French Film Festival opens with comedy premiere in Ufa

UFA, 12 October 2016. /Bashinform News Agency, Leila Aralbaeva/. On October 12, Ufa "Cinema Park" in the "ART Gallery" shopping mall will host an opening of the second French Film Festival "Le Cinema Francais". The festival will feature the Russian premiere of the romantic comedy "In Bed with Victoria," which has received this year's Jury Prize at Cannes. The film will be presented to the audience by the expert the French Cultural Centre, Nathan Leon.

The premieres of the most prominent French films of the season, winners and participants of the Cannes and Venice Film Festivals will take place, as well as of the nominees for the European Film Awards EFA 2016 - an analogue of the European 'Oscar'. All films will be shown in their original language with Russian subtitles.

"These are stylish movies for people with good taste who appreciate everything genuine, beautiful and extraordinary. The mission of the festival is to show the wide Russian audience films, shot not for the sake of money, but out of love for the cinema as art" organizers mark. “It's a festival of the national scale, it is very important for organizations involved in the French language and culture."