A French Triumph at Cannes

The coveted Palme d'Or and more!

The Feature Film Jury jury for the 68th annual Cannes film festival, presided by American directors Joel and Ethan Coen, awarded the Palme d'Or to Jacques Audiard for his latest film, Dheepan. While the director is a regular at the festival, with recent movies such as A Prophet (2009) and Rust and Bone (2012), this is his first time he has won the top prize. On winning the award, Audiard said, "To receive a prize from the Coen brothers is something pretty exceptional. I'm very touched."

Vincent Lindon was visibly moved upon winning Best Actor for his role in The Measure of a Man (La Loi du march?). He starred in three films screened at Focus on French Cinema, including the Opening Night film in 2005, Chaos, as well Moon Child (La Permission de minuit) and Pater, both in 2012. 

Emmanuelle Bercot shared the Best Actress award (with Rooney Mara, Carol) for her performance in Mon Roi, by Ma?wenn. The actress was also the director of the Opening Night movie Standing Tall (La T?te haute),  which was lauded by critics in the out of competition category - and is currently doing well at the box office in France...

Arnaud Desplechin also won the Best Screenplay award in the Directors Fortnight selection, for My Golden Days (Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse), which was seen by many as a true gem that should have been in competition in the official selection.  Desplechin's Kings & Queen (Rois et reine) was featured at Focus on French Cinema in 2006.

Other French movies films & talent shone throughout the event: you can browse through our Facebook and Twitter posts (also accessible from our website) for more details about veterans such as Philippe Garrel, Vincent Cassel and Gaspar No?, as well as a promising generation of filmmakers and actors in French Cinema, including Alice Winocour (Maryland, with Matthias Schoenaerts and Diane Kruger), Cl?ment Cogitore (Ni le ciel ni la terre, with Jeremie Renier and John C. Reilly) or Elie Wajemann (Les Anarchistes, with Tahar Rahim and Adele Exarchopoulos) !

Greenwich International Film Festival

We will be there for the 1st edition - please join us!

The first edition of the Greenwich International Film Festival will be held June 4-7: check out their phenomenal selection and join us to support international film in Greenwich! The Alliance Fran?aise of Greenwich and Focus on French Cinema will co-present 40-Love (Terre Battue) next Friday, June 5 at 8:30pm and next Sunday, June 7 at 10:30am (Bow Tie Criterion Cinemas). You can also see the short Grounded (Au sol) next Sunday, at 12pm, produced by  Antoine Le Carpentier, who attended FFC 2014 & 2015. Focus on French Cinema Director of Programming, Professor Anne Kern, will moderate the panel Women in Production next Saturday, June 6 at 3pm (Cole Auditorium at Greenwich Library). The women producer's panel is a free event, so reserve your seats online now!
 

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Near You

French Cinema Year Round

co-presented by the Alliance Fran?aise of Greenwich

Girlhood on June 11

3 Hearts on July 16

Jean-Claude Carri?re at FIAF (Cin?-Salon, Tues., 4 & 7:30pm)

Heureux Anniversaire & The Discreet Charm... on June 2

La Piscine on June 9

Every Man for Himself on June 16

Valmont on June 23

Swann in Love on June 30

Films on the Green opens in NYC

An annual, free, outdoor film festival in New York City organized by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, FACE Foundation and the City of New York Parks & Recreation. 

Schedule 2015 (May 29 - July 31)

Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoul?me

Highlighting Belgian Cinema - August 25-30

Our partner festival, also focusing on French cinema from around the world, will pay tribute this year to Belgian Cinema this year. Members of our team will attend again, to see premiere films and meet with directors, actors and producers... and will seek out the best films among them for our 2016 selection! We encourage you to attend if you plan a trip to France this summer... We will also be reporting live from Angoul?me through Social Media, so you can follow the event from anywhere!

France-Amerique: Saint Laurent's Doubles

By FFC Programming Director Anne Kern

If you are already familiar with the magazine France-Am?rique, you have probably noticed the cover on Yves Saint Laurent. Inside, you can find an article on the legendary designer and his cinema doubles, written by Anne Kern. France - Am?rique's brand new bilingual format and totally revamped culture section is the perfect choice for smart and fun summer reading: Click here for subscription information.