{"id":23897,"date":"2019-06-11T06:00:36","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T22:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/?p=23897"},"modified":"2019-06-14T19:17:25","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T11:17:25","slug":"the-24th-french-film-festival-pays-tribute-to-filipino-cinema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/2019\/06\/11\/the-24th-french-film-festival-pays-tribute-to-filipino-cinema\/","title":{"rendered":"The 24th French Film Festival Pays Tribute to Filipino Cinema"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>French Film Festival<\/strong> returns for its 24th edition with a line-up of 15 contemporary French films.\u00a0The festival continues to expand\u00a0its audience nationwide\u00a0with\u00a0film screenings in Metro Manila, Cebu City, Davao City, and, for the first time ever, in Bacolod City.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"900\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23900\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/FFF24-Manila-poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/FFF24-Manila-poster.jpg 678w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/FFF24-Manila-poster-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tickets for each screening are priced at <strong>Php 150<\/strong>\u00a0which may be purchased at the box office or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sureseats.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">online<\/a>. Screenings are free of charge in Cebu, Davao, and Bacolod.<\/p>\n<p>The schedule and venues are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>June 12 to 18, 2019 \u2013 Metro Manila (Bonifacio High Street cinemas and Greenbelt 3 cinemas)<\/li>\n<li>June 20 to 22, 2019 \u2013 Cebu City (Ayala Center Cebu)<\/li>\n<li>June 28 to 30, 2019 \u2013 Davao City (Abreeza Mall Davao)<\/li>\n<li>July 10 to 12, 2019 \u2013 Bacolod City (Ayala Capitol Central Mall)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/2019\/06\/05\/fete-de-la-musique-celebrates-25th-anniversary-with-more-performances\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fete de la Musique Celebrates 25th Anniversary with More Performances!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23899\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/FFF24-calendar.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/FFF24-calendar.png 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/FFF24-calendar-290x218.png 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/FFF24-calendar-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/FFF24-calendar-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As it approaches its silver anniversary, the much-awaited film festival will offer audiences an\u00a0alternative form of cinema and contemporary French films\u00a0that explore the depths of human relationships and the importance of family.<\/p>\n<p>And with the festival kicking off on a very important day, the Philippine Independence Day, the festival will pay homage to Filipino cinema on <strong>June 12<\/strong>. This includes\u00a0<em>Mababangong Bangungot<\/em> (\u201cPerfumed Nightmare\u201d)\u00a0a film partly filmed in Paris by the\u00a0National Artist for Film and Mass Communications, Kidlat Tahimik.<\/p>\n<p>Further, the French Embassy and SPARK! Philippines will organize a special screening of <em>Bande de filles<\/em>\u00a0(\u201cGirlhood\u201d). This is in line with France&#8217;s commitment to defend women&#8217;s rights, A forum exploring the issues faced by young girls in France and the Philippines will also be held on\u00a0<strong>June 14, Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Girlhood \/ Bande de filles (2014) - Teaser\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mPY8xXl6L10?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Film Line-up<\/h3>\n<p>French director <strong>Nils Tavernier <\/strong>is also coming to\u00a0Manila to formally open the 24th French Film Festival. His latest film,\u00a0<em>L\u2019Incroyable histoire du Facteur Cheval<\/em> (\u201cThe Ideal Palace\u201d), will also be screened. The film recounts the true story of an ordinary mailman who devotes 33 years of his life to build a castle for his daughter.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Ideal Palace Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uoHbK3RDlQI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Other films in the selection include French films released between 2014 and 2018, many of which focus on the relationship between parents and their children, such as <em>De Toutes nos forces<\/em> (\u201cThe Finishers\u201d), <em>Jusqu\u2019\u00e0 la garde<\/em>\u00a0(\u201cCustody\u201d), <em>Dans la brume<\/em>\u00a0(\u201cJust a breath away\u201d), and <em>La Villa<\/em>\u00a0(\u201cThe House by the Sea\u201d).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The House by the Sea \/ La Villa (2017) - Trailer (English Subs)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OSB15CJsjBU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>For more information on the film-line-up, synopses, trailers, and screening schedule visit their website\u00a0or follow the Embassy of France to the Philippines on <a href=\"https:\/\/ph.ambafrance.org\/24th-French-Film-Festival-in-the-Philippines\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/frenchembassyph?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/frenchembassyph\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Details:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>What:<\/strong>\u00a024th French Film Festival in the Philippines<br \/>\n<strong>Where and When:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>June 12 to 18, 2019 \u2013 Metro Manila (Bonifacio High Street cinemas and Greenbelt 3 cinemas)<\/li>\n<li>June 20 to 22, 2019 \u2013 Cebu City (Ayala Center Cebu)<\/li>\n<li>June 28 to 30, 2019 \u2013 Davao City (Abreeza Mall Davao)<\/li>\n<li>July 10 to 12, 2019 \u2013 Bacolod City (Ayala Capitol Central Mall)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ticket information:<\/strong> Metro Manila screenings are priced at Php 150.\u00a0Screenings are FREE of charge in Cebu, Davao, and Bacolod.<br \/>\n<strong>Schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"900\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23901\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/FFF24-screening-schedule-Manila_10062019.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/FFF24-screening-schedule-Manila_10062019.jpg 636w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/FFF24-screening-schedule-Manila_10062019-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"900\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23902\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/FFF24-screening-schedule-Provinces_10062019.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/FFF24-screening-schedule-Provinces_10062019.jpg 636w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/FFF24-screening-schedule-Provinces_10062019-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>This is a press release.\u00a0Edits were made prior to posting.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The French Film Festival returns for its 24th edition with a line-up of 15 contemporary French films. The festival continues to expand its audience nationwide with film screenings in Metro Manila, Cebu City, Davao City, and, for the first time ever, in Bacolod City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":23898,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71,195,203,63,64,149],"tags":[7888,7889,5080,1997],"class_list":["post-23897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cebu","category-davao","category-bacolod","category-bonifacio-global-city","category-film-festival","category-greenbelt","tag-24th-french-film-festival","tag-fete-du-cinema","tag-french-film-fest","tag-french-film-festival"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23897"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23930,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23897\/revisions\/23930"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}