Based on an idea initiated by the French Embassy in Sweden, and organized in close collaboration with Unifrance, the 17th Stockholm International Film Festival is, for the third time, offering double visibility to French productions and co-productions screened both in the major festival sections and in a special section dubbed the French Touch Selection.

The 2006 festival opened with a screening of Indigènes (“Days of Glory"), in the presence of the film’s producer, Jean Bréhat. The French delegation also includes Thomas Bangalter (Daft Punk’s Electroma), Brice Cauvin ("Hotel Habarati"), Jean-Paul Hattu (7 Years), and Christian Volckman (Renaissance), all of whom will meet with media representatives and Swedish audiences from November 17 through 26.

The 2006 French Touch Selection features 22 French productions and co-productions, including 3 titles presented in preview screenings.

In Competition – Feature Films:
7 Years by Jean-Pascal Hattu, Suely in the Sky by Karim Aïnouz, The Science of Sleep by Michel Gondry

In Competition – Short Films:
Une Goutte d’eau by Deniz Gamze Ergüven, "Un Rat" by Bosilka Simonovitch

Other Sections:
Avida by Gustave Kervern and Benoît Delépine, Belle Toujours by Manoel de Oliveira, The Missing Star" by Gianni Amelio, "Klimt" by Raoul Ruiz, Family Law by Daniel Burman, Nouvelle chance by Anne Fontaine, Hotel Habarati by Brice Cauvin, Renaissance by Christian Volckman, Barakat! by Djamila Sahraoui, Them by David Moreau and Xavier Palud, Daft Punk’s Electroma by Thomas Bangalter & Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, Matthew Barney: No Restraint by Alison Chernick, No Body Is Perfect by Raphaël Sibillas, Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait by Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno, Fly from the Dead by Paul Durango

Special Screening:
Paris, je t’aime

For further information: www.francenordic.com

Unifrance – Communication Department