Deauville American Film Festival

"Deauville Film Festival" redirects here. For the Asian festival, see Deauville Asian Film Festival.

Deauville American Film Festival
LocationDeauville, France
Founded1975
LanguageEnglish, French
Websitefestival-deauville.com
Sharon Stone at the Deauville American Film Festival in 1991

The Deauville American Film Festival (French: Festival du cinéma américain de Deauville) is a yearly film festival devoted to American cinema, which has taken place since 1975 in Deauville, France.[1][2]

It was established by Lionel Chouchan, André Halimi, and then Mayor of Deauville Michel d'Ornano, with support from the Groupe Lucien Barrière in providing a luxurious setting for the Festival.[3] Although not competitive at its origin, the festival began to award prizes for feature films in 1995 and short films in 1998.

  1. ^ Christopher F. Schuetze (25 May 2011). "A French Town's Bright Shine Belies Its Size". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  2. ^ Seth Sherwood (5 August 2010). "Normandy's Quiet Glamour". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Deauville American Film Festival history". festival-deauville.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.