Les Gagnants de London’s Favourite French Film 2011

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24/09/2011

Chocolate Fountain

Now an established annual event on the capital’s cultural scene, ‘London’s Favourite. French Film’ this year celebrated its 8th consecutive year. With a huge increase in its on-line vote and a Mumm champagne reception, followed by the gala awards ceremony, the evening at the Institut Français was a great success.

Double the number of people voted on-line in 2011 compared to last year and 20 times more than when the event was first launched. Patricia Connell, CEO of FranceinLondon, the No 1 web-site for all things French in London, commented: ‘We are so pleased to see this event, which we inaugurated in 2004, continue to go from strength to strength. It is vital that we go on celebrating and promoting the contribution of our world-beating cinema industry to the cultural scene in London.’

French ambassador

Sponsored by many leading French and British companies, such as Eurostar, Renaud, Caudalie and The Villa Book, and hosted by His Excellency the French Ambassador, Mr Bernard Emié, the awards ceremony saw this year’s prize awarded to Guillaume Canet’s latest film, ‘Little White Lies’ ( ‘Les Petits Mouchoirs’), distributed in the UK by Lionsgate. Georgia Kaufman, Director of Communications of the company, collected the award. The runners were Gainsbourg by Joann Sfar, and Of Gods and Men by Xavier Beauvois.

Romantics Anonymous distibuted by Picturehouse Entertainement

The evening also saw the screening of ‘Romantics Anonymous’ (‘Les Emotifs Anonymes’),  starring Isabelle Carre and Benoit Poelvorde. Having received critical and popular support in France, the film has now also been chosen to open the UK’s ‘French Film Festival’ and will be on general release in the UK , distributed by Picturehouse Entertainment, from 18th November.   

1st Place:

Little White Lies (Les Petits Mouchoirs)

Little White Lies distributed by Lionsgate

Dircted by Guillaume Canet
Distributed by Lionsgate

2nd Place:

Gainsbourg (Gainsbourg Vie Héroïque)
Directed by Joanne Sfar
Distributed by Studio Canal

3rd Place:

Of Gods and Men (Des Hommes et des Dieux)
Directed by Xavier Beauvois
Distributed by Artificial Eye
 

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