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How the American French Film Festival Move to Fall Gives It Awards Season Energy
Once known as COLCOA, the American French Film Festival will hit Los Angeles Oct. 29 - Nov. 2 and feature such awards contenders as "Emilia Perez."
So good news arrived when François Truffart, the longtime director of COLCOA, announced that the newly rechristened American French Film Festival would begin in 2024, with myriad improvements, including moving from the spring into a fall (Oct. 29-Nov. 3) slot designed to catch the strong breezes and heightened interest of Hollywood’s annual awards season. TAFF(its new chosen acronym) bows again on the Directors Guild of America screens in Hollywood, and its awards-friendly date is boosted by opening with one of the most highly regarded awards contenders in multiple categories, Jacques Audiard’s Cannes Jury Prize winner, “Emilia Pérez.” Keenly aware of the business challenges facing foreign fare presented on big screens, Truffart also stresses new pricing policies that will appeal to anyone from students to seniors to perhaps still struggling industryites, noting a “$58 weekly pass to make this an affordable way to discover some of the most important and exciting new filmmakers in the world.”
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