Admission is free from November 22 to 29 at SM Aura and SM City North EDSA Cinemas
The French Embassy in the Philippines, in collaboration with SM Supermalls and SM Cinema, is organizing the 27e edition of the French Film Festival at SM Aura Cinema from November 22 to 26, and at SM City North EDSA Cinema from November 22 to 29, 2024. Admission is free and on a first-come, first-served basis.
For the first time in its history, the French Film Festival will showcase feminist cinema with an intercultural perspective between France and the Philippines, through a selection of films by the new generation of French and Philippine women directors.
For the occasion, a special guest, French director Noémie Lefort, has been invited to the Philippines. She will present her film My Heroinbased on her own story about a young girl who dreams of directing a film in Hollywood. She will participate in a roundtable discussion on November 26 at SM City North EDSA Cinema on the place of women in cinema, both in front and behind the camera, alongside prominent women involved in the Philippine film industry. She will also teach a master class in film directing to film students at the University of the Philippines.
The 27e French Film Festival – Feminist is organized by SM Supermalls, SM Cinema, Embassy of France, Alliance Française de Manille, Institut Français and the Film Development Council of the Philippines.
For more information about the French Film Festival, follow @smcinema and @smsupermalls on social media.
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