At the beginning of October, the city-prefecture will host, as it has for several years already, a new edition of War on Screen, an international film festival dedicated to war films. A unique vision of war, through the eyes of committed filmmakers.
Contrary to what one might think, the Marne is a land of cinema and it proves it every year, thanks to the teams who set up their cameras there for filming, but also thanks to the film festivals that take place there.
A committed cinema…
Among these, the international war film festival War on Screenwhose the 2022 edition is already the tenth ! A committed and exciting festival, which gives voice to filmmakers denouncing, in many of their films, the absurdity of war and the need for peace in the world. But, in reality, War on Screen is much more than a festivalsince, as the press release available on the official War on Screen website so clearly states, it allows the development of a policy of support for creation, publishing, research and teaching thanks to the weaving of French and international partnerships.
L’guest of honor of this 2022 edition will be the director Jean-Jacques Annaud.
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A filmmaker whose career spans several decades, he directed some classics of the 7th Art, like The Bear and The War of Fire, two cult films that have moved generations of moviegoers. Twenty years ago, he also hit hard with Stalingrad, a war film as brutal as it is implacable. More recently, he directed Notre-Dame brule, a nice tribute film to Notre-Dame-de-Paris cathedral released in the spring of 2022.
…to the busy program
The festival public will be able to discover films from France, Ukraine, Hungary, Brazil, Kosovo, the USA or even Palestine. Feature and short film competitions will be raging. Younger audiences will be able to discover programming more suited to their young age, but not devoid of commitment.
There will also be retrospectives and focus on Hong Kong, Ukraine and the environment.
Everything in the program invites reflection and the prospect of a better future.in War on Screen 2022.
A tribute will also be paid to Jacques Perrinactor and director who died last year.
As a reminder, the festival will take place from October 3 to 9 in Châlons-en-Champagne. All practical information can be found on the official War on Screen website, of course.
France Blue Champagne-Ardenne is proud to be a partner of the event.
You will soon be able win your invitations for the opening and closing films listening to the antenna and dialing the 03 26 48 2000 (price of a local call). Stay tuned!