FRANCE CINEMA MIAMI is pursuing its mission - strengthen the cultural bridge between the French and the American movie industries, and promote the French language and culture in the US through cinema.
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›› 2007
Last November, the Third Edition of our 3-day « France Cinéma Miami (FCM) Films festival », hosted French movie industry representatives and had the support of major media outlets. It was a pleasure to have the presence of Mr. Franck Mancuso (Director), Mr. Philippe Muyl (Director) and Mr. André Lazare (Producer and Distributor).
It took place at the Coconut Grove AMC Theater (4,000 seat capacity) with an 85% occupancy rate.
The French Gala Souper after the Opening Night movie “Counter Investigation” was sponsored by the Miami French Consulate.
FCM was officially saluted for "serving to foster the intellectual and artistic appreciation of French culture and Language in South Florida" by The Commissioner of the City of Miami Marc Sarnoff on November 9, 2007.
›› 2006
The Second Edition of France Cinéma Miami was held on November 9, 11 and 12, 2006, welcoming a greater number of spectators than the previous year.
During these 3 days, France Cinema Miami attracted no less than 3,350 spectators, during which the Floridian public were able to discover 10 movies in French with English subtitles. Among them were 2 World Premieres: the Opening Night movie “The big apartment” by Pascal Thomas, sponsored by City Bank, and the Closing Night movie “Bad faith” by Roschdy Zem, sponsored by the French Consulate in Miami.
It was a pleasure to have the presence of Ms. Sandrine Butteau (Attachée for the Audio Visual office of the French Embassy in Washington), who was pleased to join us, and could notice the strong interest aroused by the French cinema in the United States and more particularly in Florida.
›› 2005
The First Edition of our 3-day French movie festival, taking place in Coconut Grove AMC Theater in November 2005, featured ten 2005 movies, all US Premiere, and hosted French movie industry representatives. The various activities and events organized during the festival - from the Panel Discussion to the French Gala Souper - contributed to the great success of this new annual cinema meeting place in South Florida (3,000 visitors), which was officially named as "the French Movie Week in Miami" by The Mayor of the City of Miami Manny Diaz on November 11, 2005.
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