Association du cinéma indépendant pour sa diffusion
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| Abbreviation | ACID |
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| Formation | 1992 |
| Type | Association |
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Key people | Pauline Ginot (general delegate) |
| Website | www |
The Association du cinéma indépendant pour sa diffusion (ACID; transl. Association for the Diffusion of Independent Cinema) is an association of film directors with the goal of promoting the theatrical distribution of independent films and encouraging debates between filmmakers and audiences. It was founded in 1992.[1]
Since 1993, ACID has presented a selection of nine feature films, fiction or documentary, for screening at the annual Cannes Film Festival.[2] It is a parallel section of the festival, such as Directors' Fortnight and Critics' Week, focusing on films without French distributors and first features.[3] It has been named one of the Top 100 Essential Film Festivals.[4][5]
Cannes Film Festival
[edit]ACID showcased the early features of the likes of Oscar winner Justine Triet and Oscar-nominated director Kaouther Ben Hania, as well as award winning filmmakers Radu Jude, Guy Maddin and Robert Guediguian.
Palme d’Or winner Triet’s first feature Age of Panic (La Bataille de Solférino) played in the section in 2013, while Ben Hania’s mockumentary Challat Tunes (Challat de Tunis) made the ACID cut the following the year.
A programming committee of 14 filmmakers chose the 2024 selection, which included nine feature films as world premieres, three of which were documentaries.[6][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "L'ACID - English Version". Le site de l'ACID - Association du Cinéma Indépendant pour sa Diffusion. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (4 June 2020). "Cannes parallel section ACID unveils 2020 line-up". Screen International. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ a b Calnan2024-04-16T09:50:00+01:00, Ellie. "Cannes parallel section ACID reveals 2024 selection". Screen. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Welcher, Brett (8 January 2013). "Essential 100 Film Festivals Part 2 [2019]". Raindance. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ "Top 250 International Film Festivals in 2025 + Submission Tips". Adrian Țofei • Official Site. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (16 April 2024). "Cannes Parallel Section ACID Unveils 2024 line-Up: Josh Mond's 'It Doesn't Matter' With Christopher Abbott & Jay Will Makes Cut". Deadline. Retrieved 28 March 2025.