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From October 12 through October 20, 2024, the Lumi\u00e8re Festival will return for its 16th edition, featuring a packed schedule of film discoveries, special guest appearances, and a shared passion for cinema. Here’s everything that awaits you at the event!<\/p>\n

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A must-attend event for all French film lovers, this year’s Lumi\u00e8re Festival will be held from October 12 to October 20, 2024, in Lyon. Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the organizers have pulled out all the stops with an exceptionally enticing lineup. The festival will feature distinguished guests, exciting retrospectives, premieres of anticipated films, and numerous other not-to-be-missed events. Here are the highlights of these nine days dedicated to celebrating both classic and contemporary cinema!<\/p>\n

Find the full schedule for the Lumi\u00e8re Festival <\/i><\/b>here<\/span>.<\/p>\n

2024 Lumi\u00e8re Award: Isabelle Huppert<\/h3>\n

Recently seen in La Prisonni\u00e8re de Bordeaux and Les Gens d\u2019\u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9, actress Isabelle Huppert is a towering figure in both French and international cinema. Whether under the direction of Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, Claire Denis, Michael Haneke, Michael Cimino, or Hong Sang-soo, she consistently excels across a broad range of roles and never shies away from a new challenge. <\/p>\n

With a nomination for an Oscar, a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama, two Best Actress awards at the Cannes Film Festival, two C\u00e9sar Awards for Best Actress, and many more accolades, this year she will receive the prestigious Lumi\u00e8re Award, annually given to honor a career’s worth of achievements.<\/p>\n

Audiences will have the opportunity to revisit some of her iconic films, including La Dentelli\u00e8re, La Porte du paradis, Passion, La C\u00e9r\u00e9monie, and La Pianiste among others. <\/p>\n

The Retrospectives<\/h3>\n

As is tradition, the Lumi\u00e8re Festival also pays tribute to cinema through retrospectives that honor some of the greats of the film world.<\/p>\n

For the festival’s 15th anniversary, filmmaker Costa-Gavras will be the guest of honor at the opening ceremony. The president of the French Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que will be celebrated for his politically charged films that have influenced generations of viewers. Festivalgoers can look forward to (re)discovering Z and L\u2019Aveu, as well as his upcoming film Le Dernier souffle in a premiere screening. His political cinema will also be featured in the series Le Si\u00e8cle de Costa-Gavras, with three episodes presented to the public.<\/p>\n

This year, as part of the \u201cPermanent History of Women Filmmakers\u201d series, Mexican director Matilde Landeta will be spotlighted with screenings of her films Lola Casanova, La negra Angustias, and Trotacalles. This exceptional retrospective will allow viewers to experience these very rare and specially restored films in the best possible conditions!<\/p>\n

The festival will also highlight the work of director Fred Zinnemann, a six-time Oscar winner known for the iconic Western High Noon and the drama From Here to Eternity, as well as famed Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune (Drunken Angel, Seven Samurai).<\/p>\n

Festival Guests<\/h3>\n

Numerous acclaimed directors, actors, and actresses will meet the public during these nine days of festivities: Alexandre Aja, Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n, Justine Triet, Benicio del Toro, Vanessa Paradis, Xavier Dolan, Jacques Audiard, Nicolas Winding Refn, Claude Lelouch, Monica Bellucci\u2026 Festivalgoers will be spoilt for choice!<\/p>\n

The festival will also prominently feature socially engaged cinema with contributions from Romain Goupil, Marin Karmitz, Costa-Gavras, and Edwy Plenel. <\/p>\n

Numerous Premieres<\/h3>\n

The Lumi\u00e8re Festival will offer 420 screenings, including several feature films presented as premieres, with the filmmakers in attendance. Here are some of the works you can see before anyone else: <\/p>\n