The French Film Festival is back yet again showcasing the best France can offer. We ourselves have experienced and appreciated this camaraderie between us and our French brothers when we watched "La Vie en rose" a few years back. Truly, the French Film Festival is fast-becoming an annual tradition to look forward to and this year, the film festival is actually bigger and better as some of the best works in local cinema are also being shown to the public. Ow, and by the way, admission is completely and absolutely free - just be ready to go early due to the long lines. Read on to find out more about the 16th French Film Festival's schedule and complete film line-up after the jump.
Complete schedule of the 16th French Film Festival:
- Manila: June 8 to 19 at the Shangri-La Plaza Mall
- Cebu: June 23 to 25 at the Ayala Center Cebu
- Quezon City: June 28 to July 2 at the UP Film Institute
| Film | Year | Director | Genre | Runtime |
| Adèle Blanc Sec | 2010 | Luc Besson | Adventure | 1h47 |
| Le Marquis | 2010 | Dominique Farrugia | Action comedy | 1h28 |
| Un Poison Violent | 2010 | Katell Quillévéré | Drama | 1h32 |
| Arthur et la Vengeance de Maltazard | 2008 | Luc Besson | Animation | 1h34 |
| Les enfants de Timpelbach | 2008 | Nicolas Bary | Children | 1h35 |
| L’Autre | 2008 | Patrick Mario Bernard, Pierre Trividic | Drama | 1h37 |
| 7 ans | 2006 | Jean Pascal Hattu | Drama | 1h26 |
| Dans les cordes | 2006 | Magaly Richard-Serrano | Drama | 1h30 |
| Le dernier des fous | 2006 | Laurent Achard | Drama | 1h36 |
| La Tête de Maman | 2005 | Carine Tardieu | Drama | 1h35 |
| Sandrine Bonnaire Retrospective | ||||
| Joueuse | 2009 | Caroline Bottaro | Romance | 1h37 |
| Elle s’appelle Sabine | 2007 | Sandrine Bonnaire | Documentary | 1h25 |
| Mademoiselle | 2000 | Philippe Lioret | Drama | 1h25 |
| La Cérémonie | 1995 | Claude Chabrol | Drama | 1h51 |
| Sans toit ni Loi | 1985 | Agnès Varda | Drama | 1h45 |
| À nos amours | 1983 | Maurice Pialat | Romance | 1h41 |
| Tribute to Philippine Cinema (June 12) | ||||
| Pisay | 2009 | Auraeus Solito | Comedy | |
| Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros | 2007 | Auraeus Solito | Comedy | |
| Basal Banar (Sacred Ritual of Truth) | | Auraeus Solito | Documentary | |
| | 2010 | Henry Burgos | Short | |
| Boxing in the Philippine | 2011 | Raya Martin | Short with live musical scoring | 5 mins |
Source: Embassy of France in Manila