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The opening ceremony of the 7th edition of the international political film festival took place this Thursday, January 16 at the Dôme convention center in Carcassonne. In terms of theme, the speeches remained very political, evoking the Trumpization of society and populists of all kinds.
Can cinema offer another look at politics? You could believe it to hear the waltz of speeches at the opening ceremony of the 7th edition of the international political film festival in Carcassonne. In a context of war, growing distrust, “Trumpization of society” Henzo Lefèvre, director of the event, spoke at length about the current situation in the world before reaching out to the audience: “Your participation says a lot. If distrust exists, it does not show a total exploitation of politics”he emphasized to those present.
During his speech, he also looked back on previous editions of the event: “At the beginning of March, we took stock of the last three years. We were overwhelmed, so many people wanted to go to our festival. We asked ourselves organizational questions. We want to allow more and more people to discover films. This is our roadmap. If this event is possible, it’s thanks to you.”
-In turn, the elected officials spoke. First Annie Doutres, representing the town hall of Carcassonne in the absence of Mayor Gérard Larrat, recalling “that the arrival of the festival in 2018 did not fail to surprise us. Today, it is transforming the city”. Christian Magro, vice-president of Carcassonne Agglo, insisted on the “democratic malaise and the importance of this festival to talk about culture”.
For her part, Maria Conquet, elected to the Department in charge of culture, entrusted the success of this event: “You have thwarted the fate reserved for the cultural world. We need you for education and deciphering the image”. And to the vice-president, responsible for culture in the Region, Claudie Faucon-Méjean to add: “Cinema is a light, it enlightens us about humanity.” Very political speeches before the screening of the first film of the festival: KneecapRich Pepiatt.
