The 2010 Francophonie Film Festival is scheduled to open for beijing
By admin on 2014-12-29

The 2010 Francophonie Film Festival is scheduled to open March 4 in Beijing, with moviegoers in for a foreign-film cinematic treat.

The inaugural festival, organized by Art Genesis with the support of the International Organization of la Francophonie (OIF), will feature 30 foreign films. Among them are Austrian director Florian Flicker's comedy Hold Up, Sticky Fingers, a Canadian comedy by Ken Scott and Vertige, a drama by Chuyen Bui Thac from Vietnam.

Each film will be screened at the French Cultural Center and Canadian International School in Beijing in their original version with Chinese subtitles, according to organizers. Some of the films will also have French or English subtitles.

"We are very happy to promote films from far away countries," said Christine Pernin, general director of Art Genesis. "Some of these films are very recent while others are cult movies in their own countries and all will prove very interesting to the Beijing audience."

OIF is an organization that brings together countries and regions that use the French language and share the same values, including cultural diversity, peace and rule of law. It consists of more than 56 members and 14 observer countries, covering a population of about 870 million around the world.

The event will run until March 30.