The French Films on UP Campus film festival themed Transnational Encounters will run from 17 – 28 May 2021.

Please join us for the Festival’s Launch on 17 May 2021 at 16h00 with:

• Prof Vasu Reddy, Dean: Faculty of Humanities
• Ambassador Aurélien Lechevallier, Embassy of France
• Dr Chris Broodryk, Chair of Drama, School of the Arts
• Dr Rory du Plessis, Visual Studies Programme
• Dr Nisa Palekar, Historical & Heritage Studies
• Dr Anna-Marie de Beer, Ancient and Modern Languages and Culture

Click here to join the launch.

Online Festival Programme hosted by Festival Scope:

(click on the dates to attend the sessions)

• 17 May 2021 at 17h00 – Zabou Breitman’s film Swallows of Kabul
• 18 May 2021 at 18h00 – live session on the film Swallows of Kabul
• 19 May 2021 at 11h00 – live Q&A session with UP graduate and filmmaker Burger Foster (Historical & Heritage Studies) on his film Kalkfontein GaMasha

Festival Films for Free:

18 – 28 May 2021 – these films will be available for UP Staff and Students to view free of charge via the Festival Scope platform (https://www.festivalscope.com/page/french-films-on-up-campus/)

• Swallows of Kabul
• Les Miserables
• Africa Mia
• Arab Blues
• Only the Animals
• School Life
• The Bare Necessity
• Portrait of a Lady on Fire
• Kalkfontein GaMasha from one of our own graduates Burger Foster (Historical & Heritage Studies)

Click here to view the festival’s brochure