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Gulf Weekly
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Gulf Weekly
Celebrating French cinema
Movie lovers are in for a treat as the third edition of the FrancoFilm Festival – Bahrain returns this month. Organised by the French Embassy and Alliance Française Bahrain, the third edition, celebrating French-language cinema will showcase films from across Africa, America, Asia, and Europe. Presented in partnership with the embassies of Armenia, Belgium, Cameroon, Canada, Côte d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Switzerland, Tunisia, and Vietnam, the festival highlights the diversity and creativity of the French-speaking world. Most films will be partially or entirely in French, with English subtitles. Screenings will take place from May 17-22 at EPIX Cinemas, Dana Mall. The schedule is set to be released today. All screenings are free of charge and open to the public on a walk-in basis, subject to seat availability. The official opening is scheduled to be held on May 18 at 7pm, with a special screening of The Count of Monte Cristo (Le Comte de Monte Cristo), directed by Alexandre de la Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte. The opening event, held under the auspices of French Ambassador Eric Giraud-Telme, is free but requires registration via the Embassy's Instagram account @francebahrein. In addition to the cinema screenings, a special off-site showing of the documentary La Ville Louvre (1990) by Nicolas Philibert will be held on May 22 at 6pm at the Bahrain National Museum, in celebration of International Museum Day. Organised in collaboration with the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, the documentary offers an insider's look at the world's most famous museum. The festival also caters to families, with a dedicated selection of animated films for children to be screened at EPIX Cinemas' Kinder auditorium.
Euronews
29-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Euronews
César nominations 2025: Who is the favourite to win France's top cinema award?
The César Academy has announced the nominations for its 50th ceremony and unsurprisingly, this year's top nominees include Le Compte de Monte-Cristo, L'amour ouf and Emilia Pérez. Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, the hugely popular cinematic adaptation of the classic French novel by Alexandre Dumas, scored the most nominations with 14 nods. The film, directed by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière, sold nine million tickets in France and stands as one of the favourites this year - especially when it comes to the Best Actor category, which Pierre Niney is the frontrunner for. Behind it is the romantic drama L'Amour ouf (Beating Hearts) with 13, and awards favourite Emilia Pérez with 12 nominations. All eyes will be on Jacques Audiard's Spanish-language musical, which has already won two Palmes, five European Film Awards, four Golden Globes and has beaten the nomination record for a non-English-language film at the Oscars. Elsewhere, five superb films make up the shortlist for Best International Feature: Palme d'Or winner Anora; Euronews Culture's top film of 2024 The Seed of the Sacred Fig; the underrated and freshly Oscar-nominated The Apprentice; the mind-melting The Substance; and last year's Oscar-winning The Zone of Interest. It's worth pointing out that all five films debuted at the Cannes Film Festival. Only one month left to find out who will succeed Justine Triet's Anatomy of a Fall - which won six Césars last year, including Best Film. The 50th César Awards will take place in Paris at the Olympia on 28 February 2025. The ceremony will be presided over by Catherine Deneuve and American actress Julia Roberts will receive this year's honorary César. Here are the main highlights of this year's nominees: Best Film Le Comte de Monte-Cristo Emilia Pérez En Fanfare L'histoire de Souleymane Miséricorde Best Director Gilles Lelouche for L'amour ouf Matthieu Delaporte & Alexandre de la Patellière for Le Comte de Monte-Cristo Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez Boris Lojkine for L'histoire de Souleymane Alain Guiraudie for Miséricorde Best Actress Adèle Exarchopoulos - L'Amour ouf Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez Hafsia Herzi - Borgo Zoé Saldana - Emilia Pérez Hélène Vincent - Quand vient l'automne Best Actor François Civil - L'Amour ouf Benjamin Lavernhe - En Fanfare Karim Leklou - Le roman de Jim Pierre Niney - Le Comte de Monte-Cristo Tahar Rahim – Monsieur Aznavour Best Actress in a Supporting Role Elodie Bouchez - L'amour ouf Anais Demoustier - Le Comte de Monte-Cristo Catherine Frot - Miséricorde Nina Meurisse - L'histoire de Souleymane Sarah Suco - En Fanfare Best Actor in a Supporting Role David Alaya - Miséricorde Bastien Bouillon - Le Comte de Monte-Cristo Alain Chabat - L'amour ouf Jacques Develay - Miséricorde Laurent Lafitte - Le Comte de Monte-Cristo Revelation Award - Actress Maïwenn Barthelemy - Vingt Dieux Malou Khebizi - Diamant Brut Megan Northam - Rabia Mallory Wanecque - L'amour ouf Souheila Yacoub - Planète B Revelation Award - Actor Abou Sangaré - L'histoire de Souleymane Adam Bessa - Les Fantômes Malik Frikah - L'amour ouf Félix Kysyl - Miséricorde Pierre Lottin - En Fanfare Best Original Screenplay Stéphane Demoustier - Borgo Emmanuel Courcol & Irène Muscari - En Fanfare Boris Lojkine & Delphine Agut - L'histoire de Souleymane Alain Guiraudie - Miséricorde Louise Courvoisier & Théo Abadie - Vingt Dieux Best Adapted Screenplay Matthieu Delaporte & Alexandre de la Patellière - Le Comte de Monte-Cristo Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez Michel Hazanavicus & Jean-Claude Grumberg - La plus précieuse des marchandises Best International Film Anora The Seed of the Sacred Fig The Apprentice The Substance The Zone of Interest Best First Film Diamant brut Les fantômes Le royaume Un p'tit truc en plus Vingt dieux
