All eyes on the Rendez-Vous With French Cinema in New York
Little Girl by Sébastien Lifshitz
The poignant documentary
Sébastien Lifshitz (which played in the Panorama section of the 2020 Berlinale, was broadcast on Arte France last December and will be launched on Netflix on 15 March) will open the 26th edition of the Rendez-Vous With French Cinemain New-York, exceptionally organised online from 4 to 14 March 2021 by UniFrance and Film at Lincoln Center.
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Standing out among the 18 feature films in the menu is
Emmanuelle Béart, guest of these Rendez-Vous, will be in a free online conversation with
31 market premieres to screen at the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in Paris
Playlist by Nine Antico
Scores of cinemas around the world might still be closed on account of the health crisis (resulting in a huge number of films awaiting release and the prospect of hefty backlogs once movie-theatres are eventually given the green light), but the ability of film industry professionals to look to the future, not to mention the appeal of French films, both remain fully intact, as evidenced by the mighty battalion of 800 buyers, hailing from 59 countries, who have signed up for the 23rd Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in Paris, which will this year unfold online, between 13 and 15 January, under the aegis of UniFrance (steered by Executive Director