25/01/2017 - Around 40 recent French productions and co-productions are on the line-up of the 46th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam

The programme of the 46^th International Film Festival Rotterdam, which kicks off today and will unspool until 5 February, offers yet another chance to note the enormous involvement of the French film industry in the production of films from all over the globe.

A majority French production is in competition for the Tigers this year: Rey [+see also:
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The French-Belgian feature This Is Our Land [+see also:
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interview: Marco Danieli
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interview: Midi Z
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interview: João Pedro Rodrigues
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In the Bright Future section, which shines a spotlight on emerging talents, we have three majority French productions out of competition: Heis (Chroniques) [+see also:
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film profile] by Daouda Coulibaly (which made a splash at Toronto) and the documentary Where Is Rocky II? [+see also:
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film profile] by Pierre Bismuth. They are joined by the minority co-productions Burning Birds [+see also:
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film profile] by Sri Lanka’s Sanjeewa Pushpakumara (European premiere), Mimosas [+see also:
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interview: Oliver Laxe
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The Limelight programme will host screenings of Orphan [+see also:
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interview: Arnaud des Pallières
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interview: Julia Ducournau
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interview: Katell Quillévéré
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interview: Artemio Benki
interview: Olivier Assayas
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interview: Alain Guiraudie
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Q&A: Cristi Puiu
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interview: Shahrbanoo Sadat
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interview: Bogdan Mirica
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interview: Gabe Klinger
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The A Band Apart section has selected A Taste of Ink [+see also:
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interview: Morgan Simon
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interview: Bertrand Bonello
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film profile] by Eric Valette will have its world premiere on the Criss Cross programme, and the Signature section welcomes three majority French productions: Last Days of Louis XIV [+see also:
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interview: Albert Serra
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interview: Ado Arrietta
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Lastly of note are the French-Israeli feature The Wonderful Kingdom of Papa Alaev [+see also:
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interview: Stephan Streker
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(Translated from French)