Emerging Youth: A Vibrant Film Festival Unveiled in Biarritz

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Rich in emerging authors, the festival devoted to the theme of youth, displayed the ambitions of its first edition. A resounding arrival in a region already well endowed with cultural events.

The wind was blowing hard in Biarritz at the start of summer, and a new film festival took the wave. Youth is the theme and the program. Re-beaten path? The pitch has panache, however, and the implementation is not lacking either, to see the average age of the trio of programmers (the youngest is 22), of certain filmmakers in competition, or even of the international jury. , made up of artists under the age of 35. At its head, for this well-born first edition: the Iranian filmmaker Saeed Roustayi (The law of Tehran, Leïla and her brothers), a legitimizing presence among other distinguished guests. From the great Wang Bing, accompanying his documentary Youth (Spring), to the visit of Pénélope Cruz, actress and producer of the disappointing A contretemps (in theaters this Wednesday), via the rapper and actor Fianso, it was a question of giving the headline of an event capable of hitting the ground running from its first attempt, and of showing off in all areas. Author requirement, young emerging creation

2023-07-03 20:00:13
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