UPDATE (7 November 2020): Arras Film Festival revisited (7 November – 15 December) had to be cancelled once again due to the second lockdown. Nevertheless the Festival team has decided to show the European competition in private “physical” screenings to the Jury in order to support selected films and to give 2 prizes which one is a distribution aid. The team also decided to hold the 9th ArrasDays session which is an industry platform to pitch new projects currently in development from European producers and directors selected.

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Initially forced to give up on its 2020 edition by a municipal by-law from 17 October closing the venues that would have been essential to the festival taking place in its usual format, the Arras Film Festival has quickly gotten back on its feet, reinventing the event to take place in other locations and at a different time.

The European competition and the pitching sessions of the development grant of the Arras Days will take place in Paris, in the cinema L’Entrepôt, from 13 to 15 November.

Eight feature films playing for the first time in France will be competing for the 2020 Golden Atlas: Wildland [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Jeanette Nordahl
scheda film] from Danish director Jeanette Nordahl, Quo Vadis, Aida [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Jasmila Žbanić
scheda film] from Bosnian filmmaker Jasmila Zbanic, Spiral [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] from Hungarian director Cecilia Felméri, Rounds [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Stephan Komandarev
scheda film] from Bulgarian filmmaker Stephan Komandarev, Tereza37 from Croatian director Danilo Serbedzija, Shadow Country [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] from Czech filmmaker Bohdan Slama, I Never Cry [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Piotr Domalewski
scheda film] from Polish director Piotr Domalewski and The Campaign [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Marian Crişan
scheda film] from Romanian filmmaker Marian Crisan. It is worth noting that the films will play again in the Mégarama cinema in Arras from 20 to 22 November.

A Focus on Ukrainian cinema will also be screened in Paris, featuring Antonio Lukich’s My Thoughts Are Silent [+leggi anche:
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From 2 to 8 December, European Cinema Week will be playing in the cinemas of the Hauts-de-France region. Standing out among these European discoveries are The Castle [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] from Lithuanian director Lina Luzyte, Charlatan [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Agnieszka Holland
scheda film] from Polish director Agnieszka Holland, La boda de Rosa [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] from Spanish filmmaker Icíar Bollaín, Servants [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ivan Ostrochovský
scheda film] from Slovakian director Ivan Ostrochovsky, Bad Tales [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Fabio e Damiano D'Innocenzo
scheda film] from Italian directors Fabio and Damiano D’Innocenzo, The Best Years [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] from their fellow countryman Gabriele Muccino as well as the British film After Love [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Aleem Khan
scheda film] by Aleem Khan. Also screening are Father [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Srdan Golubović
scheda film] from Serbian director Srdan Golubovic, Akelarre [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Pablo Agüero
scheda film] by Pablo Agüero, Curveball [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Johannes Naber
scheda film] from German filmmaker Johannes Naber and the documentary Hambi from his fellow countryman Lukas Reiter, as well as 2019 Golden Atlas winner The Father [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Va…
scheda film] by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov.

A selection of 21 previews with talent present will also be shown in the cinemas of the Hauts-de-France region, from 7 to 15 November. Standing out from the selection are Cannes 2020 label recipients The Big Hit [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Emmanuel Courcol, Elie Wajeman’s A Night Doctor [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Elie Wajeman
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intervista: Nora Martirosyan
scheda film] and Naël Marandin’s Beasts [+leggi anche:
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Also in this very rich programme are preview screenings of Yann Gozlan’s Black Box [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Nicole Garcia
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intervista: Kaouther Ben Hania
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scheda film], Baptiste Drapeau’s The Lodger [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Guillaume Brac
scheda film], and Venice Golden Lion winner Nomadland by Chloé Zhao.

This huge reorganisation, executed rapidly by the festival team and which also includes a Family and Children Week ( 25 November – 1 December) and a World Cinema Week ( 9 – 15 December) was possible thanks to the exceptional involvement of around 30 cinemas and other events (in particular the Amiens International Film Festival which will unfold from 13 to 21 November).