 Cinema addicts rejoice! The 12th Annual City of Lights, City of Angels (COL-COA) French Film Festival is just a coulple of days away. Founded in 1995, the COL-COA Film Fest is commited yearly to introduce and promote the best current French Cinema in Hollywood and the United States. COL-COA 2008 runs from April 14-20 at the Directors Guild of America.
Directors Guild of America/ 7929 Sunset Blvd./ Los Angeles, CA 90046/ www.colcoa.org
Most of the films being shown are either North American or West Coast Premiere, with a World Premiere at the end of the festival. Whether you’re into foreign cinema or not, this is a great opportunity for you to check out some impressive French Films— encontrarás de todo un poco: drama, thrillers, comedy and even a couple documentaries. The films include:
WELCOME TO THE LAND OF CH'TIS (Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis)
Directed by: Dany Boon. FEMALE AGENTS (Les Femmes de l’ombre)
Directed by: Jean-Paul Salomé PARIS
Written & directed by: Cédric Klapisch ANYTHING YOU SAY (Mon idole)
Directed by: Guillaume Canet WHAT IF...? (Notre univers impitoyable)
Written and directed by: Léa Fazer THE ROMANCE OF ASTRÉE & CÉLADON (Les Amours d’Astrée et de Céladon)
Written & directed by: Eric Rohmer THOSE WHO REMAIN (Ceux qui restent)
Written & directed by: Anne Le Ny. SHALL WE KISS? (Un Baiser, s’il vous plaît)
Written & directed by: Emmanuel Mouret MELODY’S SMILE (La Chambre des morts)
Written and directed by: Alfred Lot GAME OF FOUR (Détrompez-vous)
Written & directed by: Bruno Dega, Jeanne Le Guillou HER NAME IS SABINE (Elle s’appelle Sabine)
Written & directed by: Sandrine Bonnaire INTIMATE ENEMIES (L’Ennemi intime)
Directed by: Florent-Emilio Siri THE GROCER’S SON (Le Fils de l’épicier)
Directed by: Eric Guirado 99 FRANCS
Directed by: Jan Kounen A SECRET (Un secret)
Directed by: Claude Miller OSS 117: CAIRO NEST OF SPIES (OSS 117, Le Caire nid d’espions)
Directed by: Michel Hazanavicius LA VIE D’ARTISTE
Written and directed by: Marc Fitoussi THE WALKING MAN (L’Homme qui marche)
Directed by: Aurélia Georges WELCOME TO THE LAND OF CH'TIS (Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis)
Directed by: Dany Boon WATER LILIES (Naissance des pieuvres)
Written & directed by: Céline Sciamma BEHIND THE WALLS (Les Hauts murs)
(closing night film)
Directed by: Christian Faure | 
