{"id":7840,"date":"2022-06-13T11:16:27","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T11:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/?page_id=7840"},"modified":"2022-09-19T22:06:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T22:06:18","slug":"short-films-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/short-films-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"SHORT FILMS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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_1662744130412{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

20 new French short films will compete for the 2022 Awards. This exclusive selection of French shorts underlines the creativity of French production and putting new talent in the spotlight in Hollywood.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The competition will take place <\/b>in three parts<\/b><\/span> from Tuesday, October 11 to Sunday, October 16 in the morning<\/b>. Each part will be screened twice (Free admission on a First Come First Served basis.<\/b>) Attendees will vote for the 2022 Audience Short Film Award<\/i> and the 2022 Jury Short Film Prize <\/i>will be awarded by a Jury of professionals. You will have to see at least two of the three parts to vote.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

(During week days, after the short film competition and before evening screenings, you can attend our program of free screenings and panels followed by a complementary wine & cheese reception)<\/p>\n

THE AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL Short competition is presented with the support of Unifrance<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#d41953″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663516338531{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

SHORT FILMS COMPETITION PART 1 (100\u2019)<\/h3>\n

Tuesday, October 11 at 11 am\u00a0 \/ Friday, October 14 at 11 am <\/b>\u2022 Truffaut Theatre\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/free-sn-rsvp-1.jpg” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border”][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\/2022\/09\/anxious-body-01-2-730×437-1.jpg” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663624093734{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

ANXIOUS BODY\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Animation, Experimental <\/b>\u2022 Japan, France<\/b> \u2022 2022 <\/b>\u2022 5\u201947
\n<\/b>Written and Directed by: <\/b>Yoriko Mizushiri
\nProduced by<\/b>: Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, Pierre Baussaron (Miyu Productions), Nobuaki Doi (New Deer)
\n<\/span>International Sales<\/b>: Miyu Distribution<\/p>\n

Living things, artificial things,\u00a0 <\/span>geometric shapes and lines. When these various elements encounter one another, a new direction is born.<\/p>\n

(Also presented with EVERYBODY LOVES JEANNE<\/a> on Saturday October 15 at 1:20 pm)<\/span><\/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\/2022\/09\/green-fit.png” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663624021702{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

GREEN-FIT<\/span><\/h3>\n

Comedy <\/b>\u2022 Belgium, France<\/b> \u2022 2021 <\/b>\u2022 17\u201915
\n<\/b>Written and Directed by<\/b>: Maxime Pistorio
\nProduced by<\/b>: Andr\u00e9\u00a0Logis (Panache Productions), Guillaume Dreyfus (Tripode Productions), Antonin Ehrenberg (Patafilm)
\nInternational sales:<\/b> Shortcuts<\/p>\n

Xavier joins a gym for free. For free? Well, nothing in this world is really free.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(Also presented with TWO OF A KIND<\/a> on Saturday October 15 at 5:00 pm)<\/span><\/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\/2022\/09\/the-midwife.png” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663622798570{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

THE MIDWIFE \/ La ventri\u00e8re<\/span><\/h3>\n

Drama \u2022 2022 \u2022 28\u201957
\n<\/b>Directed by<\/b>: Anne-Sophie Bailly
\nWritten by<\/b>: Anne-Sophie Bailly, L\u00e9na Mardi, Perrine Prost
\nProduced by<\/b>: Pauline Lamy (La F\u00e9mis)
\nInternational Sales<\/b>: La F\u00e9mis<\/p>\n

In the late Middle Ages, a midwife’s daily practice is disturbed when a stranger demands that all women gather in the village church.<\/p>\n

(Also presented with THE SUPER 8<\/span> YEARS<\/span> <\/a>on Wednesday October 12 at 1:00 pm)<\/span><\/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\/2022\/09\/the-seines-tears2.jpg” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663625175889{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

THE SEINE’S TEARS \/ Les larmes de la Seine<\/span><\/h3>\n

Animation, Drama \u2022 2021 \u2022 8\u201942
\nDirected by: <\/b>Yanis Belaid, Eliott Benard, Alice Letailleur, Nicolas Mayeur, \u00c9tienne Moulin, Hadrien Pinot, Philippine Singer, Lisa Vicente
\nWritten by:<\/b> Yanis Belaid
\nProduced by<\/b>: Carlos de Carvalho (P\u00f4le 3D)
\nInternational Sales: <\/b>Je Regarde<\/p>\n

On October 17, 1961, during the Algerian war, Algerian workers march down the Paris streets, demonstrating against the mandatory curfew imposed by French police.<\/p>\n

(Also presented with ATHENA<\/a> on Thursday October 13 at 5:00 pm)<\/span><\/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\/2022\/09\/good-morning-midnight.jpg” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663622519886{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

GOOD MORNING MIDNIGHT \/ Bonjour Minuit<\/span><\/h3>\n

Drama <\/b>\u2022 2021 <\/b>\u2022 22\u201936
\n<\/b>Written and Directed by<\/b>: \u00c9lisabeth Silveiro
\nProduced by<\/b>: \u00c9lisabeth Silveiro, Claire Chassagne (Cin\u00e9 Astres Production)
\n<\/span>International Sales: <\/b>Cin\u00e9 Astres Production<\/p>\n

Sasha goes to a Parisian bar to drown her lonely sorrows, as she does every night. But this time, she meets Paolo, an attractive man who strikes up a conversation.<\/p>\n

(Also presented with DIARY OF A FLEETING AFFAIR<\/a> on Tuesday October 11 at 5:00 pm)[\/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\/2022\/09\/celle-qui-navait-pas.jpeg” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663623023267{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

THE ONE WHO NEVER WATCHED FRIENDS \/ <\/em>Celle qui n’a jamais vu Friends<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

Comedy \u2022 2022 \u2022 12\u2019
\n<\/b>Written and Directed by: <\/b>Charlotte Gabris
\nProduced by<\/b>: Sarah Lelouch (Watch\u2019us Productions)
\nInternational Sales<\/b>: Ero\u00efn Films<\/p>\n

About to join their wedding guests, Rachel confesses the unthinkable to her husband-to-be…\u00a0 <\/span>She’s never watched the series Friends<\/i>. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

(Also presented with CORSAGE<\/a> on Wednesday October 12 at 8:10 pm)<\/span><\/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][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663516456813{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

SHORT FILMS COMPETITION PART 2 (100′)<\/h3>\n

Wednesday, October 12 at 11 am \/ Saturday, October 15 at 9 am <\/b>\u2022 Truffaut Theatre\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/free-sn-rsvp-1.jpg” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border”][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\/2022\/09\/le-climatiseur2.png” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663624669313{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

THE CLIMATISOR \/ Le climatiseur\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Comedy, Fantasy <\/b>\u2022 2022 <\/b>\u2022 3\u201910
\n<\/b>Written and Directed by<\/b>: Arthur Jeanroy, Damien Babikian
\nProduced by<\/b>: Ante Bellum Films<\/p>\n

A sales rep is nodding off at the wheel, when an intruder from the future suddenly appears in his car.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

(Also presented with FINAL CUT<\/a> on Sunday October 16 at 4:45 pm)<\/span><\/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\/2022\/09\/scale.png” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663622384870{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

SCALE<\/span><\/h3>\n

Animation, Drama, Fantasy \u2022 France, Great Britain \u2022 2022 \u2022 14\u201954
\n<\/b>Written and Directed by<\/b>: Joseph Pierce
\nProduced by<\/b>: H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Mitjavile (Melocoton Films), Chris Hees (Bridge Way Films), J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Mazurek & Christophe Beaujean (Oz\u00fa Productions), Jir\u00ed Kone\u010dn\u00fd (Endorfilm)
\nInternational sales<\/b>: Salaud Morriset<\/p>\n

Driving along the highway, Will suddenly loses his sense of scale. As his condition worsens, he struggles to pick apart the sequence of events that led up to his predicament.<\/p>\n

(Also presented with PETER VON KANT<\/a> on Tuesday October 11 at 4:00 pm)[\/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\/2022\/09\/separation.jpg” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663623443761{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

SEPARATION<\/span><\/h3>\n

Drama \u2022 2022 \u2022 15\u2019
\n<\/b>Written & Directed by<\/b>: Aur\u00e9lien Achache
\nProduced by<\/b>: Aur\u00e9lien Achache (Tangible Films)
\nInternational Sales<\/b>: Ero\u00efn Films<\/p>\n

Kiev, 1960s. Performing a spacewalk, an astronaut remembers his family, his childhood and what brought him there.<\/span><\/p>\n

(Also presented with LIE WITH ME<\/a> on Thursday October 13 at 8:00 pm)<\/span><\/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\/2022\/09\/women-of-virtue.jpg” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663622913159{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

WOMEN OF VIRTUE \/ Les vertueuses<\/span><\/h3>\n

Drama \u2022 2022 \u2022 30\u2019
\n<\/b>Written and Directed by:<\/b> St\u00e9phanie Halfon
\nProduced by<\/b>: Anne Berjon (Mondina Films), St\u00e9phanie Halfon (Delante Productions)
\nInternational Sales<\/b>: Ero\u00efn Films<\/p>\n

When 9-year-old Etel gets her first period, her mother sees her as a woman. Then Etel discovers that, in her religion, menstruation means impurity.<\/p>\n

(Also presented with MARIA INTO LIFE<\/a> on Wednesday October 12 at 5:00 pm)<\/span><\/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\/2022\/09\/payraise.png” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663622608299{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

PAYRAISE \/ L’augmentation<\/span><\/h3>\n

Drama <\/b>\u2022 2022 <\/b>\u2022 2\u201922<\/b>
\n<\/span><\/b><\/span>Written and Directed by<\/b>: R\u00e9gis Granet
\nProduced by: <\/b>R\u00e9gis Granet
\nInternational Sales<\/b>: L\u2019Agence du Court M\u00e9trage<\/p>\n

During an annual meeting with her human resources director, a young woman is informed that she won’t get a raise.<\/p>\n

(Also presented with DIVERTIMENTO<\/a> on Tuesday October 11 at 7:45 pm)<\/span><\/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\/2022\/09\/louise.png” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663624467841{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

LOUISE <\/span><\/h3>\n

Animation, Drama \u2022 2022 \u2022 6\u201917
\n<\/b>Written and Directed by<\/b>: Constance Bertoux, Camille Bozec, Pauline Guitton, Pauline Mauvi\u00e8re, Mila Monaghan
\nProduced by<\/b>: Gobelins \u2013 L\u2019\u00c9cole des Nouvelles Images
\nInternational sales<\/b>: Miyu Distribution<\/p>\n

Rushing home after a performance at the Op\u00e9ra Garnier in 1895, Louise, a ballerina, is stopped by a friend who wants her money back.<\/p>\n

(Also presented with RISE<\/a> on Saturday October 15 at 8:10 pm)<\/span><\/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\/2022\/09\/faceless.jpg” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663623180506{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

FACELESS \/ Anonyme<\/span><\/h3>\n

Comedy, Fantasy <\/b>\u2022 2022 <\/b>\u2022 23\u201935
\n<\/b>Directed by<\/b>: Eduardo Sosa Soria
\nWritten by<\/b>: Julie Ponsonnet, Caroline Fournier, Eduardo Sosa Soria
\nProduced by<\/b>: Eduardo Sosa Soria, Julie Ponsonnet (Vagabondo Films)
\nInternational sales:<\/b> Manifest<\/p>\n

Driving to the Cannes Film Festival with his manager, an international movie star stops to satisfy a natural need. When he returns to his car, it has inexplicably disappeared.<\/p>\n

(Also presented with SWEET BLACK FILM, THE BIRTH OF A BLACK HERO<\/a> on Thursday October 13 at 4:10 pm)<\/span><\/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][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663516490536{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

SHORT FILMS COMPETITION PART 3 (100′)<\/h3>\n

Thursday, October 13 at 11 am \/ Sunday, October 16 at 9 am <\/b>\u2022 Truffaut Theatre\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/free-sn-rsvp-1.jpg” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border”][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\/2022\/09\/sweet-dreams.png” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663624602184{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

SWEET DREAMS\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Comedy \u2022 2022 \u2022 3\u2019
\n<\/b>Written and Directed by: <\/b>Benjamin Ifrah
\nProduced by<\/b>: Lock Stock\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Judith, a call-center operator at a company selling dreams, is less than cooperative with a frustrated client who calls.<\/p>\n

(Also presented with RUMBA THERAPY<\/a> on Sunday October 16 at 1:30 pm)<\/span><\/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\/2022\/09\/breakpoint.png” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663624205346{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

BREAKPOINT \/ Le point de reprise<\/span><\/h3>\n

Drama <\/b>\u2022 2022 <\/b>\u2022 17\u201937
\n<\/b>Written and Directed by<\/b>: Nicolas Panay
\nProduced by<\/b>: Marine Lepaulmier, Philippe Wendling (Les Films Norwolk), Patrick Hernandez, V\u00e9ronique Siegel (Bagan Films)<\/p>\n

Textile worker Odile and her colleagues are told to evaluate a group of brand-new young Tunisian workers, as the relocation of their factory is announced.<\/p>\n

(Also presented with THE WORST ONES<\/a> on Saturday October 15 at 7:50 pm)<\/span><\/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\/2022\/09\/steakhouse_2.jpeg” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663625043235{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

STEAKHOUSE<\/span><\/h3>\n

Animation, Drama \u2022\u00a0 <\/span>Slovenia, Germany, France \u2022\u00a0 <\/span>2021 \u2022 9\u201930
\n<\/b>Directed by<\/b>: \u010cade\u017e \u0160pela
\nWritten by<\/b>: Gregor Zorc
\nProduced by<\/b>: <\/b>Tina Smreckar <\/b>& <\/b>\u010cade\u017e \u0160pela (Finta films), Fabian Driehorst (Fabien&Fred), Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, Pierre Baussaron & Olivier Catherin
\n(Miyu Productions)
\nInternational Sales<\/b>: Miyu Distribution<\/p>\n

Franc\u2019s stomach is growling. Meanwhile, Liza\u2019s co-workers surprise her with a birthday party.\u00a0 Will she get home in time for dinner?<\/p>\n

(Also presented with EN GARDE<\/a> on Wednesday October 12 at 4:00 pm)<\/span><\/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\/2022\/09\/ya-benti3.png” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663623859576{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

YA BENTI<\/span><\/h3>\n

Drama \u2022 2022 \u2022 23\u201957
\n<\/b>Directed by: <\/b>Anissa Allali
\nWritten by<\/b>: Anissa Allali, Cl\u00e9mence Madeleine-Perdrillat
\nProduced by<\/b>: Avi Amar & Katayoun Dibamehr (Flor\u00e9al Films)
\nInternational Sales<\/b>: Ero\u00efn Films<\/p>\n

Sabrina is about to marry Younes, a marriage that means everything to her mother and grandmother. But on the eve of tying the knot, Sabrina backs out.<\/p>\n

(Also presented with SOULA<\/a> on Saturday October 15 at 11:00 pm)<\/span><\/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\/2022\/09\/freedom-swimmer-2.jpeg” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663623932094{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

FREEDOM SWIMMER<\/span><\/h3>\n

Animation, Drama <\/b>\u2022 2021 <\/b>\u2022 15\u2019
\n<\/span><\/b>Written and Directed by<\/b>: Olivia Martin-McGuire
\n<\/span>Produced by<\/b>: Ron Dyens (Sacrebleu Productions), Brooke Tia Silcox (No Thing Productions), Arte France
\nInternational Sales<\/b>: Sacrebleu Productions<\/p>\n

The story of a grandfather\u2019s perilous swim, from China to Hong Kong, parallels his granddaughter\u2019s own quest for a new freedom.<\/p>\n

(Also presented with HAWA<\/a> on Saturday October 15 at 1:40 pm)<\/span><\/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\/2022\/09\/fairplay.png” image_width=”480″ image_height=”260″ frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663623729130{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

FAIRPLAY<\/span><\/h3>\n

Drama, Comedy <\/b>\u2022 Switzerland, France<\/b> \u2022 2022 <\/b>\u2022 17\u201929
\n<\/b>Directed by<\/b>: Zoel Aeschbacher
\nWritten by<\/b>: Zoel Aeschbacher, Gania Latroche
\nProduced by<\/b>: Nelson Ghr\u00e9nassia\u00a0<\/span> (Yukunkun Productions), Elena Tatti (Box Productions)
\nInternational Sales: <\/b>Salaud Morisset<\/p>\n

A teenager, a worker and a senior executive \u2014 three characters losing speed on the competition highway.<\/p>\n

(Also presented with BLAZING NEON<\/span><\/a> on Friday October 14 at 8:10 pm)<\/span><\/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\/2022\/09\/rules-of-success.jpg” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663623623088{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

RULES OF SUCCESS<\/span><\/h3>\n

Animation, Comedy\u00a0<\/b>\u2022\u00a02022\u00a0<\/b>\u2022\u00a012’37
\n<\/b>Directed by:\u00a0<\/b>Th\u00e9ophile Gibaud
\nWritten by:<\/b>\u00a0Damien Megherbi, Justin Pechberty, Th\u00e9ophile\u00a0Gibaud
\nProduced by<\/b>:\u00a0Damien Megherbi et Justin Pechberty (Les Valseurs)
\nInternational Sales<\/b>: Les Valseurs<\/p>\n

Forty-year-old Peter still lives with his mother and has never worked a day in his life. Maybe it’s time to look for a job.<\/span><\/p>\n

(Also presented with NOTRE-DAME ON FIRE<\/a> on Friday October 14 at 5:00 pm)<\/span><\/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_1632098565534{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] 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_1662744130412{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] 20 new French short films will compete for the 2022 Awards. This exclusive selection of French shorts underlines the creativity of French production and putting new […]<\/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-7840","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7840","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=7840"}],"version-history":[{"count":91,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12688,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7840\/revisions\/12688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}