Alliance Française Classic Film Festival 2019 taking place in Sydney and Melbourne
DATES: Sunday 10, 17 and 24 November 2019
VENUE: Astor Theatre
WEBSITE: https://afclassicfilmfestival.org/
The Alliance Francaise Classic Film Festival
Alliance Française presents with Studiocanal and in association with Palace Cinemas and Hayden Orpheum Cremorne this exciting complement to the renowned Alliance Française French Film Festival, taking place in November onwards in Sydney and Melbourne. The annual Alliance Française Classic Film Festival aims to rediscover masterpieces of French cinema, highlighting a talent, actor or director who has made an indelible contribution to France’s celebrated film industry. The 2019 season is focusing on the legendary Isabelle Adjani, showcasing restored versions of 7 of her most famous films from 1975 to 1994.
The Festival will present 7 films in 3 cinemas across 2 Australian cities, encompassing 18 sessions, including an Opening Night event in each city.
The Alliance Francaise French Film Festival
With more than 195,000 admissions in 2019, the Alliance Française French Film Festival’s celebrated it’s 30th Anniversary and most successful season. The Festival has become a highly anticipated and extremely popular event on the Australian cultural calendar. It is not only the biggest film festival in Australia; it is also the biggest festival of French films outside of France.
Each year the Festival curates a selection of the best contemporary French films, including comedies, dramas, documentaries and much more. Blockbusters and independent films alike screen over nine weeks in eight cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Brisbane, Perth, Hobart and Byron Bay. The Festival also includes glamorous opening nights, Q&As and special events with renowned figures of French film. French culture, and in particular French cinema, has never been more popular in Australia than it is right now. The Alliance Française French Film Festival audience includes Australians, French, Francophiles and movie buffs – all keen to experience the latest sophisticated, vibrant and daring films from France.
The annual Festival is a collaboration between the Embassy of France in Australia and six Alliances Françaises around the country. The Alliance Française is an independent, not-for-profit language and cultural organisation that has been actively promoting a Franco-Australian exchange for over 130 years.
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