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Le relais des océans

– French version (VF)
– Free admission
– Limited and mandatory registration
– Booking at the Tourist Office

Through a 29-minute short film, immerse yourself in the transatlantic adventure of the Paris 2024 Olympic Flame. After the screening, the crew will be present to share their experience and answer your questions.

From June 7th to June 16th, 2024, the Maxi Banque Populaire XI carried the Paris 2024 Olympic Flame using only the power of the wind, sailing from Brest to Pointe-à-Pitre after more than seven days at sea. On board, alongside sailors Armel Le Cléac’h, Sébastien Josse, and mediaman Tanguy Conq, four renowned personalities watched over this iconic flame: Marie-José Pérec, Marine Lorphelin, Alexis Michalik, and Hugo Roellinger.

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With “Dolomites”, Kilian Bron opens a new chapter and shares his unique vision of mountain biking from the inside.
Catch a preview of the film, directed by Valentin Birant, during the Festival’s opening ceremony.

Alsaka

– French version (VF)
– Private screening at the cinema, reserved for primary school children of Val d’Isère

In 1968, a man named Richard “Dick” Proenneke left civilization, determined to fulfill his dream: to return to the wild. At 51 years old, he ventured into Alaska, where he built a cabin by one of the most remote lakes on the planet. He lived there for thirty years, surviving on fishing and foraging, with only grizzlies, caribou, wolves, and salmon as his neighbors.

It is this cabin at the end of the world that Eliott Schonfeld sought to rediscover, twenty years after Dick Proenneke’s death: inspired by the old man’s journals, the young adventurer followed in his footsteps on the land of the Denai’na Indians. Day after day, he discovers a new world: that of an extraordinary, free, and abundant nature.

Through this timeless experience, filled with dizzying climbs, torrential rivers, and face-to-face encounters with grizzlies, he reminds us of the urgent need to defend this extraordinary natural heritage, which is threatened by human madness.

Les sentinelles de l’Antarctique

– French version (VF)

For 70 years, Antarctica, located at the southernmost point of the planet, has been protected by an international treaty, making it a protected continent without borders, weapons, or exploited resources. Argentina and Chile are the closest countries to Antarctica and, as such, claim a permanent presence on the peninsula, which extends towards the South American continent. For Argentina, this presence even includes families who rotate every year, despite the particularly hostile climate.

Writer-traveler Cédric Gras, passionate about the ends of the Earth, accompanied these families to the Esperanza Base.
In total, 8 families with 18 children aged 4 to 16 years will live amidst the Gentoo penguins, Weddell seals, and other sea lions, in temperatures that can drop to -45°C with winds over 150 km/h.

To reach the base, it takes about ten days, involving military planes, helicopters, and icebreakers. It’s an exceptional adventure for the southernmost human settlement on the planet, whose permanent presence is primarily driven by geopolitical interests.