Evenings, shows and concerts

The festivities kick off with the opening night at 7:00 pm. Opening speeches, presentation of the jury, presentation of the filmmakers in the Made in Trouville opening program. It’s time for everyone to get together to launch the 25th edition. Afterwards, dance the night away to the outdoor concert on the quayside.

Lewis Evans never stops. While he continues the successful tour following his 3rd album, “L’Ascension”, released in 2022, he has already completed his new opus, “Coeur Céleste”, due for release in 2024. A child of Liverpool, former frontman of the Lanskies, Norman by adoption, serial writer, Lewis Evans builds his songs like hits, a science inspired by the songwriting of the Beatles or the anthems of Oasis.

The album was mixed by Clive Martin, one of the great names in British rock (Queen, David Byrne, Les Négresses Vertes…). He is also used to surprising and magical collaborations: Frédéric Lo, Nolwenn Korbell, the rapping sisters of LBLK. Coeur Céleste” is a luminous, abundant album, demonstrating if proof were needed that Lewis Evans is in the league of great songwriters.

Since 2022, the Retrópico collective has been conducting sonic research, blending the warmth of brass with synths and house rhythms, taking ears into a musical universe as unexpected as it is irresistibly catchy, with a mission to take the groove ever further. Made up of 7 members, two synthesizers and a drummer are surrounded by two trumpets, a trombone and a baritone saxophone. Resolutely stage-oriented, offering high-energy live performances, the Paris-based group performs original compositions juggling styles ranging from techno to jazz to synth-wave. Their second EP, described as dance-house, was released in winter 2024.

Photo: ©Magdalena Laszczak

We’ve decided not to wait until we’re 75 to celebrate our birthdays! So this first Sunday, we’ll be celebrating 3 times 25 years of creative work, in the company of Prends à court !, Kino Montréal and, of course, all those who have supported us over the years. Our friends at KinoBeer will be giving you a taste of this beer, also born in the wake of the Kabarets Kino and brewed in HD. We wish you a happy birthday!

The Dieppe cabaret that breaks away from classic cabaret codes! At La Sirène à Barbe, you’ll find burlesque, circus, singing, classic cabaret acts with Liza Minnelli, dance and Drag Queen numbers!

Jeremie Nies (guitar/vocals) accompanied by Corinne Picouleau (cello/keyboard/vocals) and Noémie Fallet (vocals/vocals/tom-bass/keyboard). The group Bed offers its powerful pop-folk compositions in an intimate, cocooning and cozy universe, with moving lyrics that echo love, bonds, passion, enchantments and cracks. The band’s songs are influenced by sixties American rock, folk and pop, as well as lo-fi sounds with a clean, contemporary edge. This musical project highlights the love of English sounds, the importance of voices and the beauty of melodies.

Photo : ©Joy Lion

This year, an outdoor screening will showcase short films from France and Quebec, to be discovered live from the Village Off terrace.

In the event of rain, the screening will take place in the Casino Barrière’s Salon des Gouverneurs.

It’s a date for the first evening screening of the films made on site and produced in the creative labs over the last 72 hours.

Following the Kino screening, take over the Salon des Gouverneurs stage for a song (or more…)! Hosted by Darling Deluxe, ambience and kiff distributor, come and share your karaoke classics in a collective atmosphere.

“Darling’s philosophy?
under the sunlights of the tropics, awakening your midnight demons.
we’re going to make nocturnal confessions, in sensuality
as if it were the last day of disco.
mamma mia… you & me, it’s mistral winning,
a bohemian rapsody, we’re going to dance the mia in an organized gang.
you’ll shine bright like a diamond, come as you are,
poker face welcome.
i’ll make you want to want to love
totally freed from desire.
in short, i will rock you #lakiffance
for stayin’ alive!”

The outdoor beach screening will focus on short documentaries. Short films from France and Quebec, to be discovered with your feet in the sand and a little plaid!

A plunge into real life with a series of portraits and/or testimonials about you, others… us.

New this year, documentary films selected from all festival programs are eligible for the Best Documentary Award.

The official end-of-festival evening kicks off with the Prix de la critique debate, live in the Salon des gouverneurs. Hosted by Claude Duty, this discussion between Chloé Caye, Alicia Arpaïa and Pascal Le Duff promises to be lively and lively, and will reveal the first winner of this evening’s 25ᵉ edition of the festival awards.

11 awards will be presented to the film teams in the competitive sections. The evening will also be an opportunity to present special projects from the creative labs.

Second evening of screenings of films made on site as part of the creative laboratories. A wonderful way to round off this week of creative activity.