The Fifth Annual French Film Panorama

　　From April 10 till April 21, 2008, Unifrance – the organization promoting French cinema worldwide – and the French Embassy, are organizing the fifth edition of the French Film Panorama in China in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu and Wuhan.

　　The selection of recently released feature films and short films, established in cooperation with the Chinese Film authorities, will be presented to viewers in commercial multiplexes. The films will screen in their original versions with Chinese subtitles and will be followed by Q&A sessions with the public.

　　A French artistic delegation - presided by Jérôme Seydoux (CEO of Pathé) and composed of a dozen worldwide renowned directors and actors as well as distributors/producers - will be traveling to China. The artistic delegation will be promoting the films, meeting the press and the Chinese audience via interviews, tv shows with CCTV6 and Internet with Sina.com.

　　The Panorama will start on Thursday, April 10th in Beijing, and the opening ceremony will take place on April 10th at the CCPPC (全国政协礼堂) with the screening of “Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques” directed by Thomas Langmann and Frederic Forestier. It will then move to Shanghai, Chengdu and Wuhan where the delegation will be presenting the films. A ceremony will take place in Shanghai on April 15th in the presence of the entire artistic delegation.

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