{"id":15999,"date":"2024-03-14T21:06:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T21:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/?page_id=15999"},"modified":"2024-10-31T16:36:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T16:36:12","slug":"short-films-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/short-films-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 SHORT FILMS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2024 SHORT FILM COMPETITION<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_padding_divider size=”30″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1662747318195{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

IN ASSOCIATION WITH<\/span><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/screen-shot-2022-09-07-at-11.56.34-am.png” image_size=”full” align=”right”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#d41953″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1727715204695{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Fourteen new French short films will compete for the 2024 TAFFF Awards. This exclusive selection of French shorts underlines the creativity of French production and spotlights new talent in Hollywood.<\/p>\n

The competition will take place in two parts<\/u>, on mornings from Thursday, October 31 through Sunday, November 3<\/strong>. Each part will be screened twice. Free admission, on a first-come-first-served basis.<\/strong> Attendees can vote for the 2024 Audience Short Film Award<\/em>. Attendees must see the complete program to vote.<\/p>\n

(Start your day at the festival with the Short Film Competition! On Thursday and Friday, after the short film competition and before the evening screenings, you are welcome to attend our program of free screenings and panel discussions, followed by a complementary wine & cheese reception).<\/p>\n

The Short competition is presented with the support of Unifrance<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#d41953″][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1727715408593{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

SHORT FILM COMPETITION PART 1 (102\u2019)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Thursday, October 31 \u2013 11:00 am \/ Saturday, November 2 \u2013 9:00 am <\/strong>\u2022 Truffaut Theatre <\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/stand-still-journey.png” image_width=”500″ image_height=”300″ frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1727807486875{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]A STAND STILL JOURNEY \/ Le Voyage immobile
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Animation, Drama <\/strong>\u2022 France<\/strong> \u2022 2024 <\/strong>\u2022 23\u201922
\n<\/strong>Written by:<\/strong> Isabelle Blanchard,\u00a0Iz\u00f9 Troin
\nDirected by: <\/strong>Iz\u00f9 Troin
\nProduced by<\/strong>: Folimage, Les Armateurs, Popiul
\nInternational Sales<\/strong>: Folimage<\/p>\n

1929. In his photography store, Kl\u00e9ber, overwhelmed by his encounter with Lucie, offers to take photos of her every day, throughout her life and until her death, to create a unique work of art.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#d41953″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/screenshot-2024-09-19-at-10.32.17am.png” image_width=”500″ image_height=”300″ frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1727715960781{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENCE \/ L’Homme qui ne se taisait pas
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Drama <\/strong>\u2022 Croatia, France, Bulgaria, Slovenia<\/strong> \u2022 2024 <\/strong>\u2022 13\u201942
\n<\/strong>Written and directed by<\/strong>: Neboj\u0161a Slijep\u010devi\u0107
\nProduced by<\/strong>: Antitalent, Les Films Norfolk, Contrast Films, Studio Virc
\n<\/strong>International sales:<\/strong> Manifest<\/p>\n

1993, \u0160trpci, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A train is stopped by paramilitary forces in an ethnic cleansing operation. As they haul off innocent civilians, only one man out of 500 passengers dares to stand up to them.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#d41953″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/riviere.jpg” image_width=”500″ image_height=”300″ frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1727717000507{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]THE RIVER \/ La Rivi\u00e8re
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Drama, Coming of Age <\/strong>\u2022 France<\/strong> \u2022 2024 \u2022 15\u201910
\n<\/strong>Written and directed by<\/strong>: \u00c9lise Levy
\nProduced by<\/strong>: La f\u00e9mis
\nInternational sales<\/strong>: La f\u00e9mis<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>One afternoon, three high school students escape their Catholic boarding school to\u00a0go\u00a0to the river. They find Sunny,\u00a0a fearless new student, swimming there. Sarah wants to join her, even if Clemence disagrees.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#d41953″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/anechoic-e1726504552572.jpg” image_width=”500″ image_height=”300″ frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1728407795652{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]ANECHOIC \/ Anechoique<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Comedy \u2022 France<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022\u00a02024 \u2022\u00a02\u201920
\n<\/strong>Written and directed by:<\/strong>\u00a0Enzo Croizier
\nProduced by<\/strong>: Quad
\nInternational Sales:\u00a0<\/strong>Quad<\/p>\n

Pierre is very professional, in all circumstances. But this time, he didn\u2019t expect to give so much of himself\u2026<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#d41953″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/screenshot-2024-09-19-at-10.41.13am.png” image_width=”500″ image_height=”300″ frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1727716164751{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]YUCK! \/ Beurk!
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Animation, Comedy <\/strong>\u2022 France<\/strong> \u2022 2023 <\/strong>\u2022 13\u201910
\n<\/strong>Written and directed by<\/strong>: Lo\u00efc Espuche
\nProduced by<\/strong>: Ikki Films, Iliade & Films
\nInternational Sales: <\/strong>Miyu Distribution<\/p>\n

Yuck!<\/em>\u00a0Adults kiss each other on the mouth, and children find that disgusting! L\u00e9o makes jokes about it, as do the other kids at summer camp. But what he doesn’t tell any of his friends is that he really wants to try kissing\u2026<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#d41953″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/maitighar-1.jpg” image_width=”500″ image_height=”300″ frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1727716280416{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]MAITIGHAR<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Drama \u2022 France, Nepal \u2022 2024 \u2022 15\u2019
\n<\/strong>Written and directed by: <\/strong>Marc Gurung
\nProduced by<\/strong>: Punchline Cin\u00e9ma, Media Port
\nInternational Sales<\/strong>: Punchline Cin\u00e9ma<\/p>\n

Nepal, nowadays. After a festive evening with her friends in Pokhara, Asha, a high-school student, returns to her village. She’s unaware that she’s about to enter the adult world.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#d41953″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/changing-rooms2.png” image_width=”500″ image_height=”300″ frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1727717072636{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]CHANGING ROOM \/ Ce qui appartient \u00e0 C\u00e9sar<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Drama <\/strong>\u2022 France<\/strong> \u2022 2024 <\/strong>\u2022 17\u201954
\n<\/strong>Written and directed by<\/strong>: Violette Gitton
\nProduced by<\/strong>: Les Films Grand Huit
\nInternational sales:<\/strong> Shortcuts<\/p>\n

C\u00e9sar is 12 when his older sister Lou is sexually assaulted. In the changing room of the fencing classes he attends, everything is measured by the yardstick of violence. C\u00e9sar would like to take part in every fight, but he doesn\u2019t have the weapons.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#d41953″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1727716370169{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

SHORT FILM COMPETITION PART 2 (102\u2019)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Friday, November 1 \u2013 11:00 am \/ Sunday, November 3 \u2013 9:00 am <\/strong>\u2022 Truffaut Theatre <\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/suzanne-anais-colpin.jpg” image_width=”500″ image_height=”300″ frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1727716687419{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]SUZANNE
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Drama <\/strong>\u2022 France<\/strong> \u2022 2023 <\/strong>\u2022 19\u201912
\nWritten and directed by<\/strong>: Emilie de Montsabert
\nProduced by<\/strong>: Apaches Films
\nInternational Sales<\/strong>: Manifest<\/p>\n

Suzanne is an isolated woman in her sixties. One day, a young woman in danger entrusts her with her baby and disappears. Waiting for her to come back, Suzanne takes care of the baby.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#d41953″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wander-to-wonder.jpg” image_width=”500″ image_height=”300″ frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1727716743235{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]WANDER TO WONDER
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Animation, Comedy, Drama \u2022 Netherland, France, Belgium \u2022 2023 \u2022 13\u201950
\n<\/strong>Written and directed by<\/strong>: Nina Gantz
\nProduced by<\/strong>: Les Productions de Milou, Circe Films, Kaap Holland Film, Beast Animation
\nInternational sales<\/strong>: Miyu Distribution<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>After their creator has died, three miniature animated performers from an eighties kids TV series called \u201cWander to Wonder\u201d decide that the Show must go on and make increasingly strange episodes to satisfy their fans.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#d41953″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/we-are-griots-2.png” image_width=”500″ image_height=”300″ frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1727716790935{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]WE ARE GRIOTS \/ Nous les Griots<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Drama \u2022 France<\/strong> \u2022 2023 \u2022 17\u201909
\n<\/strong>Written & directed by<\/strong>: Damba Konat\u00e9
\nProduced by<\/strong>: Nouvelles Toiles
\nInternational Sales<\/strong>: Sudu Films<\/p>\n

Malik wants to marry Mariama. A meeting between the two Senegalese families is organized around a meal. Daouda, Malik\u2019s father, discovers that the families are from two different castes: his family is \u00abgriot\u00bb and theirs is noble\u2026<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#d41953″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fired-up_poster-lafargue-romain.jpg” image_width=”500″ image_height=”300″ frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1727716885360{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]FIRED UP \/ Tout feu tout flamme
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Comedy \u2022 France<\/strong> \u2022 2024 \u2022 2\u201920
\n<\/strong>Directed by<\/strong>: Romain Lafargue, Thibault Lafargue
\nWritten by<\/strong>: Romain Lafargue, Thibault Lafargue
\nProduced by<\/strong>: Elkin Productions<\/p>\n

In the waiting room of a production company, a young writer is eager to present his new script. When the door finally opens, he’s far from knowing the turn of events that await him.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#d41953″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/poster-je-rentre-03022023_00000-anais-colpin.jpg” image_width=”500″ image_height=”300″ frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1727716078796{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]SEE YOU SOON \/ Je rentre
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Comedy \u2022 France<\/strong> \u2022 2023 \u2022 14\u201955
\n<\/strong>Directed by:<\/strong> Jules Renault
\nWritten by:<\/strong> Kevin Garnichat
\nProduced by:<\/strong> La F\u00e9line
\nInternational Sales:<\/strong> Manifest<\/p>\n

To preserve their relationship, Robin and Pauline have decided to spend the lockdown each on their own: Pauline goes to live with her parents, leaving Robin to enjoy their small apartment alone. At least, that’s what she thinks\u2026<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#d41953″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cultes-e1726504632657.jpg” image_width=”500″ image_height=”300″ frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1727716953719{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]CULT \/ Cultes<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Horror, Drama <\/strong>\u2022 France<\/strong> \u2022 2024 <\/strong>\u2022 15\u201923
\n<\/strong>Written and directed by<\/strong>: David Padilla
\nProduced by: <\/strong>Les Films du Cygne
\nInternational Sales<\/strong>: Les Films du Cygne<\/p>\n

1970. In a Catholic boarding school, Father de Monval is supervising a film screening, when a young schoolboy sees something that will turn his life upside down.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#d41953″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/screenshot-2024-09-19-at-10.17.14am.png” image_width=”500″ image_height=”300″ frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1727716326034{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]ME TOO \/ Moi aussi
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Drama \u2022 2024 \u2022 17\u201952
\nWritten and directed by: <\/strong>Judith Godr\u00e8che
\nProduced by<\/strong>: Maneki Films
\nInternational Sales<\/strong>: Manifest<\/p>\n

At the dawn of a new day, a young woman finds an entire crowd staring her straight in the eye. Each face evokes a story from the past. That young woman becomes the voice of those countless stories. Each one is different, yet together, they forge a path forward from unspeakable pain to the beginnings of liberation through the spoken word.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#d41953″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_padding_divider][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1726502919362{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] 2024 SHORT FILM COMPETITION [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_padding_divider size=”30″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1662747318195{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] IN ASSOCIATION WITH [\/vc_column_text][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/screen-shot-2022-09-07-at-11.56.34-am.png” image_size=”full” align=”right”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#d41953″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1727715204695{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Fourteen new French short films will compete for the 2024 TAFFF Awards. This exclusive selection of French shorts underlines the creativity of French production and spotlights […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15999","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15999"}],"version-history":[{"count":48,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19918,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15999\/revisions\/19918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}