Always incredibly popular for its high levels of artistry and professionalism in the extraordinary and convivial context of the Alps, the Les Arcs Film Festival has revealed the eye-catching line-up of its 16th edition which will unfold in the Savoyard resort between 14 and 21 December.

The 8 feature films battling it out for the 2024 Crystal Arrow will be assessed by a jury led by Audrey Diwan, who’ll be joined by actors Pio Marmaï and Sofiane Zermani, Icelandic composer Herdís Stefánsdóttir and novelist Delphine de Vigan.

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The competition put together by artistic director Frédéric Boyer includes two feature films which distinguished themselves in Locarno (Golden-Leopard-winner Toxic [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Saulė Bliuvaitė
scheda film] by Lithuania’s Saulé Bliuvaité and Moon [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Kurdwin Ayub
scheda film] by the Kurdish director based in Vienna Kurdwin Ayub, which scooped the Special Jury Prize as well as the Europa Cinemas Label), three titles which were well-received in Venice (Orizzonti competition-winner The New Year That Never Came [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Romania’s Bogdan Mureșanu, Peacock [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Bernhard Wenger
scheda film] by Austria’s Bernhard Wenger, which was unveiled in International Critics’ Week, and Vittoria [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Alessandro Cassigoli e Cas…
scheda film] by the Italian-American duo Alessandro Cassigoli and Casey Kauffman, which premiered in the Orizzonti Extra line-up), Kneecap [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Brit Rich Peppiat (awarded the NEXT Audience Prize in the Sundance Festival and screened in Tribeca too) and When the Light Breaks [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Rúnar Rúnarsson
scheda film] by Iceland’s Rúnar Rúnarsson (which opened Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section).

Stealing focus in the Playtime section are Maldoror [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Fabrice Du Welz
scheda film] by Belgium’s Fabrice du Welz, Heads or Fails [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Lenny e Harpo Guit
scheda film] by fellow Frenchmen Harpo and Lenny Guit, The Swedish Torpedo [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Frida Kempff
scheda film] by Sweden’s Frida Kempf, Bird [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Brit Andrea Arnold, Samia [+leggi anche:
intervista: Yasemin Şamdereli, Deka Mo…
scheda film] by German-Turkish director Yasemin Samdereli, To A Land Unknown [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Mahdi Fleifel
scheda film] by Danish-Palestinian filmmaker Mahdi Fleifel, Silver Star by French duo Ruben Amar and Lola Bessis, U Are The Universe [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Pavlo Ostrikov
scheda film] by Ukraine’s Pavlo Ostrikov, and British production Sister Midnight [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Karan Kandhari
scheda film] by India’s Karan Kandhari.

The Hauteurs section will see audiences enjoying April [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Dea Kulumbegashvili
scheda film] by Georgia’s Dea Kulumbegashvili, September Says [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ariane Labed
scheda film] by French-Greek director Ariane Labed, The Exiles [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Spain’s Belén Funes, Windless [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Pavel G Vesnakov
scheda film] by Bulgaria’s Pavel G. Vesnakov, and Wishing on a Star [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Peter Kerekes
scheda film] by Czech filmmaker Péter Kerekes.

The Oscar on Skis line-up will present eight European candidates competing for the famous Best International Film trophy: Vermiglio, The Mountain Bride [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Maura Delpero
scheda film] by Italy’s Maura Delpero, Family Therapy [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Sonja Prosenc
scheda film] by Slovenia’s Sonja Prosenc, Julie Keeps Quiet [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Leonardo van Dijl
scheda film] by Belgium’s Leonardo Van Dijl, The Girl with the Needle [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Magnus von Horn
scheda film] by Sweden’s Magnus von Horn, Waves [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Jiří Mádl
scheda film] by Czech director Jiří Mádl, Armand [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
scheda film] by Norway’s Halfdan Tøndel Ullmann, Touch by Iceland’s Baltasar Kormákur, and Under the Volcano [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Damian Kocur
scheda film] by Polish filmmaker Damian Kocur.

The festival will also play host to French premieres (notably of The Ties that Bind Us [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Carine Tardieu
scheda film] by Carine Tardieu which will open the festival, and Oxana by Charlène Favier), a Youth line-up (mainly featuring Ollie [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Antoine Besse
scheda film] by Antoine Besse, and Jean-François Laguionie’s animated movie A Boat in the Garden [+leggi anche:
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scheda film]), an Icelandic Focus consisting of nine feature films and nine shorts, the awarding of the 11th Les Arcs Sisley Femme de Cinéma Prize to Italian director Paola Cortellesi (There Is Still Tomorrow [+leggi anche:
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scheda film]), a Mountain seance for the documentary A Flower of Mine [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by fellow Italian Paolo Cognetti, the Moving Mountains Prize for Swiss filmmaker Claude Barras (for his animated movie Savages [+leggi anche:
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Last but not least, it’s also worth noting that tributes are on the agenda for French actress Karin Viard and Italian director Matteo Garrone, while the short films competition jury will be presided over by Camille Chamoux, and the Industry Village will welcome industry professionals between 14 and 17 December (by way of the Co-Production Village, the Work in Progress initiative and the Talent Village – read our article) before making room for the Distributors/Cinema Operators Summit (with 11 films on the agenda for professional eyes only) between 17 and 21 December. That’s without forgetting the Music Village, the Femmes de Cinéma Lab, a variety of conferences and workshops, and the awareness-raising Moving Mountains line-up, which will focus on "Our Futures: Young People and the Challenges of the World".