The first edition of the Paris Film Festival, under the patronage of the French Minister of Culture, will take place in Paris from June 6th – 12th, 2012 on the Champs Elysées, Sophie Dulac, President and Isabelle Svanda, General Manager, announced today. The Champs Élysées is internationally well known, located centrally in the city and breathtakingly impressive, a natural choice for an important and exceptional event. The Paris Film Festival aims to be both a celebration for the general public as well as an industry event, and is poised to become an annual fete of French and American film along the most beautiful avenue in the world.