French Film Mag ‘Le Film Français’ Issues Apology For Cover Photo Featuring Seven Men

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French film and TV trade Le Film Français has posted a public apology after the cover photo for its latest weekly publication featuring seven men prompted anger from top female cinema professionals in France, including Venice Golden Lion winner Audrey Diwan and actress Alexandra Lamy.

Alluding to the annual conference of France’s National Federation of French Cinemas (FNCF) in Deauville this week, the cover photo for the September 30 issue features Pathé President Jérome Seydoux, surrounded by Pio Marmaï, Guillaume Canet, Vincent Cassel, François Civil, Pierre Niney and Danny Boon under the headline of “Objective: Reconquest”. ‘Le Film Français’ is a must-read for the French film industry so it was not long before the cover started prompting reactions from top female film professionals in the sector as it landed in their mailboxes on Friday morning.

Director and screenwriter Diwan, who won Venice’s top prize last year for abortion drama Happening, was one of the first to react in a tweet, asking ironically: “If we’re bothering, you just let us know.”Si on vous gêne, n’hésitez pas à le dire pic.twitter.com/e0fEZwuGrb French studies academic Mame-Fatou Niang, who divides her time between Louisiana State University in the U.S.

and Lyon University in France, also joined the fray, suggesting that the big names to watch out for in the coming months were rather Alice Diop, Mia Hansen-Løve, Lea Domenach, Cristèle Alves, Emilie Frèche, Noémie Lvovsky, Kayije Kagame and Guslagie Malanda.Ce qui nous attend cette année, c’est Alice Diop, Mia Hansen-Løve, Lea Domenach, Cristèle Alves, Emilie Frèche, Noémie Lvovsky, Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanda … En 2022/2023, des femmes font bouger @lefilmfrancais, l’exporte.Cette affiche,