The Cinema Heritage festival announces the 9 films in the International Competition

The Cinema Heritage festival announces the 9 films in the International Competition after more than 500 films were viewed . Costa Gavras and Cristian Mungiu will be the guests of honour on the closing night.

Eva Peydro, Barbara Lorey de Lacharrière and Philip Cheah, who make up the Selection Committee for the first edition of the Cinema Heritage festival, have viewed 500 films from 56 different countries and are presenting the finalists.

The International Competition comprises 9 films:

- The Winter Within by Aamir Bashir India, France, Qatar / 2022 / Paris Premiere

- The Echo by Tatiana Huezo Mexico, Germany / 2023 / French premiere

- Muyeres by Marta Lallana Spain / 2023 / Paris Premiere

- Behind The Haystacks by Asimina Proedrou Greece, Germany, Macedonia / 2022 / French premiere

- The Promised Land by Nikolaj Arcel Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany / 2023 / French premiere

- Lubo by Giorgio Diritti Italy, Switzerland / 2023   /French premiere

- The Land Where Winds Stood Still by Ardak Amirkulov Kazakhstan / 2023 / French premiere

- Esimde (This Is What I Remember) by Aktan Arym Kubat Kyrgyzstan / 2022 / European premiere

- Riceboy Sleeps by Anthony Shim Canada / 2022 / French premiere

Organised by the association AITYSH France under the patronage of UNESCO, Cinema Heritage is the international film festival dedicated to showcasing the world's cinematic heritage.

With this in mind, two international filmmakers will be the guests of honour at the closing ceremony (02.12.2023) and will be thanked for their filmographies, whose works are now considered part of the world cinema heritage:

- Costa Gavras, French filmmaker, screenwriter and producer (Amen, Adults in The Room, Music Box, Missing, Z...)

- Cristian Mungiu, Romanian director, scriptwriter and producer (4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, Beyond the Hills, Graduation...) R.M.N. will be screened during the festival.

They join Zhang Yimou on the list of prestigious guests for this first edition.

Cinema Heritage, an international film festival dedicated to showcasing the world's cinematic heritage under the patronage of UNESCO, will be held in Paris from 28 November to 02 December 2023, in the Mac-Mahon and Lincoln cinemas.

Access to the Opening and Closing Ceremonies is by invitation only.