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In 2026 at Premiers Plans, let's be Judges and Witnesses!
Theme 2026: Judges and Witnesses
Trials and the world of justice are inseparable from the history of cinema... so much so that we can talk about a genre in its own right. From M to Anatomy of a Fall, not forgetting 12 Angry Men, The Truth, A Dry White Season, Bamako and The Traitor, the courtroom has often been a privileged setting in the 7th art, fascinating filmmakers and always raising questions about the way in which they stage their films.
The courtroom is obviously a place for dramatic art, eloquence and dramatisation... but beyond this question of representation, it offers a formidable field open to fiction, ambiguity and doubt... a unique opportunity to question the morality of the characters and to involve the spectator as witness... and juror!
38th edition of the Festival
The next edition of the Festival will take place from 17 to 25 January 2026.
The call for films for the official selection will be online in June, and the call for scripts for the Angers Workshops in July.
Émilie Dequenne, a loyal friend of Premiers Plans
She came several times in 2000, 2003, 2017 and 2019.
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