16/04/2014 - The New York festival kicks off tomorrow with The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq and Dior et moi in the competition sections

The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq by Guillaume Nicloux

French film productions are very much present on the line-up of the 13th Tribeca Film Festival, which kicks off tomorrow in New York under the guidance of its artistic director, Frédéric Boyer. Standing out among the titles in competition are The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] by Guillaume Nicloux (which took centre stage at the Berlinale Forum – read the review – sales by Le Pacte), duking it out in the World Narrative Feature section, as are two minority French co-productions: Il capitale umano [+see also:
trailer
interview: Paolo Virzì
film profile] by Italy’s Paolo Virzi (having its international premiere - read the interview with the director – sales by Bac Films) and Brides [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Tinatin Kajrishvili
film profile] by Georgian director Tinatin Kajrishvili (also unveiled at Berlin, in the Panorama section – read the review – sales by Rezo Films).

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Of note in the World Documentary Competition category is Dior et moi [+see also:
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film profile] by Frédéric Tcheng (CIM Productions – sales by Submarine Entertainment), which will be having its world premiere. The film heads behind the scenes of Dior’s very first Haute Couture collection, managed by artistic director Raf Simons.

Also of interest and having a special screening is the Franco-Taiwanese co-production Journey to the West [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by Tsai Ming Liang (sales by UDI); meanwhile, the Spotlight programme will feature Venus in Fur [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Roman Polanski
film profile] by Roman Polanski and Bright Days Ahead [+see also:
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film profile] by Marion Vernoux.

(Translated from French)