Le 25ème Avignon Film Festival ferme ses portes ce dimanche 29 juin 2008. A l’issue de la cérémonie de clôture en présence de notre présidente d’honneur Maria de Medeiros et des nombreux cinéastes en compétition, le Jury 2008 a révélé les noms des gagnants de cette 25ème édition.Prix Tournage pour le Meilleur Film Américain : Ø Sita Sings The Blues de Nina Paley (USA) Prix Tournage pour le Meilleur Film Européen : Ø Affaire de Famille de Claus Drexel (Fra...

Wednesday, June 25-------Jerry Rudes is a man on a mission. For the past quarter century, he has lived with one foot in New York and the other in the lovely Provence city of Avignon, France. Reflecting his own dual domiciles, he founded the Avignon Film Festival in 1984 as a “transatlantic crossroads of independent cinema”. When asked to comment on his original inspiration for founding the event, Rudes told of a memorable encounter with filmmaker Agnès Varda. “When I first went to Cannes ...

The 23rd Avignon Film Festival came to a close last Sunday 25th June 2006. At the final awards ceremony, which took place at the Museum of the Petit Palais with special guests Marie-Josée Roig, mayor of Avignon, filmmakers Jean-François Stevenin and Laszló Szabó, and almost all of the directors of the movies in competition, the 2006 Jury announced this year¹s winners.Prix Tournage for the Best American Movie: THE CALL OF CTHULHU by Andrew Leman and Sean Branney (USA)Prix Tournage for the...