2012 Alliance Française French Film Festival Program Announced

The Australian festival season really kicks off as the Alliance Française French Film Festival, running through from 6 March to 9 April in 6 capital cities around Australia, launches its latest program. Featuring over 40 films this year including opening night film Valérie Donzelli’s Declaration of War, Fred Cayavé’s Point Blank, Paris-Manhattan (featuring Woody Allen), Phillippe Loiret’s Welcome follow-up All Our Desires, Café de Flore and Malgorzata Szumowska potentially controversial Elles, with Juliette Binoche.

Detailed information and Sydney screening schedule will also be online from Wednesday 1 February at www.affrenchfilmfestival.org or you can download the Official Festival Programme now (PDF).

Tickets will go on sale from 1 February 2012.

Official Opening Night Selection
DECLARATION OF WAR – directed by Valérie Donzelli

Closing Night
THE LAST METRO – directed by François Truffaut

It Happened In Your Neighbourhood
POINT BLANK – directed by Fred Cavayé
17 GIRLS – directed by Delphine & Muriel Coulin
PRESUMED GUILTY – directed by Vincent Garenq
OMAR KILLED ME – directed by Roschdy Zem
EARLY ONE MORNING – directed by Jean-Marc Moutout
NOBODY ELSE BUT YOU – directed by Gérald Hustache-Mathieu
AND IF WE ALL LIVED TOGETHER – directed by Stéphane Robelin

It Must Be Love
THE ART OF LOVE – directed by Emmanuel Mouret
SILENCE OF LOVE – directed by Philippe Claudel
ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS – directed by Jean-Pierre Améris
GOODBYE, FIRST LOVE – directed by Mia Hansen-Løve
A HAPPY EVENT – directed by Rémi Bezançon
AGAINST THE WIND – directed by Jalil Lespert
PARIS – MANHATTAN – directed by Sophie Lellouche
DELICACY – directed by David Foenkinos & Stéphane Foenkinos

The Power and the Passion
THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO – directed by Robert Guédiguian
ALL OUR DESIRES – directed by Philippe Lioret
MY PIECE OF THE PIE – directed by Cédric Klapisch
THE RABBI’S CAT – directed by Joann Sfar & Antoine Delesvaux
THE CONQUEST – directed by Xavier Durringer
PATER – directed by Alain Cavalier
FREE MEN – directed by Ismaël Ferroukhi

Talent Beware!
THE WELL-DIGGER’S DAUGHTER – directed by Daniel Auteuil
JO’S BOY – directed by Philippe Guillard
BUTTERFLY KISS – directed by Karine Silla-Perez
SIDEWAY – directed by Jean-Luc Perréard
18 YEARS OLD AND RISING – directed by Frédéric Louf

Happy Families
THE DAY I SAW YOUR HEART – directed by Jennifer Devoldère
THE SKYLAB – directed by Julie Delpy
YOU WILL BE MY SON – directed by Gilles Legrand
BELOVED – directed by Christophe Honoré

“Sex, Drugs and Rock‘N’roll”
HOUSE OF TOLERANCE – directed by Bertrand Bonello
AMERICAN TRANSLATION – directed by Pascal Arnold & Jean-Marc Barr
THE KIDS OF TODAY – directed by Jérôme de Missolz

A French Touch Around The World
NOTHING TO DECLARE – directed by Dany Boon
ELLES – directed by Malgorzata Szumowska
CAFÉ DE FLORE – directed by Jean-Marc Vallée
THE GIANTS – directed by Bouli Lanners

Not Only For Kids
TALES OF THE NIGHT – directed by Michel Ocelot
DUCOBOO – directed by Philippe de Chauveron
THE WAR OF THE BUTTONS – directed by Yann Samuell

A Life Devoted To the Arts
THE LOOK – directed by Angelina Maccarone
A LIFE FOR BALLET – directed by Marlène Ionesco
GAINSBOURG BY GAINSBOURG – NO COMMENT – directed by Pierre-Henry Salfati