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The 17th SFFF continues this weekend with more films, more discussions, more Champagne (pink!), and more guests... Find out more about our three 2nd-weekend guests below!
Last weekend, it was exciting to have director Jean-Louis Milesi and director and comedian Océan at the Crest to introduce their respective films Don't Give up the Ghost and Kiss Me!, and discuss with our audience after the screenings.
 
Left: Q&A with director Jean-Louis Milesi, his stars (and sons),
and le Professeur Kevin Esltob, after the screening of DON'T GIVE UP THE GHOST.
Right: Hilarious Q&A with director and comedian Océan, Rachael Hudson from BENT,
and le Professeur Kevin Elstob, after the screening of KISS ME!
MEET OUR 2nd WEEKEND GUESTS ___
ANTONY CORDIER
Antony Cordier was born in Tours in a working-class family to whom he dedicated his first feature film, the documentary Beau comme un camion (As Beautiful as a Truck). He studied cinema at La Fémis, in the editing department. His first feature fiction film, Douches Froides (Cold Showers), premiered at the Cannes Directors Fortnight in 2005, and won the Louis Delluc Prize for Best First Film and major awards at Verona and Taiwan film festivals. His second feature film, Happy Few (Four Lovers), starring Marina Foïs, Roschdy Zem, Elodie Bouchez and Nicolas Duvauchelle, was selected in competition at the Venice International Film Festival in 2010. Gaspard at the Wedding, presented this year at the SFFF in its U.S. PREMIERE, is his third feature film.
GASPARD AT THE WEDDING will be shown in its U.S. PREMIERE on Saturday, June 23 at 6:10pm.
SIONANN O'NEILL
Sionann O’Neill was born in the Bay Area and grew up in Quincy, a small town in the Sierra Nevada mountains northeast of Sacramento. After graduating from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, she worked for three years to save money, then left for Europe in 1988.
She settled in France and began studying cinema at the Sorbonne, where she formulated a desire to do subtitles.
A stroke of good fortune led her to meet then-fledgling filmmaker François Ozon, who needed someone to subtitle his shorts. She has gone on to translate all of Mr. Ozon’s films, and has been working for Agnès Varda and a host of emerging young directors in France. For several years, she supervised the French subtitling team for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. She also works as an interpreter for actors and directors at the Cannes Film Festival. She currently lives in Normandy.
Sionann will be providing her insights in Q&As following the screenings of DOUBLE LOVER (Saturday, June 23 - 11:05pm) and LUNA (Sunday, june 24 – 2:05pm).
GUILLAUME CARAMELLE
Guillaume Caramelle is a young director (short films and advertisements) and screenwriter who scrutinizes society to translate it into images.
His films tell his story, but more generally that of a dissolute youth in search of identity. Caramelle's goal is not only to observe, but to probe the woes of our society and explore its limits in a decidedly modern tone that alternates between sarcasm and solemnity.
At 25, he directed his first short film, Au Souvenir d'une lune, which follows a young
graduate anxious about his future. His second film, Nikki Marianne, a humorous teenage short, was selected in many festivals in Europe and the United States and bought by OCS and Short TV. In his third and latest short film, One Night, presented this year at the SFFF, he tackles in less than four minutes the themes of disability and prostitution.
ONE NIGHT will be shown on closing night, Sunday, June 24 at 7:15pm, prior to the closing feature, CUSTODY.
THE SACRAMENTO FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL
IS BACK IN ITS 17th YEAR.
FROM JUNE 15-24, 2018,
LET'S MAKE SACRAMENTO FRENCH AGAIN!
CLOSING WEEKEND - JUNE 22-24, 2018: FEATURE FILM PROGRAM _____
To find out more about each film (synopsis, reviews, trailers, showtimes,...), click on the film posters.
Or find the entire Feature Film Program HERE.
In this year’s selection of features, the comedies have edge and the dramas often have happy – or at least hopeful – endings. All of the films are powerful, compelling, and exciting; and they are all extremely diverse, in genres, styles, and subjects. Get ready to spend two intense weekends in France (with a little bit of time travel here and there)... from the comfort of the Crest Theatre!
Plus, we have THREE MORE GUESTS this weekend, bringing even more from France to Sacramento. Find out more about them HERE!
SECOND WEEKEND: JUNE 22-24
9 PREMIERES & 1 CLASSIC
    
    
FIND THE 2018 PROGRAM HERE!
TICKETING _______________
SINGLE TICKETS
(SOLD AT THE DOOR AND IN ADVANCE)
REGULAR SCREENINGS
- $12 General Audience
- $11 Discount (Students & Seniors with ID; and members of the following organizations: Alliance Française, Club Français, EFSac, Sacramento Jewish Film Festival - with membership card)
PURCHASE HERE
CLOSING NIGHT (includes film and Closing Night Party)
- $17 General Audience
- $16 Discount
PURCHASE HERE
PASSES
(SOLD AT THE DOOR AND IN ADVANCE)
SECOND WEEKEND PASS = $50
Access to all film screenings + Closing Party.
Valid June 22-24.
PURCHASE HERE
GENERAL INFO
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CLOSING SCREENING Tickets are sold at the DOOR & ONLINE through the Crest website (COMING SOON).
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SINGLE TICKETS & PASSES are sold at the DOOR & ONLINE through our website: When purchasing tickets or passes through Square, you will receive an email confirmation of your order, but not actual printable tickets/passes. You will need to stop at Will Call when you arrive at the theatre to pick up your order. Please print your order confirmation or have it available on your electronic device when you arrive in case it is needed to verify your order.
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SALES AT THE DOOR incur NO ADDITIONAL FEE.
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All Passes are NON TRANSFERABLE.
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Passes & Tickets are NON REFUNDABLE.
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Sales at the door are CASH & CREDIT CARD ONLY. Please NO CHECKS
SUPPORT YOUR FAVORITE FILM FESTIVAL! _______________
 
We offer two options to donate: Square or Paypal.
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DONATE through SQUARE HERE!
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DONATE through PAYPAL HERE! (Click on the yellow DONATE button).
TOGETHER, WE MAKE IT HAPPEN!
MERCI.
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Chatelin Bruno 
