#COLCOA French Film Festival * To all our fans based in New York and around: Don't miss RENDEZ VOUS WITH FRENCH CINEMA, the annual showcase of French films in New York produced by the Lincoln Center and Unifrance. From March 5 to March 15. https://www.filmlinc.org/festivals/rendez-vous-with-french-cinema/ ... See more

#COLCOA French Film Festival *** Opening this Friday in U.S. theatres nationwide (02/14): "PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE", a historical drama written and directed by Celine Sciamma, starring Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel. Official Selection Cannes IFF 2019, New York IFF 2019, AFI IFF 2019. Golden Globes nomination for Best Foreign film. A Neon Release. Opening in New York & Los Angeles on December 6, 2019.
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* Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-fQPTwma9o
* More info: https://www.portraitmovie.com/
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(At the end of the eighteenth century, Marianne, a young painter, is teaching painting lessons. One of her students asks her about a painting of hers, which Marianne calls "Portrait of a Lady on Fire". Years prior, Marianne arrives on an isolated island in Brittany. She had been commissioned to paint a portrait of a young woman named Héloïse before Héloïse is married off to her dead sister's ex-fiancé. Her sister threw herself off of a cliffside before Marianne's arrival. Marianne is informed that Héloïse has previously refused to sit for portraits as she does not want to be married. Marianne acts as Héloïse's hired companion to be able to paint her in secret, and accompanies her on daily walks to memorize Héloïse's features.)
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COLCOA French Film Festival "A Week of French Film and Series Premieres in Hollywood" will take place at the Directors Guild of America from September 21 to September 27, 2020. More details: www.colcoa.org
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Others French films scheduled for a theatrical release in 2020: "LES MISERABLES" (January) "ZOMBIE CHILD"(January), "PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE" (February) "THE TRUTH" (March 20), "LA BELLE EPOQUE" (Spring), "TWO OF US" (2020), "YOUNG AHMED" (02/21) ... See more

#COLCOA French Film Festival * @COLCOA * Awards Season * COLCOA Fans! Watch the Oscar Ceremony and support French nominations tonight on ABC and CANAL+:
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* Best International Film: “LES MISÉRABLES”, co-written and directed by Ladj Ly. U.S Premiere and opening film COLCOA 2019. Winner Best First Feature COLCOA 2019. Jury’s Prize Cannes 2019. Now playing in U.S theatres. An Amazon Studios Release.
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* Best Animated Feature: “I LOST MY BODY”, co-written and directed by Jeremy Clapin. U.S Premiere COLCOA 2019. Winner COLCOA Audience Award & COLCOA LAFCA Critics Award. Now on Netflix. A Netflix release.
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* Best Short Film: “NEFTA FOOTBALL CLUB”, written and directed by Yves Piat
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* Best Animated Short: “MEMORABLE”, written and directed by Bruno Collet. U.S Premiere COLCOA 2019. Winner COLCOA Best Animated Short Award.
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* Best Original Score: Alexandre Desplat for “LITTLE WOMEN”
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* Best Special Effects: Stéphane Grabli (“THE IRISHMEN) and Guillaume Rocheron (“1917”) ... See more

#COLCOA French Film Festival * Did you miss it at COLCOA? * 10 Films not to be missed in U.S. theatres in 2020 (7) * U.S. Premiere at COLCOA 2019: "YOUNG AHMED", a drama written and directed by multi awarded Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, starring Idir Ben Addi, Olivier Bonnaud, Myriem Akheddiou, Victoria Bluck, Claire Bodson. Winner Best Directors Cannes IFF 2019. U.S. Premiere COLCOA 2019. A Kino Lorber Films release. Opening in New York on February 21 (Quad Cinema), in Los Angeles on March 6 (Laemmle Royal) and New Orleans on March 13 (Zeitgeist Arts Center). Other cities to follow.
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* Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTlhjBUikVw* More info: http://archive.colcoa.org/colcoa/2019/cinema/colcoa-cinema/young-ahmed/index.html
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(The Dardenne Brothers won this year’s Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival for this brave new work, another intimate portrayal-in-furious-motion of a protagonist in crisis. The filmmakers’ radical empathy alights on a Muslim teenager (extraordinary first-time actor Idir Ben Addi) in a small Belgian town who is being gradually radicalized into extremism despite the desperate protestations of his single mother (Claire Bodson), and who winds up hatching a murderous plot targeting his beloved teacher (Myriem Akheddiou).
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COLCOA French Film Festival "A Week of French Film and Series Premieres in Hollywood" will take place at the Directors Guild of America from September 21 to September 27, 2020. Details: www.colcoa.org
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Others French films scheduled for a theatrical release in 2020: "LES MISERABLES" (January) "ZOMBIE CHILD"(January), "PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE" (February) "THE TRUTH" (March 20), "LA BELLE EPOQUE" (Spring), "TWO OF US" (2020) ... See more

#COLCOA French Film Festival * 10 French films not to be missed in U.S. theaters in 2020 (6): "TWO OF US" (DEUX), a drama, written and directed by Filippo Meneghetty, starring Barbara Sukowa, Martine Chevallier, Léa Drucker. World Premiere TIFF 2019. a Magnolia Pictures release. Opening in select U.S. theatres in 2020. Check your local calendar and COLCOA page on Facebook.
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* Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH9NUqjjYtA
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(Nina and Madeleine, two retired women, have been secretly deeply in love for decades. From everybody’s point of view, including Madeleine’s family, they are simply neighbors living on the top floor of their building. They come and go between their two apartments, sharing the tender delights of everyday life together. Until the day their relationship is turned upside down by an unexpected event leading Madeleine’s daughter to slowly unveil the truth about them.)
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Others French films scheduled for a theatrical release in 2020: "LES MISERABLES" (January) "ZOMBIE CHILD"(January), "PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE" (February) "THE TRUTH" (March 20), "LA BELLE EPOQUE" (Spring) ... See more

R.I.P FX Feeney. A friend of COLCOA and a former member of the COLCOA Critic jury.

https://www.thewrap.com/fx-feeney-la-weekly-film-critic-and-historian-dies-at-66/amp/?fbclid=IwAR2Pgi_E4Z9FizXavQGFJ_EiKHEv39dt_PwZD4vgxkLkHPnmTxsZD5M9rCQ ... See more

Feeney also worked as a screenwriter on the 1999 film "The Big Brass Ring"

Breaking News: #COLCOA French Film Festival 2020 dates announced. The 24th edition of the French showcase In Hollywood will take place at the Directors Guild of America from Monday September 21 to Sunday September 27, 2020. More info: colcoa.org. COLCOA is presented by the Franco-American Cultural Fund, a partnership of DGA, MPA, SACEM and WGA. ... See more

#COLCOA French Film Festival * 10 French films not to be missed in U.S. theaters in 2020 (4): Closing film COLCOA 2019 (U.S. Premiere). in U.S. theatres in Spring 2020: "LA BELLE EPOQUE", a drama, comedy written and directed by Nicolas Bedos, starring Daniel Auteuil, Guillaume Canet, Fanny Ardant, Doria Tillier. World Premiere Cannes IFF 2019, Official selection Toronto IFF and COLCOA 2019. a 101 Studios release. Opening in select U.S. theatres in Spring 2020. Check your local calendar and COLCOA page on Facebook.
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* Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i31Ry-PsG4
* Interview Doria Tillier @ COLCOA 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCtlgG0jAH0&t=205s
* More info: https://colcoa.org/cinema/colcoa-cinema/la-belle-epoque/
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Others French films scheduled for a theatrical release in 2020: "LES MISERABLES" (January) "ZOMBIE CHILD"(January), "PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE" (February) "THE TRUTH" (March 20) ... See more

#COLCOA French FIlm Festival * Awards Season * JUST ANNOUNCED: 3 FRENCH FILMS PREMIERED AT COLCOA NOMINATED FOR THE 92TH ACADEMY AWARDS: Best International Film, Opening film COLCOA 2019: "LES MISERABLES" (Amazon Studios - Now playing in theatres). Best Animated Feature: "I LOST MY BODY" (Netflix - Now playing in theatres and on Netflix) (winner COLCOA Audience and Critics Awards), Best Animated Short: "MEMORABLE" (Winner COLCOA Animated Short Award).
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** "LES MISERABLES", a drama co-written and directed by Ladj Ly, starring Djebril Zonga, Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti. Winner Jury's Prize (Cannes IFF 2019), D'Ornano Prize (Deauville 2019), Best First Feature @ COLCOA 2019. "LES MISERABLES" is also the official French entry for Best International Feature Film Academy Awards 2020. In U.S. theatres since January 11, 2020
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- Official U.S. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFfdlLW9Rwg
- Interviews @ COLCOA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hmKxwtB-kw
- More info: https://colcoa.org/cinema/colcoa-cinema/les-miserables/

"I LOST MY BODY" an animated drama written and directed by Jeremy Clapin. Winner COLCOA Audience Award and Critics Award. NReleased in the US by NETFLIX, "I LOST MY BODY" is now available in select theatres and on NETFLIX.

* Trailers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EotTxCNtsA
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* More info: https://colcoa.org/cinema/colcoa-cinema/lost-my-body/
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"MEMORABLE", a animated short written and directed by Bruno Collet. Winner Best Animated Short #COLCOA 2019 ... See more