Celebrating the best of French cinema with the Alliance Française!

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Frédéric Alliod, Marie-Hélène Predhom & Sara Harrington

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Each year one of the highlights of the French calendar in Australia is the Alliance Française French Film Festival which commences with the gala opening night of the 36th festival at Melbourne’s Astor Theatre on March 5th. But it is not only here in Oz that French film is popular. 2024 was a record breaking year for attendance at the cinema in France, with a higher percentage of the population going to see a film there than in the US.

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I loved chatting to the fabulous people at the Alliance Française who are responsible for putting together the festival this year:

Frédéric Alliod – AF FFF25 CEO & Artistic Director

Marie-Hélène Predhom – Alliance Française Melbourne General Manager

Sara Harrington – Alliance Française Event Manager

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French cinema is so much more than a cliché… it’s quirky, fun & intelligent. Generally French films have a wonderful depth and the 42 films in this year’s AF FFF25 are no exception! There are more than 5,500 screenings across the country in the 2025 festival with regional towns now benefitting from some AF FFF25 action!

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There are a number of functions throughout the festival as well as the must-see highlights of the AF FFF 2025 season including:

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