Vincent Lindon, surprise guest at the Political Film Festival

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A new honorary prize will be hand-delivered for his entire career to Vincent Lindon, the last president of the Cannes festival jury. The actor will be in Carcassonne on January 14.

We now know his rants, his humanist positions, and above all his increasingly committed roles that he has taken on in the cinema. The actor Vincent Lindon was missing from the “prize list” of the young international political film festival – the 5th edition is being held from January 12 to 16 in Carcassonne – which had already awarded an honorary prize to Stephen Frears, another icon of committed cinema, in 2019, and is regarding to do so with the new enfant terrible of French committed cinema, the Marseillais Cédric Jimenez.

Vincent Lindon will participate in two highlights in Carcassonne: the presentation of the honorary prize, before the preview screening of the film Le Marchand de Sable (in the presence of the film crew) which will be held on Saturday 14 January at 8:40 p.m. at the Dôme convention center. Previously, from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., festival-goers who have reserved a voucher will have the pleasure of attending a masterclass by the last president of the Cannes Festival jury. It will be at the Salle de l’Odéum.

“Each film in which Vincent Lindon has played makes an impression” comments FIFP President Etienne Garcia. “We have wanted to award this honorary prize since the creation of the 2018 festival, both as organizers of the festival and as film enthusiasts. Vincent Lindon encourages the opening of another view of society through his artistic and human commitment.“adds the director of the festival, the Narbonnais Henzo Lefèvre.

Six nominations for the Césars and numerous political positions

Vincent Lindon is “The crisis” by Colline Serreau, “My small business” by Pierre Jolivet, “Welcome” by Philippe Lioret, “At war”, “The law of the market” and “Another world” by Stéphane Brizé, or even “Investigation into a State Scandal” by Thierry de Peretti. A rich career of more than 70 feature films, which has earned him numerous awards, such as the best actor award at Cannes and the César for best actor for La Loi du marché and no less than five nominations for the César for best actor . On television sets, given his roles as a security guard, Prime Minister, trade unionist, lifeguard helping a migrant who is trying to swim across the English Channel, the actor is often questioned on current issues, which earned him a few moments of anthology, especially when he challenged the government or the Minister of Immigration in 2009 on the lack of humanity in the reception of migrants in France.

The Carcassonne International Political Film Festival Honorary Prize “expresses the festival’s immense respect for the film career of Vincent Lindon and his undeniable link with political cinema and the strength of his commitment”. And adds a beautiful headliner to the event which from year to year arouses more and more the interest of the public, thanks to its previews and the availability of the film crews.

Saturday, January 14 from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Odeum, at 8:40 p.m. at the Le Dôme convention center. Tickets for holders of a festival pass (€13 for the day, from €25 to €60 for all options) allowing them to attend the meeting and the presentation of the honorary prize can be reserved online until to January 10 inclusive and then from January 12 at 10 a.m. at the Maison du festival located on Place Carnot.