French Arts & Film Festival 2013

The highly anticipated French Art and Film Festival (FAFF) is back for its 12^th edition from 25^th April to 26^th May 2013 in Kuala Lumpur and Penang. With aims to bring French lifestyle and culture closer to the communities in Malaysia, the FAFF offers a potpourri selection of performing arts and cultural events as well as a selection of 51 movies from the best and the latest French cinematic landscape.

Besides the movies, the line-up of the festival includes photography exhibition, street theatre, French market, as well as champagne and wine tasting events.

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The FAFF will be set in motion with its movie screenings at the Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC) in Pavilion, Mid Valley, and One Utama in Kuala Lumpur from 25^th April to 12^th May and the GSC in Gurney Plaza in Penang from 16^th to 26^th May. Audience can expect to catch French movies ranging from comedy to drama, and from animated movies to focus.

All French movies are with English subtitles:

This year’s FAFF also brings to light a photography exhibition by Francoise Huguier from 10^th to 24^th May held at The Westin in Kuala Lumpur. The exhibition, “Vertical/Horizontal, Interieur/Exterieur”, showcases an immersion into the middle classes of the three capital cities of South East Asia:

• Singapore
• Kuala Lumpur
• Bangkok

Also, not to be forgotten is the interactive, contemporary, and comical theatre that involves the audience, but in complete mime silence! Audience can expect a crazy, hilarious, and unique performance as renowned street theatre artiste Freddy Coudboul performs the show entitled, “Flochard dans Bla, Bla, Bla” in Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus on 3^rd May at 12:30pm and Alliance Francaise de Kuala Lumpur, Lorong Gurney Centre on 4^th May at 6pm.

On 4^th May, from 5pm onwards, audience can indulge in the French lifestyle and explore the art of French living at a distinctive French market, Le Marche De France, co-organized with the Malaysian French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MFCCI) to promote French regional culinary specialties and lifestyle products.

A not –to-be-missed rendezvous during the FAFF is the Champagne and Cognac tasting. Audiences and special invited guests can expect a complete sensual and spiritual experience of French Champagne tasting sessions at 4pm and French Cognac tasting sessions at 6pm on 11^th and 12^th May at The Westin, Kuala Lumpur.

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