The program included 159 films from all over the Francophonie, including Cambodia (« Les tombeaux sans noms » by Rithy Panh), Quebec (« Charlotte a du fun » by Sophie Lorain), Romania (« Alice T. » by Radu Muntean) and France (« L’heure de la sortie » by Sébastien Marnier).

The opening evening focused on Belgian cinema with « Nos batailles » by Guillaume Senez, who came to Namur accompanied by Romain Duris, Lena Girard Voss and Basile Grunberger. The festival presented several films in preview, such as « La chute de l’empire américain » by Denys Arcand (Quebec), « Voyez comme on danse » by Michel Blanc (France), « Le Jeu » by Fred Cavayé (France) or « Léopold, Roi des Belges » by Matthieu Collard and Cédric Vandresse (Belgium).

Many festival-goers came to attend Lambert Wilson’s public meeting, Coup de Cœur of this 33rd edition, hosted by Eric Russon. The French actor also presented three films from his filmography, including his new film « Au bout des doigts » by Ludovic Bernard.

The public of Namur was also able to meet other numerous guests such as Jean-Paul Rouve, Romain Duris, Virginie Efira, Olivier Gourmet, Niels Schneider, Laurent Lafitte, Pierre Salvadori, Stijn Coninx, Sébastien Houbani, Camille Vidal-Naquet, Adèle Haenel, Michel Blanc, Karin Viard, Jan Decleir, Stéphane De Groodt, and many other well-known film producers.

Many professionals of the 7th art also participated in the FIFF Pro, the professional part of the festival, including Dans les traces d’Atelier Grand Nord, Génération Talents! l’Actu des pros and the Manufacture de Namur. The Festival in Namur welcomed more than 250 guests and nearly 400 journalists to enter the best of French-speaking cinema.

The Festival awarded various prizes that combined a total amount of nearly 80,000 €. Thierry Klifa chaired the Official Long Films Jury while Delphine Lehericey led the Official Short Films Jury.

Film lovers are already expecting the 34th edition of the Namur International Francophone Film Festival, which will take place from 27 September to 4 October 2019.

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About the festival: Since 1986 and its 1st edition, the Film Festival of Wallonia has changed its name to become the International Francophone Film Festival of Namur. It has grown and is now recognized, attended and appreciated by all in the world of French-language cinema and by its thousands of spectators. Representing all the diversity of the Francophonie, its varied jury awards each year Bayard, honoring a varied and constantly renewed cinema.

Each year the festival presents dozens of films from recognized and upcoming directors.

The film NOS BATAILLES by Guillaume Senez will open FIFF this year in the presence of the director as well as the main comedian Romain Duris. The FIFF has also announced the first selection of films:

CHIEN DE GARDE by Sophie Dupuis (Quebec),

EN LIBERTE! By Pierre Salvadori (France)

FORTUNA by Germinal Roaux (Switzerland / Belgium),

KINSHASA MAKAMBO by Dieudo Hamadi (Congo / France / Switzerland / Germany / Norway)

WELDI (MON CHER ENFANT) by Mohamed Ben Attia (Tunisia / Belgium / France / Qatar)  and

SEULE A MON MARIAGE by Marta Bergman (Belgium / Romania / France)

The rest of the program will be revealed on 13^th September. Other activities, such as workshops, FIFF Campus will make the environment even more vibrant and enthusiastic for cinema lovers and last but not least – The film awards handed by a professional jury.

Entry fees:

Daily PASS gives you access to all day sessions:

Pre-sale: from 1^st September to 27^th September: 30 €

Sale: from September 28 to October 5: 35 €

Reduced price (job seekers, prof. Card, -25, 65+) until October 5th: 30 € 

The weekly PASS gives you access to all sessions of the week:

Sale: from September 13th: 10 €

For more information: www.fiff.be

About Namur:

Namur is the administrative capital of Wallonie, French-speaking region of Belgium. It is located 60 km south-east of Belgium’s capital city, Brussels. The city is small and it can be can easily be discovered on foot. The Citadel is a big touristic attraction. It is situated on a hill between the river Meuse and the river Sambre. Other places to visit are the Museum of Old Namurois Art and Musee d’arts Ancien.

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