The ASVOFF festival appoints Jean-Charles de Castelbajac and Caroline de Maigret as head of the jury

FILM RUNTIME: Annual Fashion Film Festival A Shaded View on Fashion Film Jury Announced and the program of its 14th edition, which will take place from November 10 to 13 at 3537, the cultural center of Dover Street Market Paris.

Its four-day program includes the presentation of the 43 fashion films participating in this year's official competition as well as documentary film screenings, thematic curations presenting 60 additional films, panel discussions and performances.

Eighteen prizes will be awarded this year, including the grand prize, and five prizes will be awarded to the best films in thematic curations that include digital fashion, the representation of black people in cinema and conscious creation.

New this year are gongs for manga and anime genres, Chinese movies and format eye-catching from TikTok. The stills will also be showcased with a prize awarded in conjunction with Japan-based Anime Art Academy.

A public prize will be awarded at a later date, after voting is finalized thanks to a partnership with FNL Network , a fashion and lifestyle news network distributed via digital television services.

This year's trophies were designed and handcrafted by the artist, photographer and creator New York jewelry designer Miguel Villalobos.

To determine the winners, the president of the 2022 jury Caroline de Maigret and the honorary president Jean- Charles de Castelbajac will be able to count on a jury made up of Andrew Taylor Parr, director of the visual image of Comme des Garçons; London-based fashion designer and musician Pam Hogg; influencer Hanan Besovic, known on Instagram as @ideservecouture, and music artist Jay-Jay Johanson, among others.

One ​​of the highlights of this year's program will be the November 12 tribute to de Castelbajac , which will include the screening of a 3D animated film centered on his virtual fashion creations with Lego, as well as a masterclass where the veteran designer will explain his creative process.

This edition marks "a big step forward", according to founder Diane Pernet, who sees ASVOFF evolve into a "cultural festival in its own right - although it continues to focus not only on how we adorn our bodies and express ourselves through the moving image, but also on the intersection of the two".

The festival's new slogan "Fashion, Culture, Film" is reflected in a wider range of topics documentaries, starting with the screening of "Boom For Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean Michel Basquiat", by independent American director Sara Driver, at the opening of the festival on November 10.

A report by Bruce Weber on Paolo di Paolo, a Cinecittà photographer who left photography in dawn of celebrity culture and kept his work a secret until it was rediscovered by his daughter, will kick off the festival's closing ceremony on November 13.

Two feature films will also be screened. It is “After Louie,” a drama about modern gay life and community history from Vincent Gagliostro, a filmmaker and activist who is an original member of the AIDS political activist group Act Up, and “ Lost Record", a sci-fi rock. 'n'-roll essay fantasy film by Ian F. Svenonius and Alexandra Cabral about the relationship between people and...