Newsletter - October 2nd, 2011
Dear friend of Focus on French Cinema,
We are delighted to present you with this newsletter: we want to keep you posted on the most recent news about French cinema in the US, its latest releases in the NYC area.
First, put March 23-25, 2012 on your calendar for our 8th annual festival! See you then and let's keep in touch!
Catherine Lamairesse, Founder

"A record for French films"

Interview with John Kochman, executive Director of UniFrance USA 
The Executive Director of UniFrance USA, the organization in charge of promoting French cinema, John Kochman , tells us about the dynamism and trends of French cinema in the United States. "Festivals are important," adds this longtime friend of FOCUS ON FRENCH CINEMA.
Coming near you  
French Movies at NYFF 
The New York Film Festival, held Sept. 30th - Oct. 16th and presented by The Film Society of Lincoln Center, will host several French movies in the Main Slate this year.
- Goodbye First Love/Un amour de jeunesse
- The Artist
- The Kid with a Bike/Le Gamin au vélo
- Le Havre 
Read more >     
Focus on... 
Michel Hazanavicius, Director of The Artist    

Hazanavicius started his career in French television (Les Nuls): soon he started to write and direct shorts for TV programs and for commercials , finally he turned to feature films. Already known for his détournement of old Hollywood standard with La Classe américaine, Michel Hazanavicius got inspired once again by even earlier times in American cinema with The Artist, recreating a silent movie starring French sensation Jean Dujardin, whom he also directed in the exquisites spy-spoof movies OSS 117 ( Rio ne repond plus, Le Caire , nid d'espions). The Artist was a tremendous success at this year's Cannes Festival, where it received the Best Actor Award. Michel Hazanavicius and the star Jean Dujardin will be touring widely in the US, where the movie will be released next month.

 
In this Issue
- An interview with John
  Kochman
- French Movies at   
  NYFF
- Focus on Michel 
  Hazanavicius


Do you know?
How many French movies are produced per year?
- 261 films were
  produced in 2010
- An increase of
  13,5% over 2009. 
- Among them 118
  were co-produced
  (source CNC)

 

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