Yahoo Lifestyle American French Film Festival Sets 2024 Lineup
The American French Film Festival returns for its 28th annual event at the DGA Theater Complex from Oct. 29 to Nov. 3. The festival will showcase 60 films and series, including 14 shorts and 14 series or TV movies. It will open with France’s official selection for Oscar consideration, “Emilia Pérez,” and close with the new rendition of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel “The Count of Monte Cristo” by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Petelliére.
This marks the first time 16 of these features will be presented to an audience in Hollywood after premiering at the latest editions of the Berlin, Cannes, and Venice International Film Festivals. Additionally, 59 of the selected works will be up for the TAFFF Awards.
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The selection of films includes the comedy “A Nice Jewish Boy” by director Noé Debré, written by Michael Zindel, Agnès Jaoui, and Solar Bouloudnine; the political thriller “Death of a Corrupt Man,” directed by Georges Lautner and written by Lautner, Michel Audiard, and Claude Sautet; the drama “Rabia,” written and directed by Mareike Engelhardt; the coming-of-age drama “Wild Diamond,” written and directed by Agathe Riedinger; and many more.
The short film selection includes the animated drama “A Stand Still Journey” written and directed by Izù Troin; the coming of age drama “Changing Room” written and directed by Violette Vuitton, the comedy “See You Soon” written and directed by Julia Renault, the horror “Cult” written and directed by David Padilla among many others.
For more information on the festival and a complete list of the features visit www.theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org. Tickets are available online starting Oct. 2.
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