A Film festival on the most magnificient Avenue in Paris

USPA NEWS - If you get the chance to stay in Paris this following week, you will be able to attend a major movies event. Taking place on the most magnificent Avenue in the world the "ChampsElysees Film Festival" returns. The sixth edition begins this thursday the 15th to the 22th of June.. It will purpose to films enthousiastics some more surprises among Premieres, masterclasses, classicals and short movies from United States and France. Alex Ross Perry and Jerry Schatzberg would be two of the principal guests. "Que la Fête commence" (Let the feast begins) as the Bertrand Tavernier's film would say !

Part of the history from the Champs Elysees Avenue has always been the traditional rendez-vous to watch a movie. Even if these last twenty years some of these theaters had to close. They let the place to famous shoppings adresses or restaurants. But the history continues. From this love to mix culture, tourism and pleasure was borned in 2012 the Champs Elysees Film Festival. Her President of the Festival Sophie Dulac has always underligned the fact that this festival strenghth is to be open to everyone beyond the competition and the traditional jury. All screenings and meetings take place on traditional movie theaters from the Avenue. No matter it is a kind of multiplex as UGC Georges V and Gaumont Marignan or some independants as Lincoln,Balzac and Publicis Cinema. Settings and screenings rooms are splendid, offer their own atmosphere. Mission is accomplished.

The atmosphere of New Orleans all festival long

For this edition the festival is offering even some more. The Gaumont Marignan receives the honour of the opening ceremony that would start at 7 PM with "The Florida Project" directed by Sean Baker with Willem Dafoe. Then the festival organizers purpose to joign at "Petit Palais" historical part of french museum's patrimony. Buyers of the accreditation will enjoy some specialities from New Orleans and listen to a concert of "Zombie Zombie". Then a DJ set till late in the evenning will close the party.

One of the main theme would be so the New Orleans's atmosphere with a round table conference on the 16th at Publicis Club. Louisiana named "Hollywood South" offers a great opportunity to the organizers to purpose a selection of movies to discover again as "Bad Lieutenant" from Werner Herzog, "In the Electric Mist" from Bertrand Tavernier starring Tommy Lee Jones,"Johnny Handsome" directed by Walter Hill. or unforgetable "A streetcar Named Desire" by Elia Kazan.

An official selection of coming of age american independant movies

On the part of the US competition, the festival has decide to surprise by selecting movies around the archetype of "coming of age". The objective is to allow the public to discover other parts of american independant movies. The selection include "California Dreams" from Mike OTT, "Columbus" from Kogonada, "Jean of the Joneses" by Stella Meghie, "My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea" by Dash Shaw, "Rat Film" de Theo Anthony and "The Strange Ones" from Lauren Wolkstein and Christopher Radcliff. There would also be a competition for short films including ten americans. And because focusing on independant movies is really important for the festival "US in Progress" would be one of the rendez-vous for professionals. The objective is to help the visbility of american independant movies in Europe through the collaboration between "Champs Elysees Film Festival" and "The American Film Festival of Wroclaw". A long and exacting task that deserves to get underline.

The festival is launched. A passionating week begins. Prices for the movies begins at seven euros till 25 euros to get a week pass open to everyone. If you intend to go to openning or closing ceremony reservations must be done online at the official website from 35 to 50 euros. My Cousin Rachel directed by Roger Michell would close the edition followed by two concerts of The Pirouettes then Cléa Vincent at France Ameriques private lounge. The whole program of the festival is available on website champselyseesfilmfestival.com