Rencontres du Film Court Madagasikara

Rencontres du Film Court Madagasikara (Rencontres du Film Court (de) Madagascar (RFC), or Madagascourt Film Festival (MFF)) is the only film festival in Madagascar.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Rencontres du Film Court Madagasikara / Madagascourt Film Festival

Location	Antananarivo, Madagascar
Founded	2006
Founded by	Laza Razanajatovo
Awards	Zebu d'Or
Festival date	24 November-2 December 2023 (18th edition), 5-12 July 2024 (19th edition)
Language	French
Website	http://www.rencontresdufilmcourt.mg/

Laza welcomes the audience to a competition screening of RFC 11 at the Institut Français de Madagascar, 2016.

The Zebu d'or as awarded during RFC 10 (2015).

History

The Festival was founded in 2006 by Laza, a Malagasy filmmaker and producer,^[6] and is organised by L'Association Rencontres du Film Court, the Institut Français de Madagascar [fr], and Rozifilms.^[7][8] It is held annually in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. Since 2017, RFC On Tour was added to share Malagasy films around Madagascar and to stimulate screenwriters, filmmakers, and producers. In 2013 the festival welcomed around 12,000 visitors.^[9] During the 13th edition of RFC in 2018 around 25,000 visitors have been counted.

Scope and venues

The main focus of the festival is, apart from offering free film screenings to the public, to serve as a informal film school and to provide cinematographic expertise. Every year several meetings and workshops accompany the screenings. As there is no dedicated cinema in Madagascar, RFC's main screening venue is the building of the Institut Français de Madagascar (IFM) in Analakely, Antananarivo. Additional screenings are held in the open air or at IKMalagasy, the Centre Culturel Malagasy (Ivon-toeran'ny Kolontsaina Malagasy, IKM) at Antsahavola, Antana(narivo) and KUDéTA Urban Club, also Antananarivo.^[10]

Festival programme

During 9 days around 350 films are presented in over 30 screenings at the festival in 2013.^[9] Beside many non-competition screenings, there are three official categories for competition:

• Compétition officielle Fiction, for Malagasy fiction short films,
• Compétition officielle Documentaire, for Malagasy documentary short films, and
• Compétition officielle Animation Panafricaine, for African animated short films.^[7][9][11]

Awards

The Award of RFC is called Zebu d'Or (Golden Zebu). Awards are handed out to the winner of every competition category (fiction, documentary, animation). An additional fourth Zebu d'Or is awarded to the winner in the category "Choix du public" (Audience Award).^[1][7][11]

External links

• "Rencontres du Film Court Madagasikara (RFC)". rencontresdufilmcourt.mg (in French). MFF Madagascourt Film Festival. 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
• "Rencontres du Film Court Madagasikara". facebook.com (in French). Retrieved 22 December 2023.

Videos

• Rencontres du Film Court Madagasikara - MFF's channel on YouTube

Media related to Category:Rencontres du film court Madagascar at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. "Rencontres du Film Court Madagasikara (RFC)". rencontresdufilmcourt.mg (in French). Madagascourt Film Festival (MFF). 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
2. Barnoud, Voahirana (13 May 2013). "Les RFC 2013 : dynamique et contradictions du cinéma malgache". africultures.com (in French). Africultures. Retrieved 24 December 2023. Les Rencontres du film court, initiées par la société Rozifilm et son directeur Laza, sont à ce jour la principale manifestation cinématographique de Madagascar. [The Rencontres du film court, initiated by Rozifilm and its director Laza, is currently Madagascar's leading film event.)]
3. "Rencontres du film court de Madagascar - RFC 2021". africine.org. African Federation of Film Critics. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
4. "Rencontres du film court de Madagascar Édition 2023". en.unifrance.org. Unifrance, Paris. Promotion of French film and TV content worldwide. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
5. Bezain, Laetitia (22 November 2021). "Cinéma: une 16e édition des Rencontres du film court à Madagascar pour renouer les liens". rfi.fr (in French). Radio France Internationale, France Médias Monde. Retrieved 24 December 2023. Ce festival de courts-métrages panafricains emmène les spectateurs à la découverte des œuvres de réalisateurs du continent et de la Grande Île, avec 73 films projetés jusqu'au 27 novembre. [This festival of pan-African short films takes viewers on a voyage of discovery through the work of directors from the continent and the Big Island, with 73 films showing until 27 November.)]
6. "Laza Razanajatovo, Réalisateur/trice, Producteur/trice, Scénariste, Directeur/trice de festival". africine.org (in French). African Federation of Film Critics. 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2024. En 2006, Laza a créé le festival Rencontres du Film Court avec l'appui de l'institut Français de Madagascar. Il dirige sa propre structure de production, Rozifilms. [In 2006, Laza set up the Rencontres du Film Court festival with the support of the Institut Français de Madagascar. He runs his own production company, Rozifilms.]
7. "Rencontres du Film court de Madagascar 2016". institutfrancais.com (in French). Institut Français. 2016. Archived from the original on 2018-11-22. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
8. "Rozifilms Madagascar". rozifilms.com. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
9. "BILAN RFC 8 - Du 5 au 13 avril 2013". rencontresdufilmcourt.mg (in French). 10 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
10. "RFC". institutfrancais-madagascar (in French). RFC Rencontres du Film Court Madagasikara. 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
11. "19e Madagascourt Fim Festival. Les Zébus d'Or de la Compétition Panafricaine et de la Compétition Nationale" (in French). RFC Rencontres du Film Court Madagasikara. Retrieved 17 July 2024.