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Sophia Antipolis

Virgil Vernier

28.06 UGC De Brouckère 20:00
Fiction . 98' . France . 2018 . French / ST : NL, EN

In a strange landscape somewhere between forests, mountains and the Mediterranean, fringe filmmaker Vernier shoots men and women searching for meaning and social ties. Following a sophisticated yet clear narrative, this exceptional film leads us into the darkness of our times under a sun that sets upside down.

 

STARRING

Dewi Kunetz

Sandra Poitoux

Hugues Njiba-Mukuna

Bruck

Lilith Grasmug

WRITER

Virgil Vernier

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Tom Harari

Simon Roca

SOUND

Simon Apostolou

Jean Collot

Olivier Vieillefond

FILM EDITING

Charlotte Cherici

PRODUCTION

Kazak Productions

Virgil Vernier

Virgil Vernier - Copyright Mezli Vega

Born in Paris in 1976, Virgil Vernier has directed since 2001 a wide variety of films combining fiction, documentary and mythology. His first short films Karine (2001), L’Oiseau d’Or (Bird of Gold, 2004) and Chroniques de 2005 (Tales of 2005, 2004) talked about young people in Paris and its suburbs. His following works, such as Thermidor (2009), Pandore (2010 – Special Mention of the Jury at Clermont Ferrand), Orléans (2012) and Andorre (2013), were selected in many Film Festivals around the world. His first feature film, Mercuriales (2014), was selected in Cannes Film Festival (ACID) in 2015, and won the FIPRESCI Award at the Torino Film Festival in 2014. Sophia Antipolis (2018), his latest film, was part of the Filmmakers of the Present program in Locarno Film Festival in 2018.

FILMOGRAPHY

2009 : COMMISSARIAT (Documentary)

2009 : THERMIDOR (Short)

2009 : AUTOPRODUCTION (Documentary)

2010 : PANDORE (Documentary short)

2012 : ORLEANS

2013 : ANDORRE (Documentary short)

2014 : VEGA (Short)

2014 : MERCURIALES

2015 : IRON MAIDEN (Short)

2018 : SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS 

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