From March 23rd to 31st, Poly Pictures and the Embassy of France in China for the first time to bring the audience the 2018 "Francophonie Film Festival" series of activities, this event is exclusively screened by Poly International Cinema, when you can enjoy these French-language big-screen masterpieces in some poly theaters in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, enjoy the infinite charm of French films, and enjoy the feast of French culture! As we all know, French is the official language of the United Nations, the European Union and the Olympic Games, the fifth largest language in the world, the third language of commerce, and the fourth language of the Internet; nearly 300 million French-speaking people around the world share the spirit of unity, respect and tolerance with French as a link.
Whether you're a movie lover or a veteran movie fan, let French movies surprise you! Aiming to showcase the richness and diversity of French-speaking countries and regions, the Française Film Festival will include 8 film masterpieces from many French-speaking countries and regions, including many winners or nominees of the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin Film Festival, the Locarno Film Festival, the Academy Awards, such as "The Screaming Man", "Today", "Timbuktu", "Gabriel", as well as the César Award, the highest film award in France, "Aya in the City of Jop", "Little Farmer", As well as the award-winning documentary "Together" specially provided by the Swiss Embassy in Beijing, we strive to present the audience with the best and most up-to-date film works from French-speaking countries!
The opening ceremony will be held on March 25 at poly international cinema Beijing Tiananmen store, "Montreal No Return" from Quebec, Canada, will be unveiled as the opening film at the Francophonie Film Festival, the film's director Bale Bensardek will also be present to meet with audience friends face to face. In this film festival, you can buy tickets through the Poly Film APP, Poly International Cinema Official Micro, Elephant Screening Public Account, or purchase tickets on the Taobao ticket and Maoyan movie platforms. About the free ticket information of Baobei Movie Group, please pay close attention to the blockbuster news released by the official micro of Poly International Cinema every week, so stay tuned!
「Participating Cinemas」
Beijing Poly International Cinema Beijing Tiananmen Store
Qianmen Coal City Street, Xicheng District, Beijing Fang C1 District B1B2 floor
Beijing Poly International Cinema Beijing Beiyuan Huamao Store
Chaoyang District Qinghe Ying South Street No. 7 Courtyard Huamao Tiandi
Shanghai Poly International Cinema Shanghai World Expo Store
1368 Expo Avenue, Pudong New Area, G-floor, Expo Source District 2
Guangzhou Poly International Cinema Guangzhou Central Store
Yuexiu District Construction Road No. 18 Central Plaza South Tower 5th Floor
The following is the complete list of screenings of this film festival event, please put it away. Information on the number of sets is provided at the end of the article.
Aya in Jop City
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Directed by: Marguerite Abouet, Clément Oubrerie
Duration: 84min
Genre: Drama / Romance / Animation
Country/Region of Production: France / Côte d'Ivoire
Release year: 2010
Language: French (Chinese subtitles)
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In the late 1970s, in the city of Yop in the civilian neighbourhood of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Aya, 19, is a very serious little girl, she would rather study at home than go out shopping with her girlfriends. Aya's life is spent at school, at home, and between two good friends, Ajua and Pingdu, while her two best friends are full of thoughts about going to the bar at night. Things start to get worse: Azua accidentally finds out she's pregnant...
At the 2006 Angulan Comics Festival, Marguerite Abouet won the Award for Best Comic Debut for his comic strip Aya de Yopougon, which later became a masterpiece of adult comics depicting the lives of African citizens. Later we had the pleasure of seeing the animated film Aya in Jop City, co-directed by Marguerite and her husband. Because Marguerite himself was born in Côte d'Ivoire, Africa, he is naturally full of affection for this Ivory Coast. It is both an animated film and a documentary that can bring us that exotic and unique atmosphere.
39th César Film Awards Best Animated Film (Nominated)
Ticket Price: RMB 60 for members: RMB 30
Timbuktu
Timbuktu
Director: Abdramanna Hisako
Duration: 97min
Genre: Drama
Country/Region of Production: France / Mauritania
Release year: 2014
Language: French / Arabic (Chinese subtitles)
Controlled by religious extremists, Timbuktu is not far away by the Jidani family, who, together with his wife Satima, daughter Donya, and 12-year-old shepherd boy Ethan, live a simple and peaceful life. The inhabitants of the city swallowed their anger and resigned themselves, and the terrorist policy of the jihadists had kidnapped their faith. Without music and laughter, even smoking and playing soccer were banned. Women are the first to stand up and defend their dignity. The jihadists' improvised courtrooms are indiscriminately pronouncing sentences and indiscriminately inflicting sentences every day. The Gidani family seemed to be in a hideaway. But when his favorite cow was killed by Amadu for drinking water in the river, Gedani killed Amadu by mistake, and the family's fate was reversed. He will accept the punishment of the new law enacted by the occupiers.
The director opposes terrorism in a region that is "ignored by the media and the world", and witnesses the "silent resistance of male and female civilians" in the Sahel region he loves with his own lens, thus exposing the reality.
87th Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film (Nominated)
67th Cannes Film Festival Main Competition Palme d'Or (Nominated)
Montreal is the Road of No Return
Montreal the White
Director: Basel Bensardek
Country/Region of Production: Canada / Tunisia
Release year: 2016
Amq Khan was a taxi driver. He worked all night on Christmas Day. Kayina lost her car and took amkhhana's taxi that night. Kaina was anxious to see her ex-husband's daughter. But in the end they still didn't catch up. Amkhanna soon realized that his passenger had previously been an Algerian pop singer who had thought she had passed away. So they began a night of lounging and arguing between them.
As director of Pierre's first science fiction play, adapted from his own play, Which Sher filmed thrillingly, showcasing the riches, diversity, depth and complexity of montreal's Muslim community.
Beijing 3.25 Opening film After the screening director Q&A
Small farmers
SMALL FARMER
Director: Hubert Charrur
Duration: 90min
Country/Region of Production: France
Release year: 2017
Pierre is a 30-year-old dairy farmer who lives on his own family farm, cows, and his sister and his parents, who are veterinarians. The sudden emergence of a case of "mad cow disease" in France shattered Pierre's peaceful life. When the news reported that the epidemic was spreading, and possibly among his cows, Pierre did everything he could to conceal the outbreak and avoid a collapse of his farm and his life as a whole. Finally, with the help of his sister, Pierre regains his sanity and looks for a way to solve the problem.
30th European Film Awards Fabisi - Discovery Award (Nominated)
The 43rd French César Film Awards Best Actor, Best Debut
Screaming man
A man screaming
Director: Mahmant-Sare Haron
Duration: 92min
Country/Region of Production: Chad / Belgium / France
Adam, a former swim champion in his 60s, now works as a lifeguard at a luxury hotel in N'Djamena. After the hotel was acquired by a Chinese businessman, Adam had to cede the position to his son Aberdale. For a moment, he had a hard time accepting this social status gap. At the same time, the country is suffering from civil war and the threat of rebels. In response, the government demanded that the people contribute to the war, forcibly levying money or recruiting children of the right age to fight. Adam was thus pestered by the district governor, who demanded that he contribute money or children. But Adam had no money, only a son...
63rd Cannes Film Festival Main Competition Jury Prize
Gabriel
Gabrielle
Director: Louis Assambert
Duration: 103min
Genre: Drama / Romance / Music
Country of Production: Canada
Release year: 2013
Language: French / English (Chinese subtitles)
Gabriel, a young woman with Williams syndrome, loves music and is friendly to people. In the choir, she falls in love with martin, a member of the group who also suffers from Williams syndrome. Gabriel's love affair with Martin soon became known to those around him and caused trouble to their respective families. The families of both sides obstructed the relationship between the two, and Gabriel ran away from home in sadness, almost having an accident. Sister Sophie sympathizes with Gabriel and helps her contact Martin. At the concert, a couple of lovers reunite sweetly and sing a new song of love.
66th Locarno International Film Festival Audience Choice Award
Today
Today
Director: Alain Gomis
Duration: 88min
Country/region of production: Senegal
Release year: 2011
Language: French / Wolof (Chinese subtitles)
Dakar, a bustling and colorful city... Here are his family, friends, first love, faith and vision... Today Xin Zhi will face death, he has no choice, today Xin Zhi decided to live soberly, as if he had never lived.
62nd Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear Award For Best Film (Nominated)
Go together
Ropes
Directed by: Frédéric Favre
Genre: Documentary
Country/Region of Production: Switzerland / Morocco / Belgium
For a year and a half, director Frédéric Favre followed the daily training and life of three skiers who will participate in the Glacier Patrol Ski Climbing Race. Florence wants to honor her deceased father by following in her father's footsteps, but has never been accustomed to team life; Guillaume is a veteran professional who constantly struggles between family, work and dreams; Antoine has just escaped from life's predicament and is eager to prove her worth to everyone. A journey to the heart, a challenging adventure that makes them know and understand themselves better.
The Swiss Glacier Patrol Ski Climbing Race is a difficult and unusual event that requires a high level of physical fitness and endurance, as well as an extraordinary passion for challenges and team spirit. The venue is the Swiss Alps. By showing the deepest and most genuine motivations of the three protagonists and a transformative adventure, the film takes the audience on a real and intimate journey. The film was selected for the 2017 Munich International Documentary Film Festival.
2018 Solothurn Film Festival, Switzerland
2017 Munich International Documentary Film Festival
23rd Swiss Nyon International Documentary Film Festival "Special Exhibition Unit"