31st INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALOF FASHION AND PHOTOGRAPHYIN HYÈRESAPRIL, 21 - 25 2016

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Maida Grégory-Boina artistic Director for fashion,

set design and scenography for the presentations and

the fashion shows

Raphaëlle Stopin photography art director

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The 31st edition of the InternationalFestival of Fashion and Photographyat Hyères will take place at the villaNoailles between the 21st and the25th of April, 2016. The exhibitionswill run until the 22nd of May.

The festival directed byJean-Pierre Blanc and presidedover by Didier Grumbach, annuallyencourages and supports youngartists in the fields of fashion andphotography. Thanks to the supportof the festival’s partners, severalprizes will be awarded to thecompeting young artists.

The House of Paco Rabanne is the guestof honour at the next InternationalFestival of Fashion and Photographyin Hyères, taking place betweenApril 21st and 25th, 2016 at the villaNoailles, built in 1924 by thearchitect Robert Mallet-Stevensfor the art patrons Charles andMarie-Laure de Noailles.

Julien Dossena, artistic director of The House of Paco Rabanne will be the President of the fashion jury

Born in Brittany in 1982, Julien Dossena grew up between the village of Pouldu in the Finistère region, Berlin and the South of France. After his baccalaureate in 2000, he studied at the Ecole d’Arts Appliqués Duperré in Paris, then at La Cambre, an internationally recognized school in Brussels specialized in the world of art and design, from 2002 to 2007.While still a student, he was awarded the Special Prize of the Jury and the 1.2.3 Prize at the Festival International de la Mode of Hyères in 2006.

In 2008, he joined the Runway Studio at Balenciaga as Senior Designer, working side by side with Nicolas Ghesquière. He stayed there until the latter departed in 2012, and then launched his own ready-to-wear brand, Atto.In July 2013, after being named Artistic Director of Paco Rabanne, he renewed and relaunched their women’s ready-to-wear, that had run out of steam since the departure of founder Paco Rabanne in 1999.

Deeply anchored in his era, Julien Dossena has successful managed to combine experimental research, inspired by the history of the Paco Rabanne house, along with his vision of a resolutely contemporary fashion statement, adapted to the

FASHIONCOMPETITION

Jury andShortlisted fashion designers

The fashion jury met in Paris onthe 29th of January in order to choosethe 10 candidates for the final competition (more than 300 entries received from 53 nationalities and 54 shortlisted). It is composed

Julien DossenaArtistic Director, Paco Rabanne, Paris

Marc Ascoli Creative director, Paris

Coco CapitánArtist, Londres Charlotte ChesnaisDesigner, Paris

Romain GavrasFilmmaker, Paris

Pierre HardyDesigner, Paris

Andreas HoyerFounder of Heimat store, Köln

Tomoko Ogura Fashion director, Barneys, New-York

Nicole PhelpsDirector Vogue Runway, New-York

SurkinArtist, Paris

Luis VenegasEditor, creative director and publisher,Barcelona

The list of the jury may be changed

the ten finalists are

Laura Bonedwomenswear, France

Clara Daguinwomenswear, France

Rolf Ekrothmenswear, Finland

Hanne Jurmu&AntonVartiainenmenswear, Finland

Shohei Kinoshitawomenswear, Japan

Clémentine Küngmenswear, Switzerland

Akino Kurosawawomenswear, Japan

Yuhei Mukaiwomenswear, Japan

Amanda Svartwomenswear, Sweden

Wataru Tominagamenswear, Japan

The designs by the selectedcandidates will be presentedduring three shows,coordinated and directedby Maida Grégory-Boina, whichwill be open to professionalsand the public.

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EquipePhotos (looks): Adrien Toubiana, Thomas CristianiStylism:Danielle van CampProduction: KittenPhotos (jury): Abdelwaheb DidiSocial networks : Marion KotlarskiHairstyling:Fred TegliaMake-up:Alexandra RougerModels (presentation): Vivienne Rohner @Elite Georgiana Zloteanu @Women Baptiste Faure @SuccessModels (pictures):Sasha Lu @Slides Hugo Puvion @Rock Men

Laura Bonedwomenswear, France

Clara Daguinwomenswear, France

Rolf Ekrothmenswear, Finland

Hanne Jurmu&AntonVartiainenmenswear, Finland

Shohei Kinoshitawomenswear, Japan

Clémentine Küngmenswear, Switzerland

Akino Kurosawawomenswear, Japan

Yuhei Mukaiwomenswear, Japan

Amanda Svartwomenswear, Sweden

Wataru Tominagamenswear, Japan

PHOTOGRAPHYCOMPETITION

Jury andShortlisted photographers

William Klein is the President of the photography jury of the 31st International Festival of Fashion and Photography in Hyeres, built in 1924 by the architect Robert Mallet-Stevens for the art patrons Charles and Marie-Laure de Noailles.

Autoportrait, 1995 © William Klein

! NEW!

The festival decides to open the field of possibilities in photography by asking the ten finalists to take two still lifes with fashion accessories.

Photographs published in thecatalog will be presented at the festival and may be subjects for a special price

The photography jury, presided by William Klein met in Paris on the 1st of February in order to choose the 10 candidates for the final competition (more than 700 entriesreceived and 60 shortlisted).The members of the jury are:

Jean-Michel BertinSet designer, Paris

Susan BrightCurator, Paris Jean-Paul GoudeArtist, Paris

Christopher LittlewoodFlowers Gallery, London

Lesley MartinEditor & publisher, Aperture Foundation, New York

Clare StrandPhotographer, Brighton

Chantal WebberFounder and director of Webber Represents, London and New-York

The list of the jury may be changed

The artworksby the selected photographerswill be presented during portfolioreviews, which will be opento professionals duringthe festival and during agroup show curated byRaphaëlle Stopin which willbe held at the villa Noailles,until 22nd of May.

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The ten finalists are

Anaïs BoileauFrance

Jojakim Cortis & Adrian SondereggerGermany / Switzerland

Maja DanielsSweden

Louise DesnosFrance

Vendula KnopovaCzech Republic

Sasha KurmazUkraine

Jason Larkin United Kingdom

Emilie RégnierCanada / Haiti

Ilona SzwarcUnited States / Poland

Fleur van DodewaardNetherlands

Anaïs BoileauFrance

Jojakim Cortis & Adrian SondereggerGermany / Switzerland

Maja DanielsSweden

Louise DesnosFrance

Vendula KnopovaCzech Republic

Sasha KurmazUkraine

Jason Larkin United Kingdom

Emilie RégnierCanada / Haiti

Ilona SzwarcUnited States / Poland

Fleur van DodewaardNetherlands

Institutional partnersToulon Provence MéditerranéeConseil Départemantal du VarRégion Provence Alpes Côte d’AzurMinistère de la Culture et de la CommunicationVille d’Hyères

Major partnerCHANEL

Main partnersLVMHPremière VisionChloéMercedes-BenzDéfiFédération Française de la Couturedu Prêt à Porter des Couturierset des Créateurs de Mode

Annual partnersGroupe Galeries LafayetteFondation d’entreprise RicardEyes on Talents

Festival SupportersPetit BateauMemorieslabNina RicciGivaudanElie SaabSwarovskiHans Boodt MannequinsVilebrequinMaison John NolletDiptyquePuntosetaPéroniBrachfeldThe StimuleyePrémices filmsNoveltyConservatoire du littoralM le magazine du Monde

Festival partners are

The festival would like to thank members of the juries, the House of Paco Rabanne, its team, PUIG and the museum les Arts Décoratifs, Paris.

! Program and exhibitions announcedduring the fashion week of March in Paris !

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