27th New Orleans French Film Festival Announces Lineup

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The New Orleans Film Society (NOFS) announced the film lineup for the 27th annual New Orleans French Film Festival that will be held at the historic Prytania Theatre from Feb. 22-28 and streaming virtual Feb. 22- March 3. The festival will spotlight special screenings of two newly restored films, entirely in Cajun French, from Louisiana filmmaker Glen Pitre.

The festival will also continue to broaden its definition of “French cinema” with inclusion of work from around the world, including stories centering communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the mountains of Switzerland, Québec, and Louisiana.

In addition to conversations with Pitre, the festival will also include a showcase of the work of Johanna Makabi, a filmmaker of Senegalese and Congolese heritage who is an artist-in-residence at Villa Albertine in Louisiana, a program created by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and supported by the French Ministry of Culture. The festival will host a screening of four of Makabi’s films and a conversation with her regarding her work and approach to cinematic storytelling.

Visit neworleansfilmsociety.org/french-film-festival to see the full lineup and to purchase festival passes. All pass types (All Access Pass, Virtual Pass, and Student + Teacher Pass) are now available to purchase!

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Important Dates:

Feb. 8 at 12 p.m. CST – Schedule goes live.
Feb. 8 at 12 p.m. CST – Individual tickets go on sale to NOFS members
Feb. 15 at 12 p.m. CST – Individual tickets go on sale to the public

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