High School Screenings

in partnership with ELMA

ADMISSION TO SCREENING IS FREE and open to all high school teachers and their students in Southern California.
RESERVATION IS REQUIRED. Please contact Anouchka Van Riel at school.theusfrenchfilmfest@gmail.com. Mention the day you wish to attend , the name of the school and how many students plan to attend with you.
Each school will be responsible for transportation of its students and insurance issues pertaining to this off-campus field trip. Teachers participating in the High School Program will receive an invitation for two to attend all screenings of the Festival (on a RSVP basis).

The festival offers special discount for any student for all screenings of the festival (except free screenings). Tickets will be available now ($5 per screening instead of $14). [Click here-N/A yet] to buy tickets.
This program is produced by the festival in partnership with ELMA (European Languages and Movies in America), with the support of the American Association of Teachers of French-Southern California (AATF-SC).

2025 High school Screenings at TAFFF29

2025 High school Screening : Nouvelle Vague

2025 High school screening : Nouvelle Vague

2025 TAFFF TALK w/ director Richard Linklater

2024 High School Screenings

2022 High School Screenings

FILMS SHOWN PREVIOUSLY

2025 – NOUVELLE VAGUE Los Angeles Premiere
2024 – THE COUNT OF MONTECRISTO ( Le Comte de Monte Cristo) West Coast Premiere
2023 – THE THREE MUSKETEERS – PART I: D’ARTAGNAN (Les Trois Mousquetaires: D’Artagnan) U.S. Premiere
2022 – TWO OF A KIND ( Jumeaux mais pas trop), North America Premiere
2021 – OWNING IT (Les Héritières), North America Premiere
2019 – IN YOUR HANDS (Au Bout Des Doigts) (U.S. Premiere)
2018 – LE BRIO (North American Premiere)
2017 – A BAG OF MARBLES (Un Sac de Billes) (U.S. Premiere)
2016 – ONE MAN AND HIS COW (La Vache) (West Coast Premiere)
2015 – ONCE IN A LIFE TIME (Les Héritiers) (West Coast Premiere)
2014 – TURNING TIDE (En Solitaire) (West Coast Premiere)
2013 – JAPPELOUP (West Coast Premiere)
2012 – THE WELL DIGGER’S DAUGHTER (La Fille du puisatier) (West Coast Premiere)
2011 – MONSIEUR PAPA (World Premiere)
2010 – FAREWELL (L’Affaire Farewell) (West Coast Premiere)
2009 – FINAL ARRANGEMENTS (Bouquet final) (U.S. Premiere)
2008 – WELCOME TO THE STICKS (Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis) (North American Premiere)

(Please refer to this page to access Past Editions of TAFFF)