It is one of the rare events of the summer to pass between the cracks. The Angoulême Francophone Film Festival (FFA) will indeed take place in 2020, the event organizers announced in an interview with the regional media Charente Libre . And this is not the only good news for the world of cinema. Several films scheduled for Cannes Critics' Week 2020 will be presented.
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The 13th edition of the FFA will be held " end of August, beginning of September ", announced Marie-France Brière and Dominique Besnehard . " The precise dates, we cannot give them because we are working on them, because it also depends on the government announcements of June 2, " said the two general delegates.
In exceptional situations, exceptional measures. " We will impose drastic health security conditions ," they said. You will have to be quick to get your hands on a place. These will be limited and reserved in priority for Angoumoisins. " We will reserve a quota of places for local people ," said Marie-France Brière, adding that it will be necessary to register in advance for the screenings to "avoid the queues" .
“Plethora of films”
This year, the organizers were unable to organize the retrospective highlighting a country of the Francophonie (Algeria had been chosen for this 2020 edition). However, films that should have been scheduled on the Croisette will be shown for the first time. " Five films selected for Cannes Critics Week will be on the bill, " said Dominique Besnehard. According to the rumor, perhaps we will discover The French Dispatch , the film by Wes Anderson filmed in Angoulême, whose release was postponed in October.
“ It will be the first film event in months. The profession is very much on hold. We are going to have a plethora of films, ”promised Marie-France Brière.
