Make it iconic with the 26th French Film Festival
Make it iconic with the 26th French Film Festival
The 26th French Film Festival is coming this November 25 - December 3 at select theaters.
Just when we thought the cinephile craze was over with QCinema, another film festival says bonjour! The French Film Festival is back for its 26th year, making blue, red, and white waves to the Philippines. This year, they’ve partnered with SM Cinemas to bring contemporary and classic French movies to the country.
The festival kicks off on November 25 with its opening film Acid Rain directed by Just Philippot. With a variety of movies in its program from a Jacques Demy musical that inspired La La Land to this year’s Palme d'Or Award winner, it sure is an iconic moment for movie lovers!
Latest Movies
The festival opens this November 25 with Acid Rain by Just Philippot.
The French Film Festival is also a platform to engage the public on certain advocacies, specifically on the environment and victims of violence against women and children.
ACID RAIN by Just Philippot
Best Motion Picture Award Nominee – Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 2023
SUCH A RESOUNDING SILENCE by Emmanuelle Béart and Anastasia Mikova
Aside from this, the new Catherine Deneuve movie about the life of former First Lady Bernadette Chirac as well as the new movie by Xavier Giannoli are also part of the program.
BERNADETTE by Léa Domenach
OF MONEY AND BLOOD by Xavier Giannoli
Hip-hop Scene
Philippe Béziat’s Gallant Indies is part of this year’s French Film Festival Line-up
The festival selection also includes two films about the hip-hop scene in France.
GALLANT INDIES by Philippe Béziat
Best Documentary Film Award Nominee – 47th César Awards
SUPRÊMES by Audrey Estrougo
Contemporary French Cinema
Other films show different angles of modern-day French society such as family life, romantic relationships, and friendships, while forging new forms of familial love.
ALIBI.COM 2 by Philippe Lacheau and Marc David
THE ANIMAL KINGDOM by Thomas Cailley
Un Certain Regard Award Nominee – Cannes Film Festival 2023
THE THINGS WE SAY, THE THINGS WE DO by Emmanuel Mouret
Best Film Award Nominee – 46th César Awards
Literary Adaptations
As part of their partnership with QCinema, the French Film Festival will also screen Trần Anh Hùng’s The Taste of Things.
We also have books-turned-movies in this year’s lineup.
ASTERIX AND OBELIX: THE MIDDLE KINGDOM by Guillaume Canet
THE THREE MUSKETEERS – D’ARTAGNAN by Martin Bourboulon
QCinema International Film Festival
The French Film Festival renews its partnership with the QCinema International Film Festival in bringing some of the most critically acclaimed titles of World Cinema to the local moviegoers.
DAAAAAALI! by Quentin Dupieux
THE TASTE OF THINGS by Trần Anh Hùng
Best Director Winner – Cannes Film Festival 2023
French Classics
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Jacques Demy is part of this year’s French Film Festival lineup.
The French Film Festival won’t be iconic without these classic French cinema selections that are timeless and full of heart.
MANON OF THE SOURCES by Claude Berri
Best Foreign Language Film Award Nominee – 41st British Academy Film Awards
NELLY & MONSIEUR ARNAUD by Claude Sautet
Best Film Not in the English Language Award Nominee – 50th British Academy Film Awards
THE LAST METRO by François Truffaut
Best Foreign Language Film Award Nominee – 53rd Academy Awards
THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG by Jacques Demy
Palme d'Or Award Winner – Cannes Film Festival 1964
Other Screenings
This year’s Palme d’Or winner, Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall, will be screened in this year’s French Film Festival
Last but not least are highly anticipated movies that are also bound to premiere at this year’s French Film Festival.
ANATOMY OF A FALL by Justine Triet
Palme d'Or Award Winner – Cannes Film Festival 2023
GOLIATH by Frédéric Tellier
THE TWO ALFREDS by Bruno Podalydès
Best Screenplay Award Winner – 8th Silk Road International Film Festival China
Screening Schedules
Picture taken from the SM Cinema Facebook page. Theatrical screenings for all films will be held at SM Mall of Asia and SM Megamall.
That completes the lineup for this year’s French Film Festival! We hope you’re as excited as we are, we’ll see you at the cinemas!
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch the films?
This year, the French Film Festival will have onsite screenings from November 25 to December 3 at SM Mall of Asia and SM Megamall.
How much does a ticket cost?
Regular tickets will be uniformly priced at 150 pesos. Discounted price is 100 pesos for students, seniors, and PWDs at the SM MOA and SM Megamall Cinema ticket booths.
Details about this year’s iconic French Film Festival will be available on the official Facebook page of the French Embassy and SM Cinema.
