Normandy World War 2 International Film Festival 2017
D-Day 73rd anniversary
The WW2 Foundation is an American non-profit organisation that organises educational activities to commemorate the last world war. In 2017, it is organising the 1st World War II International Film Festival. This major event is taking place at the Utah Beach Museum in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont and Carentan from Friday 2 to Monday 5 June 2017 to mark the 73rd anniversary of the Normandy landings and the Battle of Normandy.
Thirty films and documentaries are being shown during this first edition of the international Second World War film festival. They will be screened every evening on 3, 4 and 5 June 2017 at Le Cotentin cinema in Carentan, from 6pm to midnight. The price for each ticket is set at 10 Euros.
Here are the categories of the Normandy WW2 International Film Festival:
- Best feature film.
- Best documentary film.
- Best short film.
- Best film produced by a veteran.
- Best film produced by a student.
- Best screenwriter.
- Best videography.
As part of the 2017 World War II – Normandy International Film Festival, a wide range of activities are on offer to the public, including a sold-out opening night on 2 June at the Utah Beach Museum, interviews with the actors, directors and producers of the films and documentaries in competition, interviews with veterans, and presentations of the latest video game technology.
Two documentaries in particular are dedicated to the Normandy landings:
- ‘Over Normandy on D-Day’ (filmed entirely by drone).
- ‘Return to Pointe-du-Hoc’ (composed of images filmed by drone and interviews with veterans).
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