1975 Deauville American Film Festival
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 Festival poster | |
| Location | Deauville, France |
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| Hosted by | Deauville American Film Festival Group |
| No. of films | 12 feature films |
| Festival date | September 3, 1975–September 7, 1975 |
| Language | International |
| Website | www |
The 1st Deauville American Film Festival took place at Deauville, France from September 3 to 7, 1975. It was created by French writer Lionel Chouchan and French journalist and television producer André Halimi, which they described as "(to) show films that only a few privileged - amazed or astonished – people had discovered, in New York or Los Angeles, to French audiences, without exclusion, barriers or bias". It occurs every year since its creation at the end of the summer.[1] They received funding from French entrepreneur and businessman Lucien Barrière's group and mayor of Deauville at that time, Michel d'Ornano.[2]
The festival was non-competitive in nature and remained so until 1995. It screened 12 feature films[3] at three different sites, International Centre (1,500 seats), the Casino (700 vehicles) and the Cinéma Morny (two rooms of 271 and 99 seats).[4] Initially the festival was attended by locals but with passing years its popularity increased and attracted international attention.[5] The festival also highlighted the best of American cinematography.[6]