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Competition - French Short films
Mi-temps
Half-time

Marie Sauvion & Lotfi Bahmed
Comedy | France | 2017 | 15min
Date & Time
Screen
VERSION
18:30 - Sat. 17 Jun 2017
Le Lincoln - Theater 3
French with English subtitles
14:00 - Wed. 21 Jun 2017
Le Lincoln - Theater 3
French with English subtitles
Screening of all French short films (duration: 2 h - 5-minute intermission) and followed by a Questions / Answers session

[Wednesday 21st June at 2pm at the Lincoln Theater : no intermission]
SYNOPSIS

Karim, 37 years old, 7 months, 5 days, 7 hours and 12 seconds reaches exactly the half point of his existence.
As every human arrived at the "half-time", he receives the visit of a messenger who gives him the choice between continuing to live his life or starting all over again.
He has 15 minutes to make the decision.

CAST

Manu Payet, Bruno Solo, Mélanie Mary, Dick Rivers, Carl Malapa, Paul Taylor

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Marie Sauvion

Cultural journalist at the Parisien from 1992 to 2011, then editor for the women’s monthly Marie France until 2016. She now writes for Studio Cinélive. Since 2005, she’s been a pillar of the critique show Le Cercle (Canal +). Finally, she is in charge of the cultural column in « Même le dimanche » on France 3 and regularly appears in « Personne ne bouge » on Arte.

Lofti Bahmed

In 2003, he creates an advertising agency in Alger of which he is both manager and art director for six years. Change of life in 2010: he joins ESRA Paris from which he graduates the next year. He’s been shooting ever since (short and feature films, music videos, ads, tv shows…) as assistant director or director.

FILM INFO
Year : 2017
Country : France
Runtime : 15min
Language : French with English subtitles
Colour : -
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Festival sponsors

  • Jaguar
  • Publicis
  • Mairie de Paris
  • United Airlines
  • Metrobus
  • Mona Bismarck
  • Ambassade des Etats-Unis d'Amérique
  • Banque Transatlantique Luxembourg
  • France Télévisions
  • le film français
  • A nous Paris
  • Citizen Kid
  • Allociné
  • Les Inrocks
  • SensCritique
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  • Mairie du 8ème
  • Comité Paris Chicago
  • Alliance française de Chicago
  • Fondation des Etats-Unis
  • De Paul University
  • Industry Week
  • US in Progress
  • Club de l'étoile
  • Gaumont Champs Elysées
  • Publicis Cinémas
  • Le Balzac
  • UGC
  • Cinéma le Lincoln
  • ESRA
  • American University
  • MAC
  • Davines
  • Sharingbox
  • Jenlain