THE AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL MASTERCLASSES
Masterclasses are held upon request on campuses across Los Angeles county in partnership with ELMA and with the support of Villa Albertine.
In 2025, the following universities participated in
our Masterclass program:
UCLA with actor ELODIE BOUCHEZ for ENZO
USC with writer/director ANNE CAZENAVE CAMBET for
LOVE
ME TENDER
To schedule a masterclass
Please contact Anouchka Van Riel at school.theusfrenchfilmfest@gmail.com
to schedule a masterclass with one of our filmmakers invited.
2024 MASTERCLASSES
UCLA with writer/director ANNE FONTAINE for BOLERO
Mount Saint Mary’s University with writer/director
AGATHE RIEDINGER for WILD DIAMOND
2022 MASTERCLASSES
Chapman University: Screening of EVERYBODY
LOVES JEANNE followed by a conversation with
writer/director CELINE DEVAUX
Pasadena City College: Screening of NADIA
followed by a conversation with writer/director ANISSA
BONEFONT
UCLA: Screening of ONCE IN A
LIFETIME followed by a conversation with writer/director
MARIE-CASTILLE MENTION-SCHAAR
2019 MASTERCLASSES
IN SAFE HANDS (Pupille) with writer/director Jeanne Herry
THE INSIDE GAME (Jeux D’Influence) with writer/director Jean-Xavier
de Lestrade
2018 MASTERCLASS
CHATEAU (La Vie de Château) with writer/director Cédric Ido
2017 MASTERCLASSES
A KID (Le Fils De Jean) with writer/director Philippe Lioret
SLACK BAY (Ma Loute) with writer/director Bruno Dumont
2016 MASTERCLASSES
COME WHAT MAY (En Mai, Fais Ce Qu’Il Te Plait) with writer/director
Christian Carion
DON’T TELL ME THE BOY WAS MAD (Une Histoire De Fou) with
writer/director Robert Guédiguian
2015 MASTERCLASSES
THE LAST HAMMER BLOW (Le Dernier Coup De Marteau) with
writer/director Alix Delaporte
GEMMA BOVERY with writer/director Anne Fontaine
2014 MASTERCLASSES
WE LOVE YOU, YOU BASTARD (Salaud, On t’aime!) with
writer/director/producer Claude Lelouch
SUZANNE with writer/director Katell Quillévéré
2013 MASTERCLASSES
THE MAN WHO LAUGHS (L’Homme Qui Rit) with writer/director Jean-Pierre Ameris
2012 MASTERCLASSES
38 WITNESSES (38 Témoins) with writer/director Lucas Belvaux
