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Justice Documentary Festival Paris

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Justice Documentary Festival Paris
LocationParis, France
Founded21 March 1997; 27 years ago (1997-03-21)
AwardsGrand Prize of Jury, Grand Prize of Public
LanguageFrench

The Justice Documentary Festival Paris, among the longest-standing French judicial festivals, unites a collection of documentaries focused on the theme of Justice and presents both a Jury Grand Prize and a Public Grand Prize.[1]

History

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The Documentary Festival on Justice or Judicial Film Festival of the Paris Bar is a national Film festival created in 1997 by President Bernard Vatier.[2] Its head office is in Paris at the Musée du Barreau de Paris. In 2013, the President Christiane Féral-Schuhl [fr] titled it “Film and justice”. Film festivals take place every year in the auditorium of the Maison de l'ordre des avocats [fr].[3]

Editions

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Année Dates Lieu Président
1997 21-27 march Paris Bertrand Tavernier
1998 20-24 mars Paris Claude Miller
1999 19-23 march Paris Pierre Granier-Deferre
2000 6-10 october Paris Costa Gavras
2015 26-28 march Paris Pierre Haski
2017 13-15 september Paris Isabelle Giordano [fr]

New edition

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In 2023, the new edition of the Paris Bar Judicial Film Festival is called the Justice Documentary Festival. It is organized by the Maison du Barreau de Paris. It puts in competition 11 films on the judicial theme judged by a prestigious jury made up of personalities from the legal world, journalists and intellectuals[4] in order to award 2 prizes including that of the Jury and that of the Public, it takes place from 18 to September 21, 2023 at the auditorium of the Paris Bar.[5] It is considered by the press as "one of the oldest and most prestigious festivals on the theme of justice".[1] Dylan Besseau and Guillaume Gevart were the two youngest directors in the selection,[1] the festival was chaired by Serge Moati.

Jury

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The following were on the jury in 2023:[1]

The jury in 2023

Official selections

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The following were selected in 2023:[6][7]

Winners

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The following won prizes in 2023:[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d David Charrier (4 September 2023). "Le festival du documentaire sur la justice aura lieu du 18 au 21 septembre 2023". JustFocus.fr (in French).
  2. ^ "Historique du festival". museedubarreaudeparis.com (in French).
  3. ^ d'Adhémar, Margaux (17 September 2023). "Le conseil culture". Le Figaro. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Festival du documentaire sur la Justice". avocatparis.org (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-10-10.
  5. ^ "Le festival du documentaire sur la Justice". festivaldocumentaire.eventmaker.io (in French).
  6. ^ "Festival Programmation" (PDF). avocatparis.org. August 2023.
  7. ^ "Le barreau de Paris organise la première édition de son Festival du documentaire sur la justice". gazette-du-palais.fr. France. 2023.
  8. ^ avocatparis (28 September 2023). "Festival du documentaire sur la Justice: un grand succès pour la première édition à la maison du barreau". avocatparis.org (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2024.
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