Deauville American Film Festival

The Deauville American Film Festival (French: Festival du cinéma américain de Deauville) is a yearly film festival devoted to American cinema, which has taken place since 1975 in Deauville, France.

"Deauville Film Festival" redirects here. For the Asian festival, see Deauville Asian Film Festival.

Deauville American Film Festival
LocationDeauville, France
Founded1975
LanguageEnglish, French
Websitefestival-deauville.com

It was established by Lionel Chouchan, André Halimi, and then Mayor of Deauville Michel d'Ornano, with support from the Groupe Lucien Barrière in providing a luxurious setting for the Festival. Although not competitive at its origin, the festival began to award prizes for feature films in 1995 and short films in 1998.

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