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TV5MONDE USA partners with Seattle International Film Festival
Michelle Clancy
| 29 September 2016
US French language entertainment channel TV5MONDE USA has partnered with Seattle International Film Festival’s (SIFF) French Cinema Now festival.
tv5mondeSIFF’s Official Selections will be available via TV5MONDE Cinema On Demand nationally beginning Friday 30 September, and will showcase new francophone cinema from seasoned directors such as Christophe Barratier, Thomas Lilti and Robert Guédiguian.
“We are excited to partner again with SIFF for this year’s French Cinema Now festival, as they bring together an extraordinary array of films from around the world so that we can offer our viewers a dynamic lineup of new francophone cinema,” said TV5MONDE GM Yves Bigot.
Carl Spence, chief curator and SIFF director, added: “We're very excited about this year's line-up, being able to bring such a diverse group of films to the Francophile Seattle audience. Our continued partnership with TV5MONDE has allowed French Cinema Now to reach not only the Seattle viewers, but nationally through TV5MONDE Cinema On Demand.”
TV5MONDE Cinema On Demand is available in 27 markets throughout the US on both Comcast and FiOS by Verizon. The service features 15 French-language films every month, many of which are subtitled in English.
Michelle Clancy
| 29 September 2016
US French language entertainment channel TV5MONDE USA has partnered with Seattle International Film Festival’s (SIFF) French Cinema Now festival.
tv5mondeSIFF’s Official Selections will be available via TV5MONDE Cinema On Demand nationally beginning Friday 30 September, and will showcase new francophone cinema from seasoned directors such as Christophe Barratier, Thomas Lilti and Robert Guédiguian.
“We are excited to partner again with SIFF for this year’s French Cinema Now festival, as they bring together an extraordinary array of films from around the world so that we can offer our viewers a dynamic lineup of new francophone cinema,” said TV5MONDE GM Yves Bigot.
Carl Spence, chief curator and SIFF director, added: “We're very excited about this year's line-up, being able to bring such a diverse group of films to the Francophile Seattle audience. Our continued partnership with TV5MONDE has allowed French Cinema Now to reach not only the Seattle viewers, but nationally through TV5MONDE Cinema On Demand.”
TV5MONDE Cinema On Demand is available in 27 markets throughout the US on both Comcast and FiOS by Verizon. The service features 15 French-language films every month, many of which are subtitled in English.
