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Matt Dillon, Alice Diop Celebrate Coming-of-Age Films at Nouvelles Vagues Biarritz Film Festival; ‘Emilia Pérez’ Breakout Karla Sofía Gascón Named Guest of Honor

The Biarritz festival invites emerging and established filmmakers to share diverse visions of youth.

The festival will also welcome a number of buzzy Cannes titles in non-competitive gala slots, offering a springboard to Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu’s “Jim’s Story,” Noemie Merlant’s “The Balconettes,” Agathe Riedinger’s “Wild Diamond,” and Michel Hazanavicius’ “The Most Precious of Cargoes,” while “Emilia Pérez” breakout Karla Sofía Gascón will be celebrated as this year’s guest of honor — a fitting tribute for a showcase on the Franco-Spanish border. “The Five Devils” filmmaker and “Emilia Pérez” co-screenwriter Léa Mysius leads the under-35 jury, which also includes Thai actress and pop idol Kitty Chicha (“Girl From Nowhere”), U.S rising star Zoey Deutch (“The Outfit”), French actors Kim Higelin (“Consent”) and Vincent Lacoste (“Irma Vep”), Spanish social media sensation Manu Ríos (“Elite,” “Strange Way of Life”), Iranian photographer Arash Khaksari, and outgoing Vogue China editor-in-chief Margaret Zhang. Alongside Karla Sofía Gascón, international guests of honor Matt Dillon and James Franco will host respective screenings of “Drugstore Cowboy” and “Spring Breakers,” while local luminaries Alice Diop (“Saint Omer”), Alain Chabat (“Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra”) and Alex Lutz (“Vortex”) have programed formative works like “Hold Back,” “Three Amigos” and “Empire of the Sun” – all personal titles that speak to the filmmakers’ experiences of early life.

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