by GREG KING
Celebrating its 26th year in 2015, the Alliance Française French Film Festival is a highly anticipated and extremely popular event on the Australian cultural calendar. It is also the biggest festival of French films outside of France. Over a period of eight weeks, a program consisting of blockbusters and independent films alike will screen at palace cinemas in eight cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Brisbane, Byron Bay, Perth and Hobart. The festival also includes glamorous opening nights, Q&As and special events with renowned figures of French film. The festival screens in Sydney from March 3-22; Melbourne from March 4-22; Adelaide from March 5-24; Canberra from March 6-25; Bridbane from March 13-April 1; Perth from March 19-April 7; Byron Bay from April 9-14; and Hobart from April 16-21.
To find out more about the 2015 program, Greg spoke to festival director Emmanuelle Denavit-Feller.
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