French film triumphs in London Director Jacques Audiard’s film Un Prophète, reviewed recently in Paris Update, has won the award for best film at the London Film Festival by a jury made up of Angelica Huston (chair), John Akomfrah, Jarvis … Read More
LITERARY AWARD SEASON Marie NDiaye Two major French literary prizes were awarded this week, bringing to an end the suspense that begins with the publication of hundreds of new French novels during the rentrée littéraire. The biggest of the big, … Read More
ART FAIR FEVER “Relicario” (2009) by Albarracin Pilar, on view at FIAC. Courtesy Galerie GP & N Vallois, Paris Paris will be invaded by contemporary art fairs beginning Oct 22. The main attraction is FIAC (Oct. 22-25), with two locations: … Read More
JAZZ GETAWAY The sunny southern town of Perpignan is the unlikely site of an ambitious jazz festival, Jazzèbre, to be held Oct. 1-25 in a variety of venues, including a moving train and a ruined château. Among the headliners are … Read More
Sicko Cinema The Festival de l’Etrange is back at the Forum des Images (Forum des Halles, 2, rue du Cinéma, 75001 Paris; tel.: 01 44 76 63 00). It’s all there: deviance, violence and general weirdness in films like The … Read More
Time to pack a picnic and head north: the Cinéma en Plein Air festival starts tonight on the Prairie du Triangle at Paris’s Parc de la Villette and runs through Aug. 16. This year’s theme is “Traversées” (“Crossings”), and such … Read More
There’s still time to catch previews of new flicks and some old ones at the annual Festival Paris Cinéma, which continues until July 14 in various venues. This year, the festival is paying homage to actors Claudia Cardinale and Jean-Pierre … Read More
You may be seeing the Eiffel Tower in more films in the future, since the EU competition authorities have just approved a French plan for increased tax credits on expenses for filmmakers who shoot on location in the country. Favorite
REVEALING PHOTOS Révélation, a contemporary photography fair organized by a nonprofit association of the same name, will be held at the Comptoir Général (80, quai de Jemmapes, 75010 Paris) June 27-28, 2 p.m.-9 p.m. Forty-three photographers will be hand to … Read More
POINT, FOCUS, SHOOT AND WIN Think your shot of the Eiffel Tower is the best ever? Here’s your chance to prove it. Paris’s Tourism Office and the VU’ photo agency are holding a photo contest for the best image of … Read More
