Laval Judicial Film Festival
Cinema festival around justice in Laval
2026
About Film Judiciaire de Laval
Film Judiciaire de Laval — edition 2026
The 17th edition of the Laval Judicial Film Festival will take place from November 4th to 8th, 2026, at the Cinéville in Laval, with an additional screening on November 7th at the Trianon in Le Bourgneuf-la-Forêt. While the general public schedule has yet to be announced, the school screenings for middle and high school students are already confirmed.
Programme Film Judiciaire de Laval 2026
School Screenings (Middle and High School Students)
- 8:45 AM — Nuremberg, by James Vanderbilt · Thursday, November 5th · Cinéville, Laval (school screening, €4/student, free for accompanying adults)
- 1:45 PM — Stups, by Alice Odiot and Jean-Robert Viallet · Thursday, November 5th · Cinéville, Laval (school screening, €4/student, free for accompanying adults)
- 8:45 AM — L'Affaire Marie-Claire, by Yann Samuell · Friday, November 6th · Cinéville, Laval (school screening, €4/student, free for accompanying adults)
- 8:45 AM — Compostelle, by Lauriane Escaffre and Yvo Muller · Friday, November 6th · Cinéville, Laval (school screening, €4/student, free for accompanying adults)
The general public program for this 17th edition has not yet been released by the organizers; it will be added as soon as it becomes available.
Practical information — Film Judiciaire de Laval
Practical Information
Screening venues
- Cinéville Laval, Place de Hercé, 53000 Laval (main venue).
- Le Trianon, Le Bourgneuf-la-Forêt (screening on Sunday).
Access
By car: Cinéville is located in the city center of Laval, near Place de Hercé. Parking available nearby.
By train: Laval SNCF station (TGV from Paris in 1h30). Cinéville is within walking distance of the station (approx. 10 min).
Dates
The festival takes place over four days in November, usually from Wednesday to Saturday, with an additional screening on Sunday at Le Trianon. In 2025, the event was held from November 12 to 16.
Prices
Usual Cinéville prices. Some debate sessions may be offered at a reduced rate. School screenings by registration.
Contact
Atmosphères 53
Website: www.atmospheres53.org
Judicial Film Festival: cinema in the service of justice
The Laval Judicial Film Festival is a unique event in France, at the crossroads of cinema and the judicial world. Organized every November by Atmosphères 53, a film distribution association in Mayenne, the festival offers the general public a better understanding of how justice works through the lens of the 7th art.
A program between fiction and documentary
Each edition of the festival offers a selection of films carefully chosen by a programming committee composed of film and law professionals:
- Preview screenings of films with a judicial theme, allowing the public to discover works exclusively.
- Fiction films addressing the major issues of justice: trials, investigations, fundamental rights, judicial errors.
- Documentaries shedding light on the daily lives of justice and its actors: magistrates, lawyers, detainees, victims.
- Short films and auteur films offering offbeat or intimate perspectives on the judicial world.
Debates, meetings, and conferences
The festival is not limited to screenings. Each session is followed or preceded by an exchange session with professionals:
- Debates with magistrates, lawyers, jurists, and actors from the judicial world.
- Thematic conferences, such as the one on “judicial thriller from writing to screen” led by Maître Julien Monnier.
- Meetings with directors and film crews.
An ambitious educational component
The festival places great importance on image and law education. School screenings are organized on Thursdays and Fridays, with five films selected for their artistic and educational value. Students can thus discover classic and contemporary works while being introduced to justice issues.
Solid institutional partnerships
The festival benefits from the support of leading institutional partners:
- City of Laval
- Judicial Court of Laval
- Laval Bar Association
- City Contract of the Laval agglomeration
- Faculty of Law
- Cinéville Laval and Le Trianon in Bourgneuf-la-Forêt
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