UniFrance and Allocine Sponsor the First Online French Film Festival

This year marks the very first year that France will conduct an online French Film Festival. The big shindig, sponsored by two of the more prominent names in film, UniFrance and Allocine, is scheduled to start January 14, 2011 and will run through January 29, 2011.

Ten feature length films and ten short films will be shown throughout the duration of the festival as well as three bonus feature films not in competition, all will be available in a wide variety of languages. In-depth details as well as trailers and director interviews can be seen now at My French Film Festival. Please refer to this website for more specific screening details.

The Films in the Running

Feature Lengths

Adieu Gary by Director Nassim Amaouche

Autre by Director Pierre Trividic

Bus Palladium by Director Christopher Thompson

Complices by Director Frédéric Mermoud

Espion(s) by Director Nicolas Saada

Famille Wolberg by Director Axelle Ropert

Le Bal des actrices by Director Maïwenn

Qu'un seul tienne et les autres suivront by Director Léa Fehner

Tête du Turc by Director Pascal Elbé

Tout ce qui brille by Director Géraldine Nakache

Short Films

Babel by Director Hendrick Dusollier

Caboss és by Director Louise de Prémonville

C'est gratuit pour les filles by Director Claire Burger

Chienne d'histoire by Director Serge Avédikian

¿ Donde est á Kim Bassinger? by Director Edouard Deluc

En attendant que la pluie cessa by Director Charlotte Joulia

Homme à la Gordini by Director Jean-Christophe Lie

Mémoires d'une jeune fille derange by Director Keren Marciano

Petit Dragon by Director Bruno Collet

Une pute et un poussin by Director Clément Michel

Bonus Feature Length Films Not In Competition

Beaux gosses by Director Riad Sattouf

French Cancan by Director Jean Renoir

H érisson by Director Mona Achache

Voting and Prizes

Viewers will be able to vote and leave comments online and the festival will culminate with the award of six film prizes.

The Prizes are:

Internet Users Prize

Foreign Bloggers Prize

International Press Prize

Reasons to Watch and Participate

Not only is the festival a wonderful opportunity to get to see films that you would otherwise have to be in France to see but it also is the dawn of a whole new global film viewing experience. While I am partial to seeing films in the theater, this is a great way to get localized festivals out to the masses and open up a worldwide living room screening party.

UniFrance and Allocine also give viewers additional incentive to take part with their contest package:

Film Fest viewers are invited to participate in a few contests with a trip for two to Paris and a trip for two to New York City both in the running, click here for more details.

UniFrance and Allocine Sponsor the First Online French Film Festival: Conclusion

Though I am super excited to see all the films in competition I am most excited about one of the bonus feature films (not in competition for a prize), Mona Achache's adaptation of The Elegance of the Hedgehog, titled, "H érisson" (The Hedgehog).

Comment below and let me know if you'll be watching and which films you are most excited to see.

Happy Viewing!

Disclaimer: All specific details regarding the first online French Film Festival were obtained from My French Film Festival http://www.myfrenchfilmfestival.com/en/presentation.

Related Sites:

My French Film Festival

UniFrance

Allocine

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