The San Francisco Film Society, in association with the French-American Cultural Society, the French Consulate of San Francisco and Unifrance USA, presents French Cinema Now (October 8 - 12, Landmark's Clay Theatre, 2261 Fillmore at Clay), an inaugural festival dedicated to celebrating the best in contemporary French cinema. The latest expansion in the Film Society's year-round programming, this new addition to the fall schedule focuses on bringing the most significant new work from one of the w...

 Saturday, September 6------Coming off of a shopping spree of acquisitions at the Cannes Film Festival, New York-based specialty distributor IFC Films is screening an unprecedented seven films at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. With most US distributors in retrenchment mode (or some being shuttered completely), IFC's day-and-date release of films in theaters and via Video On Demand has given them the financial clout to fill the need for an expanding pipeline of new product.That...

The San Francisco Film Society, in association with the French-American Cultural Society, the French Consulate of San Francisco and Unifrance USA, presents French Cinema Now (October 8 - 12, Landmark's Clay Theatre), a five-day festival dedicated to celebrating the best in contemporary French cinema. This new addition to the Film Society's fall programming debuts in style with Arnaud Desplechin in attendance to introduce his latest on October 8, and Laurent Cantet's Cannes Palme d'Or winner clos...

  Prix du 61ème Festival de Cannes : Catherine Deneuve et Clint EastwoodRemis par le Président du Jury Sean Penn, le Prix du 61ème Festival de Cannes a été attribué à l'actrice française Catherine Deneuve et au cinéaste-comédien américain Clint Eastwood.Durant la Cérémonie de remise de Prix, Catherine Deneuve a déclaré : "Merci beaucoup au Jury. Je suis très touchée, très émue. Je voudrais remercier Arnaud Desplechin grâce à qui je suis ici ce soir. Je voudrais aussi r...