NEW YORK, NY(SMI-GLOBAL-ENTERTAINMENT-MARCH  06-16, 2025)-The Rendez-Vous with French Cinema kicked-off its 30th edition Today March 06, showcasing "Three Friends" by Emmanuel Mouret on its opening gala feature film at Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center NYC.

The 30th-Annual Rendez-Vous with French Cinema is presented by Unifrance and Film at Lincoln Center and illustrate the variety and vitality of contemporary French filmmaking.

French Director, actor and screenwriter " Emmanuel Mouret" known for numerous romantic movies like "Diary of a Fleeting Affair","The Things We Say and Things we Do", and "Lady J" attended the premiere opening gala, walked the carpet alongside actress India Hair of his feature film " Three Friends" and participated on discussion afterward with an Q & A. 


The Rendez-Vouz with French Cinema is a collaboration between Unifrance and Film at Lincoln Center, and organized by Florence Almozini(Sr. Dir. Programming for Film at Lincoln Center)  and Maddie Whittle (Exec. Dir. of Unifrance).

This year festival will feature 23, of the best films during a 10-day slate from March
6-16, and for the US audience to experience the French cinematography landscape with a delegation and special talks that display diverse and modern point of views of emerging and acclaimed directors.



The following Notable VIP's that walked the carpet were:
Emmanuel Mouret, director of Three Friends
—India Hair, actor in Three Friends
—Gilles Bourdos, director of Cross Away
—Delphine Coulin, director of The Quiet Son
—Muriel Coulin, director of The Quiet Son
—Rithy Panh, director of Meeting with Pol Pot
—Louise Courvoisier, director of Holy Cow
—Elizabeth Becker, journalist, Meeting with Pol Pot
__ Gilles Polisson, Unifrance President
__ Daniela Elstner, Unifrance Executive Director 

Article & Photos By Marcello Cutti II/Sarlight Illustrated