5TH SACRAMENTO FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL
CREST THEATRE - JULY 14-16 & 22-23, 2006

In July 2006, the 5th annual Sacramento French Film Festival will be held over two consecutive weekends.
The exciting film selection will represent the best of contemporary French cinema including, for the first time in the Festival’s history a North America Premiere, along with many Northern California and Sacramento premieres.
Classic masterpieces, outrageous Saturday Midnight movies as well as French and local short films with a “French flavor” will complete the program.
Other events will include 2 catered receptions with live music, free breakfasts following the midnight screenings, the display of original works by Sacramento artists in the lobby of the Crest, and a raffle for a chance to win 2 round trip tickets to Paris !

The fabulous Opening Reception will launch the Festival on Friday, July 14th 2006 at 6pm. The reception will include an open bar and live gypsy jazz by LE SWING HOT and will be followed by the North America Premiere of French blockbuster LES BRIGADES DU TIGRE. Film screenings will continue during two weekends.
On July 23rd, a Closing Champagne Party, with music and Scopitones by DJ CHRISTOPHE, will follow the closing film, HEADING SOUTH, and put a fabulous end to the 5th Sacramento French Film Festival.

All films, except for the midnight movies, will be shown on the big screen of the art deco auditorium of the Crest Theatre. All films are presented in French with English subtitles.

Festival passes for the event can be purchased in advance. A popular drawing for first-rate prizes will precede each screening and discussions with experts follow some films. The complete schedule will be announced in June 2006.

The Sacramento French Film Festival has become a highly acclaimed and anticipated event in the Sacramento Valley and beyond. In 2005, the Festival witnessed a 45% growth in attendance and won the 2005 Arts Management Cultural Award of the Sacramento Arts & Business Council.
The SFFF is the only festival dedicated to French cinema in Northern California, and the signature French event in Sacramento. The SFFF distinguishes Sacramento with a unique and recognized cultural event that brings people together around films and French culture in a festive atmosphere. 95% of the 2005 ed