The 2019 Films on the Green lineup focuses on female directors in French and Francophone cinema through a selection of 13 movies. This 12th edition pays tribute to “Women Behind the Camera” in honor of Agnès Varda, feminist filmmaker and pioneer of the French New Wave, who passed away earlier this year.
This year's selection highlights the diversity of French and Francophone cinema, featuring movies from Lebanon, the Ivory Coast, Mexico and Turkey, and shines a light on well-known woman filmmakers as well as emerging ones.
Films on the Green is a free outdoor French film festival produced annually in New York City parks by the French Embassy, FACE Foundation and NYC Parks.
Free and open to the public - No ticket needed
Music by WNYU and WHCS DJs prior to the screenings!
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**Please note that due to rain, the June 10 screening of Minuscule, Valley of the Lost Ants has been cancelled. The new screening date is Friday Sept 6.
2019 Official Sponsors
Air France, BNP Paribas, CHANEL Fund for Women in the Arts and Culture, JC Decaux, and TV5 Monde.
2019 Festival Friends
agnès b., Maman NYC, The Columbia Maison Française, The Fort Lee Film Commission, The Instituto Cervantes, The Mexican Cultural Institute in New York, Sézane, and The Washington Square Park Conservancy. Thanks also to Nora Coblence and Frederic C. Weiss.
