A naturalistic, social tale, “Miss Chazelles” competes in the nine-title short film lineup at the MyFrenchFilmFestival, an entirely-online – even before Covid-19 – festival devoted to French productions launched by promotion board UniFrance, running Jan. 15 to Feb. 15.
“Miss Chazelles” turns on the rivalry between two young beauty queens in a rural village, and is the second film from director Thomas Vernay, who studied art direction at France’s Ecv school. Vernay’s first short, “Dryad,” premiered at Sitges Fantastic Film Festival in 2016 and was selected by more than 70 international events. Among its recognitions, “Miss Chazelles” lead Megan Northam took the best actress award at the prestigious 2020 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.
Variety talked with the young director about his career and plans for a feature-length version of his short.
What are you exploring when telling the story of these two young rivals?
The film takes place in the village of my childhood.
“Miss Chazelles” turns on the rivalry between two young beauty queens in a rural village, and is the second film from director Thomas Vernay, who studied art direction at France’s Ecv school. Vernay’s first short, “Dryad,” premiered at Sitges Fantastic Film Festival in 2016 and was selected by more than 70 international events. Among its recognitions, “Miss Chazelles” lead Megan Northam took the best actress award at the prestigious 2020 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.
Variety talked with the young director about his career and plans for a feature-length version of his short.
What are you exploring when telling the story of these two young rivals?
The film takes place in the village of my childhood.
- 1/13/2021
- by Emilio Mayorga
- Variety Film + TV
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