Organized by Unifrance in partnership with the Ambassade de France in China, the 21st French Film Panorama in China opened first in Shanghai on April 12, 2025, then in Beijing on April 26, this time in the presence of Isabelle Huppert and Chinese actress Zhao Tao, patrons of this edition which will run successively in ten cities until June 2.
The official opening ceremony took place in Beijing on April 26, in the presence of patrons Isabelle Huppert and Zhao Tao, as well as the filmmakers Patricia Mazuy, Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre De La Patellière, and Martin Bourboulon, and Daniela Elstner, Executive Director of Unifrance.
Zhao Tao is one of the most powerful and elegant faces in contemporary Chinese cinema. A muse in Jia Zhang-Ke films, she won Best Actress at the 2012 David di Donatello Awards in Italy, and is undoubtedly one of the great ambassadors of Chinese cinema in France and around the world. The joint presence of Zhao Tao and Isabelle Huppert was a powerful symbol of the artistic and human dialogue between Chinese and French cinema.
On the same day, and still in Beijing, the festival premiered in the Chinese capital, with a screening of Comte de Monte-Cristo, at the Broadway movie theater in the presence of the directors Alexandre De La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte. Meanwhile, Isabelle Huppert presented Sidonie in Japan to a captivated audience!
The selection
This year's selection comprises 10 feature films. These are films proposed by the Chinese distributors themselves. This selection illustrates the diversity of talent in French cinema, featuring established directors, emerging filmmakers, and renowned performers.
- Mars Express by Jérémie Périn
- The Three Musketeers - Milady by Martin Bourboulon
- Savages by Claude Barras
- Sidonie in Japan by Élise Girard
- Holy Cow by Louise Courvoisier
- Marcello Mio by Christophe Honoré
- The Crime Is Mine by François Ozon
- The Animal Kingdom by Thomas Cailley
- The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre De La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte
- Visiting Hours by Patricia Mazuy
These films come from four Chinese distributors (DDDream, Hugoeast, Jetsen Huashi, and Sita Digital) and eight international sales agents:
- mk2 films
- Les Films du Losange
- Anton Corp, Gebeka International
- Playtime
- Pyramide International
- Indie Sales
- Pathé Films
- STUDIOCANAL
The French Film Panorama in China is organized with support from the Ambassade de France in China, Institut Français, CNC, PROCIREP, Groupama, TitraFilm, and the Chinese Cinémathèque.
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