Paris Shark Week 2024: dive into the heart of the first film festival dedicated to sharks

Paris Shark Week, an international film festival devoted entirely to sharks, returns for its 5th edition from September 13 to 15, 2024 at the Club de l'Étoile. On the program: documentaries, sharksploitation sessions, exclusive previews and meetings with passionate experts.

Launched in 2020, Paris Shark Week has quickly established itself as a must-attend event for fans of wildlife cinema and thrills. Organized in partnership with Discovery, this unique event offers a total immersion into the fascinating world of sharks through never-before-seen documentaries and genre films that are sometimes delirious, like the famous "sharksploitation". For this 2024 edition, the festival features international previews, captivating conferences and audience participation.

From Friday, September 13 to Sunday, September 15, 2024, Paris Shark Week invades the Club de l'Étoile with a diverse program, mixing scientific documentaries, spectacular fiction and tributes to classics. The event features groundbreaking documentaries such as Andrew Mayne, Ghost Diver and The Last Shark, as well as genre films that push the boundaries of fantasy cinema, such as Kaiju Glam Metal Shark Attack. Screenings will be complemented by conferences and sharksploitation sessions, featuring cult and offbeat films such as Game of Shark and Well Shark.

Paris Shark Week is aimed at marine life enthusiasts, lovers of environmental documentaries and fans of genre films. With sessions dedicated to shark preservation, such as the "Red Alert for Whale Sharks" conference, and productions as varied as underwater thrillers and "sharksploitation" horror films, the event offers a unique blend of awareness and entertainment. Fans of Jaws, Jurassic Shark and 47 Meters Down will find the festival both immersive and wild.

Combining captivating scientific content, spectacular films and meetings with filmmakers, Paris Shark Week promises three days of unforgettable adventure in the heart of Paris. Whether you're a shark enthusiast or simply curious about the world of sharks, this festival is the perfect opportunity to plunge into the fascinating and frightening depths of the underwater world. Don't miss the European previews and exclusive screenings on offer at this unique event.

Programme of the 2024 edition :

Friday, September 13, 2024

15h00 - Men & Sharks
Séance Mondo VHS (1976) - Inédit au cinéma
Directed by Bruno Vailati
Running time: 1h40
Vintage film distributed on VHS in the 80s under the title Les Dents de la Mort.
5:00 pm - Conference: Red Alert for Whale Sharks
Running time: 1h30
In the presence of Fabienne Rossier, Sharks Mission France raises awareness of the need to protect whale sharks.
8:00 pm - Opening ceremony followed by Andrew Mayne, Ghost Diver
Documentary competition (2020) - Unpublished
Running time: 45 min
Followed by a Discovery cocktail. Short film: Ghosts of the Arctic (20 min).

Saturday, September 14, 2024

11:00 - Great White Serial Killer: Fatal Christmas
Documentary competition (2023) - French premiere
Running time: 45 min
Short film: The Devil's Teeth (10 min).
1:30 pm - Expedition Unknown: Megalodon
Documentary competition (2020) - French premiere
Running time: 45 min
3:00 pm - Conference: Sharksploitation
Running time: 1:30 h
In the presence of Xavier Gens, Brett Kelly, Joachim Hedén, and other guests.
17h00 - The Last Shark
Documentary competition (2024) - European premiere
Directed by Frankie Chipparoni
Running time: 81 min
18h40 - Objectif Wild : Face à Face avec les Requins
Competition documentary (2024) - Unpublished
Running time: 47 min
Short film: Coexistence (20 min).
9:00 pm - Kaiju Glam Metal Shark Attack
Sharksploitation screening - European premiere
Directed by Brett Kelly
Running time: 70 min
Forbidden for children under 12.
11:00 pm - Game of Shark
Jap Night - European premiere
Directed by Minoru Kawasaki
Running time: 70 min
01:15 - Hotspring Sharkattack
Jap Night - European premiere
Directed by Morihito Inoue
Running time: 80 min
03:20 - Well Shark
Jap Night - European premiere
Directed by Taichirou Natsume
Running time: 80 min
04:50 - Love Shark
Jap Night - European premiere
Directed by Taichirou Natsume
Running time: 77 min

Sunday, September 15, 2024

2:00 pm - Mothersharker: Hammer Time
Documentary competition (2024) - French premiere
Running time: 45 min
Short film: Magical Encounters.
3:30pm - Conference: Jaws: Do "Aberrant Sharks" really exist?
Running time: 1h30
In the presence of Éric Clua.
6:40 pm - Quiz Discovery followed by Nano Shark
Sharksploitation screening - European premiere
Directed by Brett Kelly
Running time: 70 min
Forbidden for children under 12.
9:30pm - Closing Ceremony followed by The Last Breath
Sharksploitation screening - French premiere
Directed by Joachim Hedén
Running time: 96 min
Short film: The Man in the Grey Suit (7 min).