01/03/2013 - Accompanied by Romain Duris andDéborah François, Populaire opened the 18th Rendez-Vous With French Cinema held last night by Unifrance

A media platform for eight movies already purchased by American distributors and a prestigious showcase for the other 13 feature films on the menu, the 18th Rendez-Vous With French Cinema organised in New York by Unifrance and the Film Society of the Lincoln Center was opened last night by Populaire [+see also:
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An impressive delegation of actors accompanies the 21 films being presented in New York: Audrey Tautou, Déborah François, Romain Duris, Raphaël Personnaz, Nils Arestrup, François Ozon, Catherine Corsini, Bruno Podalydès, Nicolas Philibert, Gilles Bourdos, Guillaume Nicloux, Jacques Doillon, Gilles Legrand, Patrick Mille, Alice Winocour, Jean-Christophe Dessaint and Régis Roinsard.

On the screening programme at the Walter Reade Theater, the IFC Center (in Manhattan) and the BAM (in Brooklyn) until March 10th, seven other already purchased films stand out: Augustine [+see also:
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interview: Guillaume Nicloux
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film profile] by Claude Miller, Three Worlds [+see also:
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interview: Arta Dobroshi
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interview: Christa Théret
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Also worth mentioning: Jappeloup by Christian Duguay (to be released in France on March 13th), Un enfant de toi [+see also:
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interview: Héléna Klotz
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Animated films will also make an appearance with Le Jour des corneilles [+see also:
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interview: Shalimar Preuss
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For the second year in a row, eight of these titles will be screened in over 40 American cities, simultaneously with the New York screenings.

(Translated from French)