Almaty welcomes 6th French Film Festival

"Almaty will host the sixth French film festival. The festival, established by UniFrance, the French Embassy and the French Alliance, has become an event that is eagerly waiting for by citizens of Almaty," said the French Embassy Consul General Patrick Renard. According to him, thanks to this festival, French cinema has become firmly established in the repertoire of Kazakh cinema. The festival will run from April 23 to 26. The film festival traditionally introduces new French films to Kazakhstani cinemagoers. This time the event will present 6 films and 19 short films that will allow viewers to get acquainted with France," said Mr. P.Renard. According to the organizers, the festival will also feature 20 short films to be presented in four programs during the April 25 short film night, a regular feature of the festival. Thus, this year's festival will include six new feature films: "Three Hearts," a drama by Benoit Jacquot, "Jack in the Women's Kingdom," a comedy directed by Riad Sattouf, the drama "The Yellow Eyes of the Crocodiles" by director Cecile Telerman, "In the Courtyard" by Pierre Salvadori, "Clouds of Sils Maria" by Olivier Assayas and the comedy "Elle L'Adore" by Jeanne Herry.