Arielle Dombasle will be the president of the jury

The 35th edition of the festival is held in the famous Breton seaside resort during the first week of October.

The 35th edition of the Dinard British Film Festival, which for the first time also includes Ireland in its name, will be held from October 2 to 6, the organizers announced on Wednesday, September 4. “This year, we will have the honor of welcoming as president the ineffable Arielle Dombasle”, said Arnaud Salmon, mayor of the chic Breton seaside town, organizer of the festival, and which has maintained close ties with England throughout its history. Actress, director and singer Arielle Dombasle succeeds another woman, Catherine Frot, who was president last year.

Six films are in competition for the Hitchcock d’Or, the most prestigious prize in the competition, and will thus attempt to succeed Silver Haze, awarded in 2023: Bring Them Down by Christopher Andrews, The Convert by Lee Tamahori, Poison by Désirée Nosbusch, September Says by Ariane Labed, That They May Face The Rising Sun by Pat Collins and Unicorns by Sally El Hosaini and James Krishna Floyd.

The organisers of the Dinard festival praised the vitality of Irish cinema and cited the links between the two islands to explain the change of name of the festival. “Irish cinema is very vibrant at the moment. These are two countries that have a lot of interaction, in financing (of movies) and common bonds”, underlined Dominique Green, artistic director. “That doesn’t mean we set boundaries, on the contrary, we are a festival that goes beyond boundaries!” added Vincent Remy, deputy for culture at the town hall of Dinard. In total, 31 feature films, including nine Irish ones, will compete for six different prizes.