22nd AVIGNON FILM FESTIVAL June 16-19, 2005
Highlights of this summmer's Euro-American "Crossroads of Independent Cinema"
include (full Festival schedule on line by end of May):
COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE (en français)

* Another Look at ... Hal Hartley, with screenings of "Simple Men" (1992), "Flirt" (1996), "Henry Fool" (1998) & French premiere of "The Girl from Monday" (2005) with Mr. Hartley (below) in attendance.

* Hommage to ... Pierre Salinger (1925-2004), spokesman for John Kennedy's White House, who lived his final years near Avignon, in Le Thor (Vaucluse), with highlights from Mr. Salinger's career, and the French premiere of "Mana – Beyond Belief" by Peter Friedman & Roger Manley (92 min., 2004, HD) with Ms. Nicole (Poppy) Salinger and numerous VIPs in attendance. (below: JFK & Pierre Salinger, circa 1962; Pierre Salinger, circa 2001; scene from "Mana")

* Special Screening ... "Red Roses and Petrol" by Tamar Simon Hoffs, starring Malcolm MacDowell (below) with Ms. Hoffs & Mr. MacDowell in attendance.

Feature Film Selections: 2005

France & Europe
EUGENIA OF PATAGONIA d’Idanna Pucci et Claudio Cutry
LE PLUS BEAU JOUR DE MA VIE de Julie Lipinski
LE VOYAGE EN INDE de Yann Piquer
ROBERT CAPA de Patrick Jeudy
QUAND LES ANGES S’EN MÊLENT de Crystel Amsalem
TAKE ME HOME (Die Spur Im Schnee) de Robert Narholz
THE LAST OF THE FIRST d’Anja Baron
ZE FILM de Guy Jacques

United States
DUCK de Nicole Bettauer
MANA, BEYOND BELIEF de Peter Friedman & Roger Manley
RED ROSES AND PETROL de Tamar Simon Hoffs
STOLEN de Rebecca Dreyfus
THE REALITY TRAP de Michael Bergmann

Short Films (to be announced)

2004 Avignon Prizewinners: 2004 AWARDS
READ the Festival round-up in LE FIGARO: Figaro-Page1 / Figaro-Page2

Overview of our Festival: In the heart of Provence, we celebrate European, French and American independent film with new films, retrospectives, interviews with filmmakers, a variety of social occasions, and prizes for emerging filmmakers from an international jury, all in an atmosphere of cordiality. This year's festival takes place oin the main square of Avignon (Place de l'Horloge) across from Town Hall at the Cinema Vox.

Take a look at last summer's FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:
ALL SCREENINGS, PANELS, FETES

PRICES at the 2005 Festival / FORFAITS du Festival 2005