The St Barth Film Festival/Cinéma Caraïbe celebrates its 18th season from April 25-30, 2013 and continues to offer the population of St. Barthélemy the opportunity to discover films and directors from the Caribbean basin and beyond. The guests of the festival are directors, producers and film professional with a particular tie to the Caribbean cinema and culture on a broad sense.
This year, we will travel from the Caribbean to Argentina via Mexico, with films whose subjects are as diverse as bullying or the cultural integration of a Haitian family in the United States. We are pleased to present After Lucia, a contemporary drama by Michel Franco, leading figure of Mexican cinema, which won the prize “Un Certain Regard” at the 2012 Cannes Festival, Stones in the Sun by Patricia Benoit, selected at Tribeca Film Festival where it received the Jury’s special prize, Elefante Blanco, Pablo Trapero’s new movie, whose international career we have been following from the start and 7 Days in Havana, a contemporary portrait of an eclectic city presented in 7 chapters through the lenses of 7 directors including Benicio del Toro, Laurent Cantet (The Class) and Pablo Trapero.
Once again we are pleased to work with Jean-Marc Césaire of Ciné Woulé, for the closing of the festival with the setting up of a giant screen on the beach of Flamands on Tuesday, April 30.
Continuing another tradition, we will also screen some selections from the 4th Annual Caribbean Travelling Film Exhibition, a series of films from the whole region, sponsored by UNESCO, which corresponds well to our mission. Join us in this cinematographic adventure.
St Barth Film Festival/Cinéma Caraïbe is organized by Ellen Lampert-Gréaux, Joshua Harrison, Rosemond Gréaux and Sophie Maupoil under the auspices of the non-profit French association, Ciné Saint Barth along with the generous support of the Collectivity of St. Barthélemy, the DRAC in Guadeloupe (Regional Cultural Affairs Office of the French Ministry of Culture), the Conseil Régional de la Guadeloupe, La Direction Départementale de la Jeunesse et des Sports, A.J.O.E., Ciné Woulé, and the St. Barth Tourist Office, as well as other cultural organizations in St. Barth. Numerous island hotels, restaurants and businesses have been among the local sponsors since the festival was launched in 1996.
THE PROGRAM
All films are in French or in their original version with French subtitles.
4/25 / Thursday Opening Night
8 PM— AJOE, Lorient Entrance fee:5 Euros
Soup à Pyé, Karine Gama, in French, France, 15 minutes, 2012
L'Autre Saint Barth / The other St Barth, Alexandre Fronty, in French, France, 52 min, 2013
4/26 / Friday
8 PM— AJOE, Lorient Entrance fee:5 Euros
Despues de Lucia/After Lucia/Après Lucie / Michel Franco, Spanish with French subtitles, Mexico, 2012. 102 min.
4/27 / Saturday / Samedi
8 PM— AJOE, Lorient Entrance fee:5 Euros
Stones in the Sun/Wòch Nan Solèy, Patricia Benoit, Créole/English/French, Haiti/USA, 2012. 95 min.
4/28 / Sunday / Dimanche
8 PM— AJOE, Lorient Entrance fee:5 Euros
7 Days in Havana/7 Jours à La Havane, 7 directors including Pablo Trapero & Benicio del Toro, France/Spain/Argentina, 2012. 129 min.
4/29 / Monday / Lundi
8 PM— AJOE, Lorient Entrance fee:5 Euros
Elefante Blanco/Eléphant Blanc, Pablo Trapero, Spanish with French subtitles, Argentina, 2012. 105 min.
4/30 / Tuesday / Mardi Closing Night
7 PM— On the beach at Flamands Free
Ka Palé and Bridge To Havana, Concert Films.
For more information, please contact:
St Barth Film Festival
New York office: +1 212-989-8004 tel /+1 212 727-1774 fax
St. Barth office: +590 590 27 80 11 tel / +590 590 29 74 70 fax
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