Marcel Mazé programmed the Festival de Hyères in the south of France from 1970-1983, and he founded the first Paris filmmakers' cooperative: Le Collectif Jeune Cinéma, based on the same rules as the New York coop as told to him by Jonas Mekas on a visit to Paris in 1970. The group is still active and just celebrated their 40th anniversary. Marcel also created the Festival des Cinémas Différents which is still going strong - the 13th festival took place in December in Paris. The Collectif still does distribution, programming, education and organizes the festival yearly. It is thanks to Marcel's energy and generosity that this group has survived and is still going strong in the spirit of cooperation and democracy among the member filmmakers of Paris who take turns on the board and managing different aspects of the business from year to year.
Here is Marcel's blog: http://www.tictalik.com/ He was a great friend and a galvanizing figure in the Paris avant-garde film scene for over 40 years. He will be missed by all of us. -Pip Chodorov _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks