Julie Gayet, headliner of the Les Oeillades film festival in Albi

It is a cultural tradition that continues and functions. Every end of November, the French-speaking cinema festival, Les Œillades, takes place, hosted by Cinéforum volunteers. In 2024, the 28th edition brings its share of previews, discoveries, short films and valuable work with schools. In total, around fifty French, Belgian, Swiss and Quebec films will be offered.

“This year, the theme will focus on music,” announces Claude Martin. We will be able to enjoy the films A Fanfare, The Thieving Magpie, The Maldoror file, The Young Ladies of Rochefort, Emilia Perez, In the Nguyens’ kitchenin the presence of numerous composers, without forgetting the work of middle school students from Jean-Jaurès and Saut-du-Sabo who will provide live sound for silent short films. Let’s not forget the creation of the soundtrack for a short filmed by high school students from Lapérouse and Saint-Sernin in Toulouse This musical theme inspired the very pretty poster for the 2024 edition, illustrated with a photo of Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac, instruments in hand. .

“You know, many festival directors advocate diversity in programming. In reality, they don’t. We do. Of the 11 films in competition, 7 were directed by women. For the rest, we aim for a perfect balance. » This rich program will be screened in the Arcé room, at the CGR des Cordeliers and at the CGR Lapérouse. Eleven films are competing for a prize which will be revealed on November 24. We count Diane’s Paradise, Mikado, Twenty Godswho accumulates prices, By Bicyclevery well received by critics, Bernard B. Dadié, a man of Liberty, Hello asylum, A fanfare (also highly anticipated), Hotel silence, Jane Austen ruined my life, The Maldoror file et Le Mohican.

A mini-concert before the film screening A Fanfare

The festival will also include fun entertainment, appreciated by Alexandre Kloeckner, the director of the CGR des Cordeliers: “Friday November 22, before the film A Fanfarethe Albi harmony will perform a mini-concert in the cinema room. It’s going to be great. »

And if we only had to see one film, what would it be? “My God, it’s such a difficult answer,” continues Céline Baisse from the Scène nationale in the Arcé room. “There can be very nice surprises. Okay, come on, I’ll cite two: Julie is silentwhich deals with the problem of harassment in the sporting environment, and In the Nguyens’ kitchen. » “I admit that I haven’t seen any,” admits the director of the CGR, Alexandre Kloeckner. “But I will choose, you understand, A Fanfare. »

Claude Martin offers three choices “because only one is impossible. With A fanfarewe reach the general public. I would remember Twenty Godswhich multiplies the rewards. And By Bicyclewhich is truly an extraordinary film. »

Finally, for Monique Martin, it will be Habibi, Song for my Friendsrecounting the daily life of a drag queen in the middle of preparing for a show. “I can’t forget Play with fireworn by Vincent Lindon. The story of a father who raises his two sons alone, one of whom goes adrift and gets closer to far-right movements.”

Finally, the closing film will be Olympe, a woman in the revolutionwith the presence of actress and director Julie Gayet, on Sunday, November 24 at 5:30 p.m.