Deauville American Film Festival
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"Deauville Film Festival" redirects here. For the Asian festival, see Deauville Asian Film Festival.
The Deauville American Film Festival (French: Festival du cinéma américain de Deauville) is a yearly film festival devoted to American cinema, which has taken place since 1975 in Deauville, France.[1][2]
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Location | Deauville, France |
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Founded | 1975 |
Language | English, French |
Website | festival-deauville |
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It was established by Lionel Chouchan, André Halimi, and then Mayor of Deauville Michel d'Ornano, with support from the Groupe Lucien Barrière in providing a luxurious setting for the Festival.[3] Although not competitive at its origin, the festival began to award prizes for feature films in 1995 and short films in 1998.