Wether you are French, French loving or just loving movies, this is something not to miss...
Opening tonight (by invitation only) and running until the 5th August! :)
About the French Film Festival in South Africa
With already an exceptional year for French cinema (The Artist, Intouchables,…),
the French Institute of South Africa and the Alliances Françaises
of Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth and Durban, are
pleased to present the second edition of the French Film Festival in
South Africa which, this year, will take place within the framework of
the France-South Africa Seasons 2012 & 2013.
A word from the organisers:
Last year’s successful first edition of the French Film Festival in South Africa, made it possible to renew this exclusive rendezvous dedicated to French cinema in the South African landscape, and more particularly to validate a format which we decided to repeat this year. This format is based on, firstly, a compact yet rich selection of films that have been distributed in France during the year, secondly a large geographic coverage, thereby making it possible to reach a wider public throughout the country and, finally, reserving a special place for a South African cinematographic personality whose work will be emphasised.
This year again, we are pleased to share with you the best of contemporary French cinema, through works which were selected or won awards in various international festivals. We chose outstanding and imposing films directed by renowned directors, such as Les adieux à la reine (Farewell my queen), Les bien-aimés (Beloved), La guerre est declare (Declaration of War), and others more confidential yet widely hailed by critics and publics alike, such as Angèle et Tony (Angel & Tony), Americano and Poulet aux prunes (Chicken with Plums).
We also opted to introduce you, through three of her films, to one of the most prominent contemporary French film-makers, Claire Denis, whose work has strong links with the African continent. Finally, this year we would like to pay homage to Ramadan Suleman, the most French of all South African film directors, by inviting you to rediscover one of his strongest films: Zulu Love Letter.
No doubt you will let yourselves be enchanted by this panorama of remarkable works. French cinema is above all art-house cinema, the cinema of sensibilities and assumed subjective visions of the world and human relations. In addition to their entertainment value, the films presented this year will certainly not leave you indifferent. Some will not just apply the retinal persistence principle, but will imprint themselves permanently in your mind, in your soul, to finally open new unsuspected horizons…
We hope that you will be as numerous, and above all as filled with wonder and delighted by the magic of French cinema as last year, for this 2nd French Film Festival, undoubtedly one of the most glamorous highlights of the French Season in South Africa 2012!
A word from the organisers:
Last year’s successful first edition of the French Film Festival in South Africa, made it possible to renew this exclusive rendezvous dedicated to French cinema in the South African landscape, and more particularly to validate a format which we decided to repeat this year. This format is based on, firstly, a compact yet rich selection of films that have been distributed in France during the year, secondly a large geographic coverage, thereby making it possible to reach a wider public throughout the country and, finally, reserving a special place for a South African cinematographic personality whose work will be emphasised.
This year again, we are pleased to share with you the best of contemporary French cinema, through works which were selected or won awards in various international festivals. We chose outstanding and imposing films directed by renowned directors, such as Les adieux à la reine (Farewell my queen), Les bien-aimés (Beloved), La guerre est declare (Declaration of War), and others more confidential yet widely hailed by critics and publics alike, such as Angèle et Tony (Angel & Tony), Americano and Poulet aux prunes (Chicken with Plums).
We also opted to introduce you, through three of her films, to one of the most prominent contemporary French film-makers, Claire Denis, whose work has strong links with the African continent. Finally, this year we would like to pay homage to Ramadan Suleman, the most French of all South African film directors, by inviting you to rediscover one of his strongest films: Zulu Love Letter.
No doubt you will let yourselves be enchanted by this panorama of remarkable works. French cinema is above all art-house cinema, the cinema of sensibilities and assumed subjective visions of the world and human relations. In addition to their entertainment value, the films presented this year will certainly not leave you indifferent. Some will not just apply the retinal persistence principle, but will imprint themselves permanently in your mind, in your soul, to finally open new unsuspected horizons…
We hope that you will be as numerous, and above all as filled with wonder and delighted by the magic of French cinema as last year, for this 2nd French Film Festival, undoubtedly one of the most glamorous highlights of the French Season in South Africa 2012!
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