2024 edition of Rendez-vous film festival to be held in Rome and cities around Italy.

Rendez-vous, the Festival of new French cinema, returns to the Cinema Nuovo Sacher in Rome with special guests and screenings from 3-7 April 2024.

Guest of honour this year is iconic French actress Catherine Denevue who will present her latest film Bernadette / The President's Wife, by debut director Lèa Domenach, at the Nuovo Sacher on 7 April.

The most prestigious film event in Italy dedicated to French cinema, Rendez-vous is supported by the embassy of France and organised by the Institut Français Italia in collaboration with Unifrance.

Catherine Deneuve, Virginie Efira e tantissime stelle del Cinema Francese vi aspettano a Roma, dal 3 al 7 aprile 2024 per Rendez-Vous!
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Under the artistic direction of Vanessa Tonnini, the 14th edition of the festival moves elsewhere in Italy after Rome, stopping at Bologna, Florence, Milan, Naples, Palermo and Turin.

Designed to showcases the best of contemporary French cinema, the festival's programme ranges from blockbuster movies to independent and short films, with special guests including actors and directors.

All films are shown in their original French version with Italian subtitles. For full 2024 programme see Institut Français website.