Cahiers du cinéma n°689 - May 2013 (2013-05)Cahiers du cinéma
Red carpets
With some more and some less well known to the general public, here are six festivals Cahiers has followed religiously... and two extras that are part of the magazine's history.
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1. Past festivals: Festival du film maudit (Festival of Cursed Films)
Under the supervision of Jean Cocteau, the Objectif 49 society—of which André Bazin was a member—organized this legendary one-time festival in July 1949 in Biarritz, weaving the perspectives of a new critical approach to cinema and its practice into its agenda.
The organizers of the Festival du Film Maudit (1949-08-03)Cahiers du cinéma
The organizers of the Festival du film maudit in Biarritz, August 1949.
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2. Past festivals: EXPRMTL
The Knokke-le-Zoute international experimental film festival (EXPRMTL)—the first of its kind—was only held five times in 1949, 1958 in Brussels, 1963, 1967, and 1974. At this true countercultural crossroads, Cahiers met Agnès Varda, Shirley Clarke, and Yayoi Kusama.
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3. Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival (planned in 1939 by Jean Zay's cabinet office and launched in 1946) is THE event in May. Parallel sections were gradually added to the official shortlist, including Critics' Week (1962), Directors' Fortnight (1968), and ACID (1993).
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4. Venice Film Festival
Launched in 1932, the Venice Film Festival awards the Golden Lion for best movie at the beginning of September. The festival has seen many critical clashes, particularly at the 1954 event when the competition consisted of Senso (Sense) by Luchino Visconti and La Strada (The Road) by Federico Fellini.
Cahiers du cinéma n°594 - October 2004 (2004-10)Cahiers du cinéma
The cover of issue no. 594 is dedicated to Basse Normandie (Lower Normandy) by Patricia Mazuy, discovered at the Venice Film Festival in 2005.
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5. Berlin International Film Festival
Every February, the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) awards the Golden Bear and the Silver Bear to the winners of the official competition. There are seven other shortlists including Encounters, Panorama, Berlinale Special and Shorts, Forum, Generation, and Berlinale Classics.
Cahiers du cinéma n°753 - March 2019 (2019-03)Cahiers du cinéma
Synonyms by Nadav Lapid won the Golden Bear and the FIPRESCI prize at the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival.
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6. Festival of 3 Continents
The Festival of 3 Continents was created in Nantes in 1979 to honor Latin American, African, and Asian cinema, which wasn't popular in the West and was under-represented at festivals.
Cahiers du cinéma n°320 - February 1981 (1981-02)Cahiers du cinéma
A long-time partner with Cahiers, the festival has contributed to the recognition of moviemakers such as Hong Sangsoo, Abbas Kiarostami, Hou Hsiao Hsien, Elia Suleiman, and Souleymane Cissé.
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Bonus 1. BUSAN International Film Festival
Since its launch in 1996, the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea has become an unmissable global event. Several shortlists dedicated to Asian cinema have brought moviemakers such as Jia Zhangke, Kim Ki-duk, and Hong Sang-soo to the forefront.
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Bonus 2. FESPACO
The Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) launched in 1969 and takes place every two years, with an agenda and conferences based on a current theme for African cinema. Souleymane Cissé, Brahim Tsaki, and Med Hondo have received awards on several occasions.
Cahiers du cinéma n°402 - December 1987 (1987-12)Cahiers du cinéma
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