cannes film festival

46th New York Film Festival

French Culture  Mon, 08/18/2008 - 14:50

The North American premiere of Clint Eastwood's Changeling will be featured as Centerpiece of the 46th New York Film Festival and Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler is the festival's Closing Night selection, the Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today.


 

Cannes Prize-Winner Delannoy Dies Aged 100

French Culture  Thu, 06/19/2008 - 10:32

French filmmaker Jean Delannoy has died at the age of 100.

His 1946 film "La symphonie pastorale" earned him the first Grand Prix of the Cannes Film Festival.


 

The French Embassy Offers You 2 Free Tickets For The Directors' ...

French Culture  Wed, 06/18/2008 - 17:42

We are glad to offer you 2 free tickets for the Opening Night of the festival La Quinzaine des réalisateurs | The Directors' Fortnight!

Write to cinema-ny@frenchculture.org and get to see Adhen !


 

Zim and Co: Free Film on June 13 at Tompkins Square Park

French Culture  Thu, 06/05/2008 - 11:31

The up-andcoming star of Pierre Jolivet's uplifting Zim and Co, Adrien Jolivet, portrays a youth desperate to get hold of a car and a driver's license in 10 days to clinch a job—his only hope lies in the help of his friends.


 

French Classroom Drama "The Class" Captures Palme d'Or at Cannes

French Culture  Tue, 05/27/2008 - 15:13

The Cannes film festival has awarded its top prize to a French classroom drama with a cast of amateurs in a banner year for movies with a conscience.


 

Directors' Fortnight at 40

French Culture  Wed, 05/14/2008 - 17:40

The Directors' Fortnight (La Quinzaine des réalisateurs) emerged in 1969 as an alternative to the Cannes Film Festival after its 1968 shutdown due to protests spreading across France.

It is a separate, non-competitive program that takes place simultaneously in Cannes.


 

Festival de Cannes 2008

French Culture  Tue, 05/13/2008 - 17:12

The Cannes Film Festival, founded in 1939, is one of the world's oldest, most influential and prestigious film festivals alongside Venice and Berlin.


 

Field Tests: The Films of Marie-Christine Questerbert

French Culture  Fri, 05/09/2008 - 14:00

Anthology is proud to present the first American retrospective of this remarkable director's singular vision.


 

France 24 Highlights of the Week

French Culture  Wed, 05/07/2008 - 16:46

FRANCE 24 is the first French international news channel to broadcast on a 24/7 on two channels, one in French, one in English..


 

Water Lilies

French Culture  Mon, 04/07/2008 - 17:21

Director: Céline Sciamma | Writer: Céline Sciamma | Genre: Drama |Cast: Pauline Acquart as Marie, Louise Blachère as Anne, Adele Haenel as Floriane, Warren Jacquin as François | 2007| 85 minutes | French with English subtitles.

Fresh from its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, 'Water Lilies' is a lyrically compelling romant