Founded 2012 | ||
Awards Audience Prize: Best American Independent Feature-Length Film (Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present) Number of films 10 (Feature-Length Films In Competition)15 (French Short Films In Competition)14 (American Short Films In Competition) | ||
The first edition of the Champs-Élysées Film Festival was held from 6 to 12 June 2012, with actors Lambert Wilson and Michael Madsen presiding. During the first edition, more than 15,000 people attended, with more than 50 films screened. Besides the Official Selection of American Independent Films, the Festival's main event, three other non-competitive selections were presented: French Galas, American Galas and Oscar Nominated Foreign Language Films. A competitive Official Shorts Selection was also showcased. A tribute to Harvey Weinstein was held to celebrate his career and a retrospective of 11 of his films was shown throughout the week. Three Audience Prizes (Best American Feature-Length Film, Best American Short Film, Best French Short Film) were presented during the Closing Ceremony, held at the Publicis Cinema.
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American Independent Feature-Length Films
Short Films
The Official Selection of Short Films comprises more than 30 films, which were selected by a French industry team as well as four major film school programs: University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and Columbia University’s Columbia University Film Festival for the United States and Paris-based film school La Femis for France.
French Shorts Competitive Selection
French Shorts Selection
La Femis Shorts Selection
American Shorts Competitive Selection
USC School of Cinematic Arts Shorts Selection
New York University Tisch School of the Arts Shorts Selection
Columbia University Film Festival Shorts Selection
US in Progress Official Selection
Awards
Audience Prizes
US in Progress