Festival chorégraphique International
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Since its creation, the festival has received over 2 300 films from 94 countries!
You will find below this exceptional year's edition, divided into two original programs.
After each screening, the audience will be invited to vote for its favorite film, in order for one of the films to receive the 2023 Audience's Choice Award from the festival.
This 5th edition offers a special program. Indeed, for this great anniversary, 3 films presented on past editions and highly acclaimed by the public will be presented again this year! Something to delight early fans and dance aficionados!
Duration of each program : approximately 1h
WAVING DISTANCES​
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Hungarian film, that explores the complexity of human relationships by questioning their origins, transformation, and possible breakup.
It questions the distance between individuals: does it separate us or does it allow us to know each other better?
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Directed by
Kinga Kovács
MONDAY​
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Hong Konger film.
Nobody likes Mondays, a symbol of a return to routine and the stress of work. Yet, even in this monotony, everyone can find a moment to escape and find a little inner peace.
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Directed by
Andreas Guzman
DESTINY​
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Russian film.
​Two dancers made a mistake by breaking up one day. Accidentally meeting again, they realize that they have nothing and will never have anything more precious than each other. Memories and dance unite them again.
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Directed by
Marina Petrenko
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PARDA​
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American film that explores the erasure of queerness in Indian history and shows how queer communities have survived despite the "official" versions that erased them from history and the oppression they suffered.
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Directed by
Akhil Joondeph
BREATHLESS​
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British film that explores the dynamics of human relationships such as balance, power, and trust, in a circular space symbolizing their cyclical nature.
Featuring the dancers of the Scottish Ballet
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Directed by
Eve McConnachie
A NIGHT IN NAPOLI​
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Spanish film visually engaging that depicts the life of an Italian family, condensed into the time of a piece of music. And all good things must come to an end: life, family, and good things.
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Directed by
Lucia Lopez Sanchez
SHADOWASH​
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British film featuring the dancers of the Scottish Ballet which allowed its dancers to imagine and choreograph short films to bring dance to life beyond the stage, on cinema screens.
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Directed by
Eve McConnachie
DANCING WITH TIME​
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Canadian film.
Four Montreal artists share how they adapt to their aging bodies in the world of dance. With insight and creativity, they share what age has brought them as artists.
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Directed by
Marie Lavorel, Tamar Tembeck, Paul Tom
CERCLE 5​
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French film.
A group of dancers, trapped in a circle, must overcome their stylistic differences to create collective harmony and regain their freedom.
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Directed by
Victor Cesca, Clémence Rocand, Damien Lejosne
I'M ALRIGHT​
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Israeli film.
A professional dancers loses everything in one day: her first solo role and her boyfriend. However, an unexpected encounter gives her a new outlook on life and teaches her to let go.
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Directed by
Roiy Nitzan
LES COEURS SIMPLES​
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French film depicting an intimate encounter between two people in a magical and abstract setting.
Choreography, acting, and music blend to create a poetic and dreamlike scene imbued with gentleness and simplicity.​​
Directed by
Maxime Mathieu Quiroga
UNDERPASS​
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British film.
A couple who meet at various underpasses to dance together as part of an affair, realise it has to stop.
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Directed by
Stefan Georgiou
KOORI
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Icelandic film.
A woman alone on a deserted beach walks and dances, blending into this austere world, where the absence of human activity opens up a realm of possibilities. This land of ice becomes her rebirth.
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Directed by
Juliette Tellier,
Rafaël Michaud
LETTRE À MA FILLE​
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Beninese film.
A mother writes to her future daughter about the challenges and joys of growing up as a woman. Through songs and dances, a group of women celebrates feminine power, strength, and independence.
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Directed by
Michael Maurissens