Edition 2023

Films

International Competition

A SONG SUNG BLUE / BLUE SUMMER XIAO BAI CHUAN

Zihan Geng

China 92 min 2023

Amanda

Carolina Cavalli

Italy 93 min 2022

Director and actress Galatea Bellugi in person

BANEL & ADAMA BANEL ET ADAMA

Ramata-Toulaye SY

France, Senegal, Mali 87 min 2023

Director in person

HOW TO HAVE SEX

Molly Manning Walker

United Kingdom, Greece 98 min 2023

Director in person

I LIKE MOVIES

Chandler Levack

Canada 100 min 2022

Director in person

PAULA

Angela Ottobah

France 98 min 2023

Director and actors Finnegan Oldfield and Aline Hélan-Boudon in person

SUPER BOURRÉS WASTED

Bastien Milheau

FRANCE 79 min 2023

Director and actors Nina Poletto and Pierre Gommé in person

LES TOURNESOLS SAUVAGES GIRASOLES SILVESTRES

Jaime Rosales

Spain 106 min 2022

Actress Anna Castillo in person

Out of Competition

OPENING

REALITY

Tina SATTER

OPENING USA 82 min 2023

French Premiere. Director in person

PREMIERES

FAIRYLAND

Andrew Durham

USA 114min 2023

European Premiere. Director in person

À CONTRETEMPS EN LOS MÁRGENES

Juan Diego Botto

Spain, Belgium 105 minutes 2023

followed by a discussion with the film team

UNE ANNÉE DIFFICILE A DIFFICULT YEAR

Eric Toledano et Olivier Nakache

France 112min 2023

Directors in person and actors Jonathan Cohen and Mathieu Amalric

CLOSING

LE THÉORÈME DE MARGUERITE MARGUERITE'S THEOREM

Anna Novion

Closing France 112min 2023

Director and actors Ella Rumpf and Jean-Pierre Daroussin in person

GAZTERIA

What can youth do ? This is the question that the gazteria (“youth” in basque language) section will ask the 3 guests of honor of the festival, proposing them to answer with a film from the history of cinema, taken from their personal pantheon.

TAKING OFF

MILOS FORMAN

Chosen and introduced by Cédric Klapisch

LE COUREUR THE RUNNER

AMIR NADERI

IRAN 94min 1985

Chosen and introduced by Zar Amir Ebrahimi

VIRGIN SUICIDES THE VIRGIN SUICIDES

SOFIA COPPOLA

Chosen and introduced by Jean-Benoît Dunckel

THE STUDENTS ARE TALKING TO YOU

Dakar, Seoul, New York, Paris, Biarritz: five international film schools have each selected a film from their country that represents youth in their view.

THE WATERMELON WOMAN LA FEMME PASTÈQUE

Cheryl Dunye

USA 90 min 1996

Introduced by Gabrielle Vines, student at NY Purchase College

LA PETITE VENDEUSE DE SOLEIL THE LITTLE GIRL WHO SOLD THE SUN

Djibril Diop Mambéty

Senegal, France, Switzerland 43 min 1998

Introduced by Aïcha Ndiaye, student at Ciné Banlieue

LA FRAPPE BLEAK NIGHT

Yoon Sung-hyun

Korea 116min 2010

Introduced by Andrew Yoon-beom KIM, student at KAFA

ADOLESCENTES

Sébastien Lifshitz

France 135min 2020

Introduced by Adrio Guarino, student at La Femis

MERCI LA VIE THANKS FOR LIFE

Bertrand Blier

France 117 min 1991

Introduced by Hugo Serano, student at BTS of Biarritz

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

NOS JOURS HEUREUX - Séance gratuite sur la plage THOSE HAPPY DAYS

Eric Toledano et Olivier Nakache

France 103min 2006

Directors in person

JEUNESSE (LE PRINTEMPS) YOUTH (SPRING) / Qīngchūn (Chun)

Wang BING

China 215min 2023

Director in person

BIARRITZ SURF GANG

Pierre Denoyel & Nathan Curren

France, USA 64min 2017

Directors in person

SKATE KITCHEN

Crystal Mozelle

Introduced by the Paris Surf & Skate Film Festival directors

FISH OUT OF WATER

Francesca Scorsese

Director in person

CHAMBRE 999 ROOM 999

Lubna Playoust

France 85min 2023

Director in person. Followed by a round table with directors Corneliu Porumboiu, Ayo Akingbade, Chandler Levack and Lubna Payoust, moderated by Lili Hinstin

EN BONNE COMPAGNIE LAS BUENAS COMPANIAS

Silvia Munt

Spain, France 95min 2023

Director in person