On the occasion of the Écrans de l’Aventure festival, television host Denis Brogniart got on his bike from Paris to reach Dijon, his “city of heart”. This year, he is the president of the adventure film jury.
Host journalist Denis Brogniart arrived in the middle of the afternoon on Tuesday October 10 at Place Darcy in Dijon, at the end of a 3-day trip… by bike!
Journalist-presenter Denis Brogniart arrived by bike from Paris on Tuesday October 10! • © Damien Rabeisen – France Télévisions
The host arrived discreetly at Place Darcy on Tuesday afternoon, on his bike, at the end of his journey from Paris: “I said to myself that it was good for me too, to have my ‘little adventure’ alone between Paris and the city of my birth. It’s especially the city where my parents met, they were students here: my mother a student in mathematics, my father in law.”
The facilitator made the journey over 3 days, a return to basics, and also a small break in a busy life family and professional: “It’s quite a symbolic side on the whole last part, on the Burgundy canal between Montbard and here, it brought back lots of memories for me. Burgundy is really my native region and my heart region.”
Is this also an adventure? The host wants to put things into perspective, his bike ride is not comparable to the stories of the adventurers who will be presented during the festival. “We must not overuse the terms: adventurer with a capital “A” means something and doing Paris-Dijon has nothing to do with it! You know, I have a rich family life with lots of children , a rich professional life and the moments where I can be alone are rare. And there, for three days, I ate alone, I cycled alone every day and I did 380 km in total. And I enjoyed a wonderful time.”
The host, as president of the Jury for the Golden Fleece of the adventure film, expects stories “extraordinary” from the adventurers he will meet at the festival:“I am always fascinated by adventurers who are often ordinary men and women, capable of transcending themselves to live extraordinary experiences: from a physical point of view, from an ecological point of view, from a of surpassing oneself, psychological. I therefore expect to see people who are very different from each other, but who all have inside their hearts, stomachs and heads, a little extra soul which allows them to share what they do and make it live vicariously to all those who come to see their adventures.”
The Festival takes place from October 10 to 15, 2023 in Dijon • © Ecrans de l’Aventure
The festival is held in partnership with The Guildan association recognized as being of public utility founded in 1967, which promotes engagement in the form of solidarity programs, international volunteering and adventure projects.
In addition to prestigious guests such as Denis Brogniart, president of the Golden Fleece jury for the film, there will be Kirsten Neuschäfer, victorious captain of the Golden Globe Race 2022 and Golden Fleece for adventurer of the year 2023, Tendi Sherpa, mountain guide with 22 ascents of peaks over 8000m including 15 times that of Everest, or Sophie Lavaud, Himalayan and first mountaineer
French and first Swiss woman to have climbed the 14 peaks over 8000m on the globe.
The festival is firmly established throughout the city in addition to cinema screenings, over 5 days, with a special cycling evening, in the light of the Olympics, on Wednesday October 11 and an opening on comics with workshops, performances and dedications.
The Festival website details all the programming here.
There are 23 films in the official selection including 12 films in competition, 11 films out of competition, 1 evening of 6 films dedicated to cycling, 4 screenings reserved for schools, 4 screenings outside the walls, 2 screenings of award-winning films, a film in advance -first
15 literary meetings are planned with 6 books in competition, 6 readings, 6 signing sessions, 2 literary workshops and a literary round table.
The Golden Fleece for adventure film, endowed by the city of Dijon The Special Jury Prize, endowed by Atalante The Jean-Marc Boivin Prize rewarding the authenticity of an adventure experienced The Prize of. young people from the city of Dijon The Public Prize of the Écrans de l’aventure The Golden Fleece of the adventure book, endowed by the Gibert bookstore The Readers’ Prize of the municipal library of Dijon The Golden Fleece of the adventurer of the year, awarded by La Guilde
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