''Positif'' is a French film magazine, founded in 1952 by Bernard Chardère in Lyon. It is one of two major French-language film magazines, created several months after ''
Les Cahiers du cinéma''.
The magazine is headquartered in Paris and is published monthly.
Traditionally, ''Positif'' has served as a counterpoint to ''Les'' ''Cahiers du cinéma'', focusing on film themes and scripts, in contrast to politics and aesthetics. In the 1950s, ''Positif'' was associated with the non-Communist left (while ''Les Cahiers du cinéma'' originally held political affiliations with the right). Today, ''Positif'' is a neutral publication run by volunteers.
The magazine was edited by
Eric Losfeld
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from 1959.
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George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his innovative work in film, radio and theatre. He is considered to be among the greatest and most influential f ...
in 1963, Michel Ciment
Michel Ciment (; born 26 May 1938 in Paris) is a French film critic and the editor of the cinema magazine '' Positif''.
Ciment is a Chevalier of the Order of Merit, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters, a ...
became a member of the magazine's editorial committee. In 1966, he was promoted to editor in chief, a post he continues to occupy today.
''Positif'' has been printed by different publishers throughout the years and is currently published by Actes Sud
Actes Sud is a French publishing house based in Arles. It was founded in 1978 by author Hubert Nyssen. By 2013, the company, then headed by Nyssen's daughter, Françoise Nyssen, had an annual turnover of 60 million euros and 60 staff members.
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in collaboration with the Institut Lumière
The Institut Lumière (; "Lumière Institute") is a French organisation, based in Lyon, for the promotion and preservation of aspects of French film making. The Institut Lumière is a museum that honours the contribution to filmmaking by Auguste ...
.
See also
* List of film periodicals
Film periodicals combine discussion of individual films, genres and directors with in-depth considerations of the medium and the conditions of its production and reception. Their articles contrast with film reviewing in newspapers and magazines whi ...
References
External links
Official website
1952 establishments in France
Film magazines published in France
French-language magazines
Monthly magazines published in France
Magazines established in 1952
Magazines published in Paris
Marxist magazines
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