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Movie lovers are in for a treat as the third edition of the FrancoFilm Festival – Bahrain returns this month.
Organised by the French Embassy and Alliance Française Bahrain, the third edition, celebrating French-language cinema will showcase films from across Africa, America, Asia, and Europe.
Presented in partnership with the embassies of Armenia, Belgium, Cameroon, Canada, Côte d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Switzerland, Tunisia, and Vietnam, the festival highlights the diversity and creativity of the French-speaking world. Most films will be partially or entirely in French, with English subtitles.
Screenings will take place from May 17-22 at EPIX Cinemas, Dana Mall. The schedule is set to be released today. All screenings are free of charge and open to the public on a walk-in basis, subject to seat availability.
The official opening is scheduled to be held on May 18 at 7pm, with a special screening of The Count of Monte Cristo (Le Comte de Monte Cristo), directed by Alexandre de la Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte.
The opening event, held under the auspices of French Ambassador Eric Giraud-Telme, is free but requires registration via the Embassy’s Instagram account @francebahrein.
In addition to the cinema screenings, a special off-site showing of the documentary La Ville Louvre (1990) by Nicolas Philibert will be held on May 22 at 6pm at the Bahrain National Museum, in celebration of International Museum Day. Organised in collaboration with the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, the documentary offers an insider’s look at the world’s most famous museum.
The festival also caters to families, with a dedicated selection of animated films for children to be screened at EPIX Cinemas’ Kinder auditorium.
For more information, email bastien.rafel@diplomatie.gouv.fr
