Francophonie Film Festival to debut in China
Francophonie Film Festival to debut in China
09:14, February 19, 2010 
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Chinese audience are going to be treated with an array of foreign films when the 2010 Francophonie Film Festival opens in Beijing on March 4.
The festival, organized for the first time by Art Genesis with the support of the International Organization of la Francophonie (OlF) will feature 30 films. Among them are Austrian director Florian Flicker's comedy "Hold up," "Sticky fingers," a Canadian comedy by Ken Scott and "Vertige," a drama by Chuyen Bui Thac from Vietnam.
Organizers told Xinhua each film will be screened in Beijing, once in the French cultural center and once in the Canadian International School of Beijing in their original version with Chinese subtitles. Some of them will also have French or English subtitles.
"We are very happy to promote films from far away countries," said Christine Pernin, general director of Art Genesis. "Some of these films are very recent while others are cult movies in their own countries, and all will prove very interesting to Beijing audience."
The OIF is an organization that gathers countries and regions which use the French language and the share same values including cultural diversity, peace, and rule of law. It consists of more than 56 members and 14 observer countries, covering a population of about 870 million around the world.
The event will run until March 30.
Source: Xinhua
The festival, organized for the first time by Art Genesis with the support of the International Organization of la Francophonie (OlF) will feature 30 films. Among them are Austrian director Florian Flicker's comedy "Hold up," "Sticky fingers," a Canadian comedy by Ken Scott and "Vertige," a drama by Chuyen Bui Thac from Vietnam.
Organizers told Xinhua each film will be screened in Beijing, once in the French cultural center and once in the Canadian International School of Beijing in their original version with Chinese subtitles. Some of them will also have French or English subtitles.
"We are very happy to promote films from far away countries," said Christine Pernin, general director of Art Genesis. "Some of these films are very recent while others are cult movies in their own countries, and all will prove very interesting to Beijing audience."
The OIF is an organization that gathers countries and regions which use the French language and the share same values including cultural diversity, peace, and rule of law. It consists of more than 56 members and 14 observer countries, covering a population of about 870 million around the world.
The event will run until March 30.
Source: Xinhua
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