Meetings and Workshops

Getting to appreciate the full diversity of European cinema is possible not only thanks to a rich and dense line-up of films, but also through meetings with industry professionals. To this end, the festival offers several cycles of masterclasses and meetings each year. Details of the programme will be released in November.

MUSIC & FILM MASTERCLASSES

Each year, in partnership with SACEM and 22D Music, music in film is showcased through a series of conferences led by renowned professionals. In 2022, composer Ludovic Bource and director Benjamin Massoubre led a masterclass on the animated film Little Nicholas: Happy As Can Be.

For the fifteenth edition, the masterclass was built around the animated film Sirocco & le Royaume des Courants d'Air.

With Pablo Pico & Benoît Chieux

Benoit Chieux is a French animated film director working for the Folimage studio, with whom he favours traditional craftsmanship. His short films include Tigres à la queue leu leu and Le Jardin de minuit, both of which were nominated for César awards for best animated short in 2016 and 2018. His second feature, Sirocco et le Royaume des courants d'air, opened the Annecy International Animated Film Festival and won the Audience Award.

Pablo Pico combines classical percussion training with self-taught composition. A live musician and composer, he turned to film music in 2010 with several short films, and in 2015 signed the soundtrack of ADAMA by Simon Rouby, his first feature film, in collaboration with rapper Oxmo Puccino.

This masterclass was in French and was led by journalist Perrine Quennesson with the support of Sacem & 22D Music. It took place on 19 December at Le Cœur d'or cinema.

MASTERCLASS FEMME DE CINÉMA

The Festival welcomes the Lab Femmes de Cinéma, a think tank devoted to the place of women in cinema, through workshops and masterclasses aimed at film professionals as well as a wider audience. In 2022, actress and director Veerle Beatens led a Femmes de Cinéma masterclass attended by around a hundred students.

MASTERCLASSES GUESTS OF HONOUR

Each year, some of the biggest names in cinema are honoured. Retrospectives of their work, as well as masterclasses, are organised in their presence, giving students the opportunity to share a moment with them.

Bérénice Bejo

Guest of honour at the fifteenth Festival, Bérénice Bejo gave a masterclass at the Centre Bernard Taillefer following the screening of The Artist on 20 December.

Ruben Östlund

Also guest of honour at this fifteenth edition of the Festival, Ruben Östlund presented his film Snow Therapy on 21 December at the Centre Bernard Taillefer. The screening was followed by a masterclass.

CINE-DEBATE MENTAL HEALTH

Every year, the Arcs Film Festival organises a cine-debate for school groups. It consists of a screening of a film chosen for its thought-provoking approach to one or more European issues of the time, followed by a debate between its director and various specialist contributors. In 2022, the spotlight was put on Nos soleils (Alcarràs) by Carla Simón. The screening was followed by a lively discussion between François Missonier, Rock en Seine festival’s founder and Europavox music festival’s director, Camille Etienne, an environmental activist, and students from the Bourg Saint Maurice school complex.

For the fifteenth edition, the screening of the film Sous Hypnose at the Centre Bernard Taillefer was followed by a film-debate moderated by Fabienne Silvestre with psychiatrist Jean-Victor Blanc and director Ernst De Geer.

The theme of 2024 edition will be: ‘Our futures: youth and global challenges'.

MOVING MOUNTAINS PROGRAMME

'Moving Mountains' offers a wide range of screenings, debates and workshops all designed to raise questions and stimulate reflection on the major issues facing society: ecological transition, parity, gender diversity and living together. With this in mind, a number of films in the line-up have been given the 'Moving Mountains' label, so that viewers can easily spot productions that bridge the gap between societal issues and cinema. These screenings are accompanied by workshops, debates and meetings to exchange ideas and generate reflection.

AND SO MUCH MORE…

The Festival works hand in hand with teachers to organise workshops and meetings to support their educational projects.