«Jean Zay, Minister of Cinema» by Francis Gendron, Alain Tyr and Alain Braun
Sunday 05 November 2017 at 2:30 PM
France, documentary, 68 min, co-production Label Vidéo / Evasion en Vidéo / TVM Est Parisien / BIPTV and the participation of CINE+ and the Procirep / ANGOA, 2015.
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In 1937, Jean Zay, Minister of National Education and Fine Arts, integrated cinema into his prerogatives and gave a central place to the seventh art. Pioneer of cultural democratization against the conservatism and elitism of the time, he tables a bill to reorganize the profession. Cinema becomes an affair of state. He created the Grand Prix national du cinéma and announced, in 1939, the creation of an international film festival at Cannes.
As part of the documentary film month 
In the presence of directors Francis Gendron, Alain Tyr and Alain Braun, by Catherine Martin-Zay and Hélène Mouchard-Zay, daughters of Jean Zay.
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