenes. The documentary was produced as part of a weekly TV program aired on TF1’s nightly news and special reports. The show aimed at documenting the life of celebrities with a predilection for scandalous and dissolute behavior such as Gainsbourg, who went out only at night, when he thought people were more true to themselves. Visit the MFAH website for additional information - HOUSTON - | 
December 16
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 December 10 & 11 | Four adventures of reinette and mirabelle
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Le Rayon vert (summer)
Directed by Eric Rohmer
1986, France, French with subtitles, 98 minutes Declared the best movie of the year in 1986 by the Village Voice’s Andrew Sarris, Le Rayon vert is frequently cited as a career triumph in a filmography that includes numerous great films. Rohmer’s tale, the fifth in his “Comedies & Proverbs” cycle, follows the independent but insecure Delphine (Marie Rivière), a newly single young Parisian who cannot find a holiday companion for the month of August, and meets and rejects, glides, and stumbles in her longing for connection. Overhearing a discussion of Jules Verne’s The Green Ray, Delphine becomes fascinated with seeing the elusive meteorological event and the promise that comes with it. Rohmer regular Rivière, who also cowrote her largely self-created role, delivers one of the most captivating lead performances in any of the filmmaker’s works. Friday, December 9, 7:00 PM Saturday, December 10, 5:00 PM Museum of Fine Arts Houston Caroline Wiess Law Building, Lower Level 1001 Bissonnet, Houston, Texas 77005 Visit the MFAH website for additional information - HOUSTON - | 
December 9 & 10
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| Midnight in Paris
Directed by Woody Allen
2011, in French, English and Spanish, 94 minutes Gil and Inez travel to Paris as a tag-along vacation on her parents' business trip. Gil is a successful Hollywood writer but is struggling on his first novel. He falls in love with the city and thinks they should move there after they get married, but Inez does not share his romantic notions of the city or the idea that the 1920s was the golden age. When Inez goes off dancing with her friends, Gil takes a walk at midnight and discovers what could be the ultimate source of inspiration for writing. Gil's daily walks at midnight in Paris could take him closer to the heart of the city but further from the woman he's about to marry. Currenlty showing at Sundance Cinemas Houston 510 Texas Street, Houston, Texas 77002 For showtimes and tickets, visit Sundance Cinemas Houston - HOUSTON - |
