Archives Poitiers Film Festival 2023

A monstrous edition!  The Poitiers Film Festival is back with a fantastic 46th edition! Showcasing debuts and discoveries, the International Selection features the best of school films through 8 short…

One of the Festival’s must-see screenings, So French! presents the ingenuity, savoir-faire, and talent found in French film schools. This year, the selection is pushing boundaries – geographical, political, familial,…

Discovering the filmmakers of tomorrow is the goal of the Poitiers Film Festival’s International Selection. Chosen from among 1 400 entries from film schools throughout the world, the selected films…

Each year, the Festival shines the spotlight on a country where a new cinema is coming to life. The 2023 edition focus on Lebanon, a land of resilience that has…

This year, the Festival is delving into monsters and the representation of monstrosity in contemporary film. Zombie, golem, werewolve, bearded ladie… What if, both in the present and the past,…

When she received the Palme d’or at the Festival de Cannes in 2021 for Titane, Julia Ducournau declared, “Thank you for letting the monsters in!” For its 40th birthday, the…

For nostalgic adults and young fanatics alike, the party continues with 80s-inspired beats from Johnny Bionic!

After enjoying The Nightmare Before Christmas, come enjoy a big bash as a family! With a costume, a mask, or a bit of face paint, kids will rub shoulders with…