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Film festivals entertain, inspire and often can launch new talent in front and behind the camera. But few festivals, especially in the U.S., run purpose-built programs to develop young audiences.
Going into its 26th edition, the American French Film Festival (the L.A.-based festival focused on French cinema and formerly known as Colcoa) has hosted Southern California high school students since 2008. The festival now opens its theater doors at the Los Angeles DGA to more than 3,000 students a year. This year, the total number of high schoolers to have watched a French film at the festival over the years will tick above 32,000.
It all started with an idea hatched by the American French Film Festival (Tafff) founder François Truffart to invite students to share in the Francophone fun, says Pascal Ladreyt, who heads up the foundation European Languages and Movies in...
Film festivals entertain, inspire and often can launch new talent in front and behind the camera. But few festivals, especially in the U.S., run purpose-built programs to develop young audiences.
Going into its 26th edition, the American French Film Festival (the L.A.-based festival focused on French cinema and formerly known as Colcoa) has hosted Southern California high school students since 2008. The festival now opens its theater doors at the Los Angeles DGA to more than 3,000 students a year. This year, the total number of high schoolers to have watched a French film at the festival over the years will tick above 32,000.
It all started with an idea hatched by the American French Film Festival (Tafff) founder François Truffart to invite students to share in the Francophone fun, says Pascal Ladreyt, who heads up the foundation European Languages and Movies in...
- 10/3/2022
- by Sharon Swart
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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