✨”EMILIA PÉREZ” IS TAFFF 2024 OPENING FILM 🤩

Jacques Audiard's Emilia Pérez, a genre-defying musical #drama about #love and redemption, will be celebrated with a gala, red-carpet Opening Night screening on October 29, presented in association with Netflix. Written and directed by Audiard, the double Festival de Cannes -winning film (Jury Prize and Best Actress award for all its actresses) stars Karla Sofía Gascón Ruiz, Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, and Edgar Ramírez. The film will be rerun on October 30 at the Festival at the DGA Theater of Los Angeles.

🔎Against a backdrop of original songs and dance, Emilia Pérez follows four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness. Cartel leader Emilia enlists Rita, an unappreciated lawyer, to help fake her death so that she can finally live authentically as her true self.

💌Save the date! The complete program will be announced on October 2, and the Box Office will open on October 4 at www.tafff.org.

TAFFF is presented by the Franco-American Cultural Fund, a unique partnership between the Directors Guild of America, the Motion Picture Association, Sacem, and #wgawest.

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TO ALL OUR FANS ! STAY TUNED ! Our OPENING & CLOSING FILMS announced this week! Subscribe to our newsletter: theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/
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* SAVE THE DATES! THE AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL, A Week of French Film & Series Premieres in Hollywood will celebrate its 28th anniversary at the Directors Guild of America WITH YOU! from OCTOBER 29 to NOVEMBER 3, 2024. Complete program will be announced on October 2 and Box Office will open on October 4, on www.tafff.org.
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Attend the festival and get a chance to win a trip to Paris for two, courtesy of Air Tahiti Nui! The more films and series you see, the more chance you have of winning!
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TAFFF is presented by the Franco-American Cultural Fund, a partnership of Directors Guild of America, #directorsguildofamerica, #MPA, SACEM #wgawest, with the support of #ELMA, Air Tahiti Nui TV5MONDE, Variety #loreal, #titrafilm, Unifrance, Villa Albertine and ARP. ... See MoreSee Less

R.I.P. Laurent Tirard (1967~2024), writer/director of 'MOLIERE", "ASTERIX & OBELIX: GOD SAVE BRITANNIA", "UP FOR LOVE", "RETURN OF HERO". On this picture Tirard attended THE AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL (formerly COLCOA) in 2005, where he won the First Audience Prize for "THE STORY OF MY LIFE". ... See MoreSee Less

*** Save the dates and share this with your friends! Join the French talent at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood to celebrate the 28th edition of THE AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL (October 29 ~ November 3). more info: www.tafff.org
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*** Discover, through the TAFFF LIBRARY, 75+ new French films and series recently released on digital in the US: theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual-cinema/new-releases/
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*** #tafffseries *** NEW ON NETFLIX *** "REPRESENT - SEASON 2": A series created by Jean-Pascal Zadi, François Uzan. Written and directed by François Uzan. Starring Jean-Pascal Zadi, Eric Judor, Benoît Poelvoorde, Fadili Kamara, Panayotis Pascot, Marina Foïs, Saabo Balde, Souad Arsan, Jean-Claude Mouaka, Pascale d’Inca. In English or in French with English subtitles. A Netflix Original release. Now playing Season 1 & 2 (since August 29, 2024).
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*** Watch the Official Trailer (Season 2): www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB2V29oI56E
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(A youth center leader from the suburbs of Paris becomes a candidate in the presidential election. But is France truly ready for a Black president?)
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*** The TAFFF LIBRARY is your online guide to watch French films and series in the US, with 500+ titles available or soon available on digital: theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual-cinema/
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* SAVE THE DATES! THE AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL, A Week of French Film & Series Premieres in Hollywood, will start in 98 days. We will celebrate, with you, our 28th anniversary at the Directors Guild of America from October 29 to November 3, 2024. The selection will be announced and Box Office will open three weeks before the festival starts on www.tafff.org.
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Attend the festival and get a chance to win a trip to Paris for two, courtesy of Air Tahiti Nui ! The more films and series you see, the more chance you have of winning!
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TAFFF is presented by the Franco-American Cultural Fund, a partnership of Directors Guild of America, #directorsguildofamerica, #MPA, SACEM #wgawest, with the support of #ELMA, Air Tahiti Nui TV5MONDE, Variety #loreal, #titrafilm, Unifrance, Villa Albertine and ARP.
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*** Discover, through the TAFFF LIBRARY, 75+ French films and series recently released on digital in the US: theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual-cinema/new-releases/ (New titles added weekly).
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*** #tafffcinema *** WATCH THE TRAILER! *** JUST RELEASED IN US THEATRES THIS WEEK-END (CHECK YOUR LOCAL CALENDAR): "THE FALLING STAR", a Comedy written & directed by Dominique Abel, & Fiona Gordon. Starring Fiona Gordon, Dominique Abel, Kaori Ito, Bruno Romy, Philippe Martz, Bruce Ellison, Mélanie Depuiset, Jimmy Assandri. Official selections: Locarno International Film Festival 2023, Telluride International Film Festival 2023.
In French with English subtitles. A Kino Lorber release. In US theatres since August 30. Coming soon on digital.
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*** Official US Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ryurf1cBa08
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(Fiona Gordon and Dominique Abel (THE FAIRY, LOST IN PARIS) delight audiences with their blend of slapstick and burlesque. Their latest “crime movie” transmutes the codes of film noir through their characteristically colorful palette and clownish plot twists. Abel plays Boris, a former activist hiding from his dark past, keeping in the shadows as a barkeeper, until a one-armed vigilante finally hunts him down. The fortuitous appearance of a double—the depressive recluse Dom (also played by Abel) seems to offer the perfect decoy. But his tenacious and loopy ex-wife, the private eye Fiona (Gordon), could foil their master plan. Abel and Gordon’s memorable dose of hilarity seems perfectly calibrated to the social mood; each deceptively minimalistic set piece brims with a cinematic intelligence that recalls Tati and Keaton. The cast features Philippe Martz and Bruno Romy and the Japanese dancer Kaori Ito, who plays a willful and hilariously unpredictable femme fatale.
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*** The TAFFF LIBRARY is your online guide to watch French films and series in the US, with 500+ titles available or soon available on digital in the US (New titles added weekly): theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual-cinema/
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* SAVE THE DATES! THE AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL, A Week of French Film & Series Premieres in Hollywood will celebrate its 28th anniversary at the Directors Guild of America WITH YOU! from OCTOBER 29 to NOVEMBER 3, 2024. Complete program will be announced and Box Office will open three weeks before the festival starts on www.tafff.org.
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Attend the festival and get a chance to win a trip to Paris for two, courtesy of Air Tahiti Nui! The more films and series you see, the more chance you have of winning!
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TAFFF is presented by the Franco-American Cultural Fund, a partnership of Directors Guild of America, #directorsguildofamerica, #MPA, SACEM #wgawest, with the support of #ELMA, Air Tahiti Nui TV5MONDE, Variety #loreal, #titrafilm, Unifrance, Villa Albertine and ARP.
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#tafff2024 #tafff2023 #theamericanfrenchfilmfestival #facf #frenchfilmfestival Kino Lorber #mk2international ... See MoreSee Less

*** Discover, through the TAFFF LIBRARY, 40+ French films and series soon available in theatres and/or on digital in the US: theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/.../coming-soon/
(New titles added weekly).
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*** Share this with your friends!: Join French talent at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood to celebrate the 28th edition of THE AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL (October 29 ~ November 3). More info and to subscribe to our newsletter: www.tafff.org
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*** #tafffcinema *** COMING TO US THEATRES ON SEPTEMBER 20: THE MULTI AWARDED FRENCH-AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY "KING OF KINGS", a biopic, history written by Harriet Marin Jones, Giles Gardner, Michel Fessler. Directed by Harriet Marin Jones. Official selections Chicago International Film Festival 2023, Atlanta Film Festival 2023, San Diego International Film Festival 2024. Official Selection TAFFF 2023. In English and in French with English subtitles. A Freestyle Digital Media release. Opening in US theatres on September 20, followed by a digital release in November.
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(Director Harriet Marin Jones takes an in-depth look at the life and legacy of her grandfather, Edward Jones, a charismatic African-American who rose to the heights of financial and political prominence in Depression-era Chicago, to become one of the richest men in America, before falling into complete oblivion. Building a multi-million-dollar empire as the brains and brawn behind “Policy” — the illegal numbers racket and precursor of today’s state lottery — the “Policy King” went head-to-head with Al Capone’s “Outfit”, while hobnobbing with celebrated artists like Josephine Baker, Frida Kahlo and Duke Ellington. Edward Jones shaped the destiny of a city, yet could not escape the color of his skin in America. In exploring her own family roots with many Chicagoans who knew him (including composer Quincy Jones, the film’s executive producer), the filmmaker uncovers yet another dazzling forgotten episode in Black American History.)
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*** Make your own French film festival at home (#61): (Re)discovered through the TAFFF LIBRARY, 45+ French documentary now available on digital in the US.
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* SAVE THE DATES! THE AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL, A Week of French Film & Series Premieres in Hollywood, will take place at the Directors Guild of America from October 29 to November 3, 2024. The program will be announced and the Box Office will open three weeks before the festival starts on www.tafff.org
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Attend the festival and get a chance to win a trip to Paris for two, courtesy of Air Tahiti Nui . See as many films as you can and increase your chance to win !
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TAFFF is presented by the Franco-American Cultural Fund, a partnership of Directors Guild of America, #directorsguildofamerica, #MPA, Sacem #wgawest, with the support of #ELMA, Air Tahiti Nui TV5MONDE, Variety #loreal, #titrafilm, Unifrance,Villa Albertine and ARP.
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*** (Re)discover at home, through the TAFFF LIBRARY, 75+ new French films and series recently released on digital in the US: theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/.../new-releases/
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*** #tafffcinema * AVAILABLE AT HOME THIS WEEK! Watch it at home through The TAFFF Library : "GREEN BORDER". A Poland/France/Czech Republic/Belgium co-production, drama co-written and directed by Agnieszka Holland. Starring Jalal Altawil, Maja Ostaszewska, Behi Djanati Ataï, Mohamad Al Rashi, Dalia Naous, Thomasz Wlosok, Taim Ajjan, Monika Frajczyk. Official Selections: Venice International Film Festival 2023 (Special Jury Prize winner), Toronto International Film Festival 2023, New York Film Festival 2023, Chicago International Film Festival 2023 (Best International Feature Award winner, Audience Award winner). In Polish, Arabic, French with English subtitles. In English. A Kino Lorber release. In US theatres since June 21, 2024. On digital since August 20, 2024.
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** Watch the official US trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q2cNooTO0w
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(In the treacherous and swampy forests that make up the so-called “green border” between Belarus and Poland, refugees from the Middle East and Africa trying to reach the European Union are trapped in a geopolitical crisis cynically engineered by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko. In an attempt to provoke Europe, refugees are lured to the border by propaganda promising easy passage to the EU. Finding themselves pawns in this hidden war, the lives of Julia, a newly minted activist who has given up her comfortable life, Jan, a young border guard, and a Syrian family intertwine. Thirty years after her Oscar-nominated film Europa Europa, Agnieszka Holland’s poignant and essential Green Border opens our eyes and speaks to the heart, challenging viewers to reflect on the moral choices that fall to ordinary people every day.)
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* SAVE THE DATES! THE AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL, A Week of French Film & Series Premieres in Hollywood, will take place at the Directors Guild of America from October 29 to November 3, 2024. The program will be announced and the Box Office will open three weeks before the festival starts on www.tafff.org
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Attend the festival and get a chance to win a trip to Paris for two, courtesy of Air Tahiti Nui . See as many films as you can and increase your chance to win !
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TAFFF is presented by the Franco-American Cultural Fund, a partnership of Directors Guild of America, #directorsguildofamerica, #MPA, Sacem #wgawest, with the support of #ELMA, Air Tahiti Nui TV5MONDE, Variety #loreal, #titrafilm, Unifrance,Villa Albertine and ARP.
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#tafff2024 #tafff2023 #theamericanfrenchfilmfestival #facf #frenchfilmfestival #ForeignFilms #GreenBorder #agnieskaholland #kinolorber #FilmBoutique Kino Lorber ... See MoreSee Less

*** (Re)discover at home, through the TAFFF LIBRARY, 75 new French films and series available on digital in the US: theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual-cinema/new-releases/
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*** TAFFF Cinema *** WATCH THE TRAILER! Opening today only on Netflix: "NICE GIRLS", a comedy, action written by Noémie Saglio, Antoine Dallancour and Philippe Planells. Directed by Noémie Saglio. Starring Alice Taglioni, Stéfi Celma, Baptiste Lecaplain, Noémie Lvovsky, Benjamin Baroche, Antoine Dulery, Timothee Vaganay, Katrina Durden. In English and In French with English subtitles. A Netflix Original release (August 21, 2024).
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* Watch the Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CukMZfcA58
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(Léo (Alice Taglioni), an intrepid police officer, learns that a colleague to whom she is very close has been murdered in Hamburg. Determined to uncover the mystery of this affair, she must give in after a decision from her boss (Noémie Lvovsky), who prefers to entrust the investigation to a German supercop. This choice is not at all to Léo’s taste; she is even more exasperated when she learns that the size in question is in reality Mélanie (Stéfi Celma, Call My Agent), an element as highly trained as she is attractive. The two women will then be forced to team up and confront their diametrically opposed characters. Meanwhile, an imminent threat is placed on the city of Nice.)
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* SAVE THE DATES! THE AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL, A Week of French Film & Series Premieres in Hollywood, will take place at the Directors Guild of America from October 29 to November 3, 2024. The program will be announced and the Box Office will open three weeks before the festival starts on www.tafff.org
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Attend the festival and get a chance to win a trip to Paris for two, courtesy of Air Tahiti Nui . See as many films as you can and increase your chance to win !
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TAFFF is presented by the Franco-American Cultural Fund, a partnership of Directors Guild of America, #directorsguildofamerica, #MPA, Sacem #wgawest, with the support of #ELMA, Air Tahiti Nui TV5MONDE, Variety #loreal, #titrafilm, Unifrance,Villa Albertine and ARP.
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