This year the Pavilion has two greats artists and “citizens of the world” as its patrons : Juliette Binoche and Abderrahmane Sissako.
22 invited producers and directors will be present on Les Cinémas du Monde Pavilion – 10 people from May 14th to May 18th and 12 people from May 18th to May 23rd.
Producers and directors invited during the first days are: Alba Balderrama (Bolivia - producer), Kate Kalandarshrivili (Georgia, producer), Mari Gulbiani (Georgia, director), Chris Chong Chan Fui (Malaysia, producer and director), Salif Traoré (Mali, director and producer), Stéphane Jourdain (France, producer), Mama Keita (Guinea, producer and director), Marie Ka (Senegal, director), Marat Sarulu (Kyrgyzstan, director) and Vincho Nchogu (Kenya, director).
Producers and directors invited from May 18th to May 23rd are: Djamila Saharoui (Algeria, director), Mourad Zidi (Algeria, producer), Cheick Fantamady Camara (director and producer, Guinea), Makéna Diop (director, Senegal), Cheikh Ndiaye (Senegal, producer), Nadia El Fani (Tunisia, director and producer), Carlos Carrera (Mexico, director), Pablo Baksht (Mexico, producer), Brigid Olen (South Africa, producer), Gerhard Marx (South Africa, director), Zhang Yaxuan (China, producer) and Haile Gerima (Ethiopia, director).
