La Friche, a place for authors
For some years, the founding principal
of La Friche has been “Hypotheses and Tentatives by Artists”.
Consequently, La Friche is viewed as a supporter of artistic
adventures, a living laboratory that is dynamic and rich
in ideas, in permanent motion.
At the heart of its projects, La Friche puts “the
words of artists”, considered as authentic acts of
creation.
Today La Friche is defined as a place for authors, a role
that complements the patrimonial and economic sectors (islets
1 and 2).
This approach, where the author
is seen as a creator of a rich raw material, that will
then be produced and
distributed, enables the Système Friche Théâtre
to enhance the place of creation and culture in the content
industries, and in the economic system. The
choice of film-maker and author, Robert Guédiguian,
as the SFT president, is therefore unequivocal: the cinema
symbolises the successful relationship that creation
can have with the economy, and it also reminds us that
writing is the foundation of all artistic endeavour.
La Friche and the cinema
With plenty of space and know-how, La Friche
is fully committed to welcoming and hosting
productions. In this way, it participates
in the growing film-making and cinematographic
production industry in Marseille.
This commitment, which has anchored the reputation
of La Friche in the audiovisual professions,
was specified in 1998, when the industrial
project of the media centre was defined.
Système Friche Théâtre
has therefore chosen to establish film-makers
and other professionals on the site, so that
they can work in proximity to authors, thereby
reinforcing the synergies of development
for the entire site.
Through their skills and complementary aspects,
the cinema and audiovisual structures established
at La Friche, are currently producing an unreleased
cinema project of great potential: creation and
production; broadcasting and promotion; training
and cultural activities.
The cinema project of La Friche
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participate in the founding of a regional
centre to develop the cinema industry, co-ordinated
by the public and independent financing of
the author’s cinema, by supporting
their films; |
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to put in place regional financing, consolidating
advance funds to support feature films, attributed
by an independent commission; |
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develop co-operation
between the author’s sector and the
media centre; |
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to ensure the
development of the cinema industry at La
Friche, particularly in association with
the residents through residence schemes,
writing, production, events, animation (…). |
Some references
Authors received:
Caroline Caccavale, Denis Cartet, Bernard Cauvin,
José Césarini, Caroline Chomienne,
Claire Denis, Claire Devers, Karim Dridi, Robert
Enrico, Philippe Faucon, Robert Guédiguian,
Cédric Kahn, Octavia de Laroche, Laetitia
Masson, Bania Medjbar, Angelin Preljocaj, Kamel
Saleh, Eric Zonca, etc.
Organised events:
Les Rendez-vous d’Imagina, Les Rencontres
Européennes des Jeunes et de l’Image,
des séances de cinéma en plein
air (à la Friche ou dans une calanque),
Vous êtes Ici ! du Groupe Dunes, Les Vidéogrammes
de Vidéochroniques, les Masterclass Ecritures
du réel de Cinéma en Lumière,
les Rencontres professionnelles du Cinéma
: Créer, produire à Marseille et
en Région, etc.
Content creation:
film and sound, video, cinema, fiction, reporting,
artistic video productions, documentaries, digital
creation, animation, short films, feature films,
multimedia installations, Internet sites, scenery
and costume design, cinema workshops, teaching
sessions, resource centre, video library, professional
meetings, etc.
Films produced:
All the fiction feature films made in Marseille which have been selected at
the Cannes Film Festival have been hosted in residence at La Friche. : Bye-Bye
- Karim Dridi (1995), Marius et Jeannette -
Robert Guédiguian (1997), A Vendre -
Laetitia Masson (1998), Comme un aimant - Kamel
Saleh and Akhénaton (2000), Roberto Succo
- Cédric Kahn (2001), Marie-Jo et ses
deux amours - Robert Guédiguian (2002).
Contact
Système Friche Théâtre
Friche La Belle de Mai
13 331 Marseille cedex 3
Tel: 04 95 04 95 10
Fax: 04 95 04 95
00
Email: cinema@lafriche.org
Website: http://www.lafriche.org
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