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LES ARCS 2022

European cinema travels to Les Arcs

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- Les Arcs Film Festival has unveiled the rich programme of its 14th edition which will take place from 10 to 17 December with Roschdy Zem as president of the jury

European cinema travels to Les Arcs
Skin Deep by Alex Schaad

Greatly appreciated for combining high quality European cinema and mountain conviviality, Les Arcs Film Festival has revealed the rich programme of its 14th edition, which will take place from 10 to 17 December.

The 8 feature films competing for the 2022 Crystal Arrow will be judged by a jury chaired by director and actor Roschdy Zem, who will be assisted by French actresses Jeanne Balibar and Nadia Tereszkiewicz, their compatriot and screenwriter Fanny Herrero, and Italian director Filippo Meneghetti.

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The competition, concocted by artistic director Frédéric Boyer, includes five feature films discovered in Venice (at Orizzonti and Critics' Week): Vera [+see also:
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interview: Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
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by Italian-Austrian duo Tizza Covi - Rainer Frimmel and The Happiest Man in the World [+see also:
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interview: Teona Strugar Mitevska
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by Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska (unveiled at Orizzonti), Ghost Night [+see also:
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interview: Fulvio Risuleo
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by Italian filmmaker Fulvio Risuleo (Orizzonti Extra), Eismayer [+see also:
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interview: David Wagner
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by Austrian director David Wagner and Skin Deep [+see also:
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interview: Alex Schaad
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by Kazakh-born German  filmmaker Alex Schaad (discovered on the Lido at Critics Week). Also in the running are Pink Moon [+see also:
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interview: Floor van der Meulen
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by Dutch director Floor van der Meulen (special mention at Tribeca), the animation title Blind Williw, Sleeping Woman [+see also:
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interview: Pierre Földes
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by French director Pierre Földes (jury mention at Annecy) and the Cannes competitor Mother and Son [+see also:
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interview: Léonor Serraille
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by fellow French director Léonor Serraille.

On the programme of the Playtime section are The Banshees of Inisherin [+see also:
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by the Englishman Martin McDonagh (twice awarded in Venice), Empire of Light [+see also:
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by his compatriot Sam Mendes, the Cannes title Sick of Myself [+see also:
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interview: Kristine Kujath Thorp
interview: Kristoffer Borgli
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by Norwegian filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli, the Venice competitor L'immensità [+see also:
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interview: Emanuele Crialese
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by Italian director Emanuele Crialese, the animated film My Love Affair With Marriage [+see also:
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interview: Signe Baumane
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by Latvian filmmaker Signe Baumane (unveiled in Tribeca and recipient of a special mention in Annecy,) the Berlin competitor The Line [+see also:
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interview: Ursula Meier
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by Switzerland's Ursula Meier, Luxembourg, Luxembourg [+see also:
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interview: Antonio Lukich
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by Ukraine's Antonio Lukich (unveiled at Venice Orizzonti), The Ordinaries [+see also:
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interview: Sophie Linnenbaum
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by Germany's Sophie Linnenbaum (discovered in competition at Karlovy Vary), Last Dance [+see also:
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interview: Delphine Lehericey
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by Switzerland's Delphine Lehericey (Locarno Piazza Grande) and the documentary Into The Ice by Denmark's Lars Ostenfeld.

The Hauteurs section will feature Blue Jean [+see also:
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interview: Georgia Oakley
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by British director Georgia Oakley (Audience Award at the Giornate degli Autori), the Un Certain Regard attraction Godland [+see also:
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interview: Elliott Crosset Hove
interview: Hlynur Pálmason
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by Icelandic director Hlynur Palmason, Moja Vesna [+see also:
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interview: Sara Kern
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by Slovenian-Australian director Sara Kern (Generation at the Berlinale) and two feature films discovered in competition at Locarno: Tengo sueños eléctricos [+see also:
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interview: Valentina Maurel
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by Costa Rican (based in Belgium) filmmaker Valentina Maurel and Serviam - I Will Serve [+see also:
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interview: Ruth Mader
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by Austrian director Ruth Mader.

Also on the menu for the second year is a Focus section dedicated to Alpine cinema (this year focusing on Austria and the Alpine regions of Italy and France), including the Cannes Jury Award winner The Eight Mountains [+see also:
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interview: Felix van Groeningen & Char…
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by Belgian filmmakers Charlotte Vandermeersch and Felix van Groeningen, the documentary Alpenland by Austrian director Robert Schabus and the French title The Mountain [+see also:
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interview: Thomas Salvador
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by Thomas Salvador (SACD Prize at the Directors' Fortnight).

A new and exciting section called "Oscar au ski" (“the Oscars go skiing”) will feature eight European contenders for the famous best international film statuette: Corsage [+see also:
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interview: Marie Kreutzer
interview: Marie Kreutzer
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by Austrian director Marie Kreutzer, Alma Viva [+see also:
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interview: Cristèle Alves Meira
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by Franco-Portuguese filmmaker Christèle Alves Meira, January [+see also:
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by Latvian director Viesturs Kairiss, Girl Picture [+see also:
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interview: Alli Haapasalo
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by Finnish filmmaker Alli Haapasalo, Beautiful Beings [+see also:
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interview: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
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by Iceland's Guomundur Arnar Guomundsson, Alcarràs [+see also:
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interview: Carla Simón
interview: Carla Simón
interview: Giovanni Pompili
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by Spanish filmmaker Carla Simón, The Quiet Girl [+see also:
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interview: Colm Bairéad
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by Irish director Colm Bairéad and Klondike [+see also:
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interview: Maryna Er Gorbach
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by Ukrainian filmmaker Maryna Er Gorbach.

Tribute will be paid to the French filmmaker Cédric Klapisch (who will give a masterclass) and Belgian actress and director Veerle Baetens. The short film jury will be chaired by director Léa Mysius and the Industry Village will welcome professionals from 10 to 13 December (with the Co-production Village, the Work in Progress and the Talent Village on the menu) before giving way to the Distributors/Exhibitors Summit from 13 to 17 December. The latter will present 14 films reserved for professionals, including Slumlord [+see also:
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by Steve Achiepo, Chien de la casse [+see also:
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by Jean-Baptiste Durand, El agua [+see also:
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interview: Elena López Riera
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by Spanish filmmaker Elena López Riera (unveiled in Directors' Fortnight), Polaris [+see also:
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interview: Ainara Vera
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by her compatriot Ainara Vera, Habib, la grande aventure [+see also:
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interview: Benoît Mariage
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by Belgian filmmaker Benoît Mariage, and Ramona [+see also:
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interview: Andrea Bagney
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by Spanish filmmaker Andrea Bagney (which has also been screened at Karlovy Vary). And let's not forget the Music Village, the Femmes de Cinéma Lab, conferences, workshops and the ecological awareness programme Déplacer les montagnes.

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(Translated from French)

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