about french cinema day
The San Joaquin Film Society presents French Cinema Day, an illuminating SJFS Global Cinema Series, featuring new, celebrated, and award-winning works from French and international filmmakers sharing contemporary experiences, historical events, insightful perspectives and innovative creations.
France, a nation rich with cinematic tradition will be celebrated with stories of family, romance, friendship, cultural exchange, globalization, history, coming-of-age, and ethical issues.
French Cinema Day will present: two New French Shorts programs featuring the works of new filmmakers; a special screening of Claude Miller's award-winning drama "A Secret"; and the Day will close with the 2009 (César) French Academy Award-winning film "The Beaches of Agnés" - the magnificent autobiography of Agnés Varda - as the Spotlight Film.
Curated by Sophoan Sorn
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past exhibitions of french films
On January 16, 2009, the inaugural San Joaquin Children's Film Festival opened with the California Premiere of the English-language version of "Azur and Asmar," (read more) the animated masterpiece and familial fairytale from world-renown French animator Michel Ocelot. The film debuted at the Director's Fortnight of Festival de Cannes in 2006.
 
At the 2nd San Joaquin International Film Festival (held May 14-23, 2009), in A World of Shorts, the Society presented Geoffroy de Crécy's "Dog Days" (read more); and Valentin Potier's "Tony Zoreil," (read more) which screened at the prestigious Venice International Film Festival and awarded the Unifrance Prize of Short Movie at Festival de Cannes 2008.
 
In the near future, the Society hopes to expand its programming of French cinema. French Cinema Day is the very next step, followed by increased exposure at February's 3rd San Joaquin International Film Festival.
about the society
Mission: The San Joaquin Film Society, Inc. (SJFS), home of the San Joaquin International Film Festival, celebrates cinema arts, multi-cultural appreciation, and global outreach through year-round productions of festivals, films, and educational programs.
SJFS's flagship San Joaquin International Film Festival is the California Central Valley's preeminent celebration of global cinema. SJFS is also home to the San Joaquin Children's Film Festival and the California International Documentary Film Festival.
SJFS is dedicated to celebrating the artistry, diversity, and power of filmmaking; and to bringing the world's best cinema to the culturally-rich, Central Valley communities and beyond!
In 2009, the society brings the world's best, rarest, and newest works in cinema arts and media discoveries to the Valley, with over 100 programs, events and shows, featuring over 200 films from 50 nations, and reaching diverse and multi-cultural audiences.
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