đŹđŤđˇđ˝ď¸ Are you ready to walk the red carpet once again for the 25th edition of the French Film Festival?
As part of the celebration of the 75th anniversary of France-Philippine diplomatic relations, the festival brings to Manila a fresh selection of films, current releases, and some that came out in the last two years.
October 22-30, 2022
Greenbelt 3 CinemasÂ
4th floor Greenbelt 3, Esperanza, corner Greenbelt Dr, Makati, 1224 Metro Manila, Philippines
Filipinos and the French share a passion for moving images. Soon after the Lumière brothers invented cinema, PathÊ projectors found their way to the Philippine islands and soon enough Filipinos were making films already. The French Film Festival has been bringing some of the most critically acclaimed and crowd pleasers to the discerning Filipino audience in search of movies that look into social issues, family values, and beautiful scenery that are close to the heart.
Opening the festival, Eiffel by Director Martin Bourboulon recounts the building of the Eiffel Tower inspired by a love story. The selection includes Lost Illusions by Xavier Gianolli, Farewell Mr. Haffmann by Fred CavayĂŠ, set in Paris during World War 2, Notre Dame on Fire by Jean-Jacques Anneaud about the incident that damaged another historical monument in the center of Paris, Him by Guillaume Canet on the life of a music composer, Paris Memories, remembering Paris under terrorist attacks, a sequel to the popular French agent OSS 117 : From Africa with Love. Rise by CĂŠdric Klapisch tells an inspiring story about a ballet dancer. About Joan by Laurent Larivière and Promises by Thomas Kruithof are the two most recent films starring Isabelle Huppert who was the main actress in Brillante Mendozaâs Captive.
The French Film Festival is also the event that brings together France and the Philippines with the screening of Filipino films that have gained recognition by the French audience. Like On the Job by Erik Matti that was shown in the Directorâs Fortnight in Cannes. OTJ Missing 8 will be screening also in the Festival.
In the height of the pandemic, Director Sigrid Bernardo flew to Paris with actors and crew to shoot Walang Kaparis, produced by Piolo Pascual. While the film is still in post production, it paves the way toward co-productions between France and the Philippines. The Film Development Council of the Philippines under the Chairmanship of Tirso Cruz III will strive to work toward the signing of a co-production agreement between France and the Philippines that will open more opportunities for collaboration between filmmakers and more French and Filipino movies to watch for our viewers!
Catch all the films here đ https://bit.ly/FrenchFilmFest25
The 25th French Film Festival in the Philippines is organized by the Embassy of France to the Philippines, Department of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Philippines, Philippine Embassy in France, Alliance française de Manille, INSTITUT FRANĂAIS, Film Development Council of the Philippines, Ayala Malls Cinemas, Greenbelt, QCinema, San Miguel Corporation, Olympia Violago Power, Raffles Makati, VPF Creative Marketing Communications, Reality MM Studios, PLDT, Smart Communications, Inc., SSIGroup, Inc., Lacoste, Filmloft OPC, and RSVP FILM Studios, Phils..
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