Sacramento French Film Festival

Sacramento French Film Festival

The Sacramento French Film Festival is an annual event held in July at the Crest Theatre. It celebrates the present as well as the rich history of French cinema featuring new releases and rarely seen classics. It is the only festival dedicated to French cinema in Northern California and one of only two on the West coast. It was described in the "Sacramento Bee" in July 2003, as “the Cinematic Highlight of Sacramento's Summer”.

The SFFF opens each year on a Friday night with a catered reception followed by the opening film. Films continue all day long Saturday and Sunday for two consecutive weekends. Midnight movies are presented on Saturdays for mature audiences. The Festival ends on a Sunday night with an informal champagne cocktail following the closing film. All films are presented in French with English subtitles. Each film is shown either once or twice.

The Festival also has a short film program. Films by both French and local Sacramento film makers presented by master film maker Mark Herzig.

External links

* [http://www.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/ Sacramento French Film Festival]
* [http://www.afdesacramento.org/ Alliance française de Sacramento]

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