The American city of Los Angeles will host the 30th edition of the French-American Film Festival from November 3 to 8, featuring 60 diverse cinematic and television works, including feature films, documentaries, animations, shorts, and series, in a program reflecting the diversity and trends of contemporary French production.
Program Details
The program includes 34 feature films, comprising 31 feature films and three documentaries, in addition to 12 series and 14 short films. The works will be screened at the United Directors Guild theater complex in Hollywood, organized by the French-American Cultural Fund, as reported by the European cinema news website Cineuropa.
The festival opens with the animated film "On the Waves" by director Vong Mai Nguyen, adapted from a graphic novel by writer A.J. Donong, and closes with "The American Dream" by director Anthony Marciano, inspired by the story of Frenchmen who entered the business of managing American basketball players.
Global Works and New Experiences
The program includes films screened at the Cannes and Venice film festivals, including "A Good Soldier" by director Stephan Brize, winner of the Best Screenplay award at Venice, and "One Minute Before Midnight" by director Nicolas Pariser, alongside seven first feature films by directors experiencing their first long cinematic ventures.
The documentary "Inside Gaza" by director Helen Lam Truong will be present, screened in French, Arabic, and English. The program also dedicates space to animation films, including "The Iron Boy" and "Blaze," alongside documentaries addressing artistic, human, and social themes.
Co-productions and Series
The screenings include five films selected by their countries to represent them in the competition for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film: "Minotaur" representing France, "Coward" representing Belgium, "Fjord" representing Romania, "Suddenly" representing Japan, and "Strawberry" representing Morocco.
The series program includes multiple works, such as "Paulo," "Singapore," "One Day We'll Fall in Love," and "Alice," expanding the scope of screenings to include television production alongside cinema. The new edition offers an opportunity to explore trends in contemporary French production by combining films by known directors with first-time experiences.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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