The Third French Film Panorama, co-sponsored by Unifrance, the French Embassy and the French Cultural Center, will be held in China from February 9 to 14.

The theme of this year's film panorama is "Promote French Film in China", according to French Ambassador to China Philippe Guelluy, who was speaking at a press conference at the New Century Film City yesterday.

A selection of 12 recently released French films, including L'Enfant or The Child, the Palme d'Or winner at Cannes 2005, will be screened. French film buffs will be treated to a range of movie genres including action, comedy, children's stories and drama.

The Panorama will also include a selection of Chinese films that will be screened at the end of February, according to Christine Pernin, Unifrance's China representative.

Film tickets will be reasonably priced. Directors and actors will also be present to greet fans and to answer any questions that they might have. French actor Jean Reno is the president of this delegation. His latest film The Empire of the Wolves will open the Panorama in Beijing on February 9.

After Beijing, the delegation will move on to Shanghai and Chengdu to meet with their Chinese fans. The closing ceremony of the Panorama will be held in Shanghai on February 14.

All the films will be shown in French with Chinese subtitles.

List of films: The Plane by Cédric Kahn, with Isabelle Carré; Merry Christmas by Christian Carion, with Guillaume Canet; Zaïna, Rider of the Atlas by Bourlem Guerdjou; The Child by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenn; Nina's Home by Richard Dembo, with Agnès Jaoui and Charles Berling; The Birthday by Diane Kurys, with Lambert Wilson and Michèle Laroque; The Courage to Love by Claude Lelouch, with Mathilde Seigner, Maïwenn, Arielle Dombasle and Pierre Arditi; By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Pascal Thomas, with André Dussolier and Catherine Fro; Not Here to be Loved by Stéphane Brizé;  Hidden by Michael Haneke, with Daniel Auteuil and Juliette Binoche; Frankie by Fabienne Berthaud, with Diane Kruge; The Empire of the Wolves by Chris Nahon, with Jean Reno, Jocelyn Quivrin and Anna Heymes.    

In Beijing:

	New Century Film City	Xindongan Cinema
Feb.9	The Empire of the Wolves
Feb.10	18:00 Nina's Home	18:00 The Courage to Love
	21:00 The Child	21:00 Merry Christmas
Feb.11	13:00 Not Here to Be Loved	14:00 Hidden
	16:00 Zaïna, Rider of the Atlas	17:00 The Child
	19:00 The Courage to Love	19:00 Not Here to Be Loved
	21:30 Hidden	21:30 Nina's Home
Feb.12	14:00 The Birthday	13:00 Frankie
	16:00 By the Pricking of My Thumbs	16:00 The Plane
	18:15 Frankie	19:00 The Birthday
	20:30 The Plane	21:00 By the Pricking of My Thumbs

In Chengdu:

	Chengdu	Chengdu
Feb.12	13:00 The Child	13:00 The Courage to Love
	15:30 Nina's Home	16:00 Merry Christmas
	18:15 The Courage to Love	18:15 The Child
	20:45 Merry Christmas	20:45 Nina's Home
Feb.13	17:30 The Plane	18:00 The Birthday
	18:00 Frankie	20:30 Frankie
	20:30 The Birthday	20:30 The Plane

In Shanghai:

	Shanghai	Shanghai
Feb.11	19:30 The Empire of the Wolves
Feb.12	14:00 Hidden	13:00 Zaïna, Rider of the Atlas
	17:00 Zaïna, Rider of the Atlas	16:00 Not Here to Be Loved
	20:00 Not Here to Be Loved	20:00 Hidden
Feb.13	15:30 Merry Christmas
	18:00 The Courage to Love	18:00 The Child
	20:30 Nina's Home	20:30 By the Pricking of My Thumbs
Feb.14	13:00 By the Pricking of My Thumbs
	15:30 The Plane
	18:00 Frankie	18:00 The Plane
	20:30 The Birthday	20:30 The Courage to Love

(China.org.cn by staff reporter Chen Lin, January 17, 2006)