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The 20th Anniversary French Film Festiva !
Check the entire schedule for this year: http://frenchfilmfestival.us/
Thursday, March 29th
Special Free 20th Anniversary Screenings
Films are presented by their directors who have marked the history of the French Film Festival and French Film itself. In tribute to and in celebration of the history of free showings during the French Film Festival's first three years, all Thursday screenings have no admission charge.
6:00 p.m.
Avoir 20 ans dans les Aurès by René Vautier
Presentation and discussion with director René Vautier
8:15 p.m.
Héroïnes by Gérard Krawczyk
Presentation by and discussion with director Gérard Krawczyk
Friday, March 30th
11:00 a.m.
Master class: "Next Generation Filmmakers"
◊ VCUarts Cinema short:
Laila by Duy Nguyen
◊ ENS Louis Lumière shorts:
Marcel Comix by Section VFX
◊ La Fémis shorts:
Les Irradiants by Raphaël Lefèvre
On Tracks by Laurent Navarri
Par delà les plaines by Sébastien Goepfert
Discussion with Francine Lévy, President of ENS Louis-Lumière; Pierre-William Glenn, Cinematography Department at La Fémis; directors Section VFX, Raphaël Lefèvre, Laurent Navarri , Sébastien Goepfert , Duy Nguyen and crew from VCUarts Cinema; Rob Tregenza, VCUarts cinema professor and director; Françoise Ravaux-Kirkpatrick and Peter Kirkpatrick, UR and VCU professors and French Film Festival directors
2:30 p.m.
Pater by Alain Cavalier
Presentation by Festival directors
5:00 p.m.
Des vents contraires by Jalil Lespert
Presentation by Festival directors
7:00 p.m.
Présumé coupable by Vincent Garenq
Presentation by and discussion with director Vincent Garenq and actor Philippe Torreton
9:30 p.m.
La Conquête by Xavier Durringer
Presentation by and discussion with cinematographer Gilles Porte
Saturday, March 31st
8:00 a.m.
First Short Film Series:
A shadow of blue by Carlos Lascanos
Dans le cadre by Philippe Lasry
Grenouille d'hiver by Slony Sow
Voûte plantaire by Alexandre Mehring
Les Filles du samedi by Emilie Charpitel
The Miracul'House by Stéphane Freiss
Presentation by and discussion with directors Carlos Lascanos, Philippe Lasry, Slony Sow, Alexandre Mehring, Emilie Charpitel; director and actor Stéphane Freiss, and actress Charlie Bruneau
11:00 a.m.
La Clé des champs by Marie Pérennou and Claude Nuridsany
Presentation and discussion with directors Marie Pérennou and Claude Nuridsany
1:00 p.m.
Poupoupidou by Gérald Hustache-Mathieu
Presentation by Festival Directors
3:30 p.m.
L'Ordre et la Morale by Mathieu Kassovitz
Presentation by and discussion with actor Philippe Torreton
◊ Presentation of the 2012 French Delegation
7:00 p.m.
Special Event: 20th Anniversary Screening – Free Admission
in Tribute to the 1st French Film Festival which programmed this worldwide blockbuster starring Gérard Depardieu:
Cyrano de Bergerac by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
In presence of Jean-Paul Rappeneau, first French director to have participated in the Festival 20 years ago.
10:00 p.m.
Camus by Stéphane Freiss
Presentation by and discussion with director Stéphane Freiss
Sunday, April 1st
8:00 a.m.
Second Short Film Series
La Dernière Caravane by Foued Mansour
Je pourrais être votre grand-mère by Bernard Tanguy
Guet-apens by Michael Barocas
The Old Santiago and the Sea by Julien Sèze
Presentation by and discussion with directors Foued Mansour, Bernard Tanguy, Michael Barocas, Julien Sèze and producer Emmanuel-Alain Raynal
9:30 a.m.
L'Avocat by Cédric Anger
Presentation by Festival Director
12:00 p.m.
Le Fils à Jo by Philippe Guillard
Presentation by and discussion with director Philippe Guillard
2:15 p.m.
Toutes nos envies by Philippe Lioret
Presentation by and discussion with director Philippe Lioret
5:00 p.m.
Le Havre by Aki Kaurismäki
◊ Closing Ceremony with French Delegation
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Rated PG-13
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol-2011/production-details.html
8:00pm Only Sunday, April 1st
Then Nightly at 7:15 & 9:45pm Monday Thru Thursday, April 2nd -5th |
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Tickets for the 2012 A Taste of New Kent Wine Festival are now available at the winery. Spend the day tasting wines from 14 wineries, plus enjoy live music, local arts and crafts vendors, carriage rides and a variety of foods! The date for this year's festival is May 12, 2012. Tickets are $25 at the winery before May 12th or $35 at the gate on the day of the event. Online ticket sales will be available soon. For more information, visit 
Saturday, March 24-Sunday, March 25
