The festival opens with the most promising of French cinema

 

A directorial debut for Alix Delaporte, Angèle et Tony has taken the French cinema community by storm with both leading actors, Clotilde Hesme (Angèle) and Gregory Gadebois (Tony) winning France's most coveted national film award on February 24, 2012, the Césars, for "most promising actress and actor" (meilleur espoir feminin et masculin), making Angèle et Tony, a NY Premiere, "the perfect choice as the Opening Night film for the festival," according to Focus on French Cinema's founder, Catherine Lamairesse.  

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An interview with Jean-Louis Gérin

The President of the U.S. Delegation of the Académie Culinaire de France in the U.S. talked to FOCUS ON FRENCH CINEMA about this organization and Les Maitres Cuisiniers de France, to whom he belongs as well. Both will be our hosts to this year's Festival Gala, providing exceptional dinner to the audience.

Jean-Louis, who are Les Maitres Cuisiniers de France and L'Académie Culinaire de France, our hosts for the Gala ?
Les Maitres Cuisiniers de France is a very old organization that is reserved for the elite French Master Chefs who are born in France and who cook French Cuisine. With approximately 200 chefs in the world, 42 of which are in the United States, which is the largest Read more >