{"id":25789,"date":"2026-01-14T00:22:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T00:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/?page_id=25789"},"modified":"2026-01-15T01:56:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T01:56:40","slug":"2025-opening-night","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/2025-opening-night\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Opening night"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1768350101196{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">2025 Opening Night<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1768350108876{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery(function() { _initLayerSlider( '#layerslider_13_tpf6tmjed863', {createdWith: '8.1.2', sliderVersion: '8.1.2', slideDuration: 5000, pauseOnHover: 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(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:22px;top:564px;left:343px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Actress Jodie Foster<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-2.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-2.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-2-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-2-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:487px;left:511px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Actress Jodie Foster<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-3.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-3.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-3-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-3-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:528px;left:104px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Writer\/Director Rebecca Zlotowski, Actress Jodie Foster,<\/ls-layer><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;top:554px;left:301px;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Writer Anne Berest<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-4.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-4.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-4-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-4-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:519px;left:490px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Director Rebecca Zlotowski<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-5.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-5.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-5-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-5-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:538px;left:576px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Composer ROB<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-6.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-6.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-6-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-6-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:541px;left:549px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Writer Anne Berest<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-7.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-7.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-7-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-7-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:471px;left:88px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">FACF &amp; DGA member Taylor Hackford,<\/ls-layer><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:519px;left:85px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">FACF &amp; DGA member Michael Mann.<\/ls-layer><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:448px;left:87px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">From Left to Right:<\/ls-layer><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;top:493px;left:85px;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Sony Pictures Classics CEO Michael Barker,<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-9.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-9.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-9-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-9-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:460px;left:0px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">FACF Board members<\/ls-layer><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:502px;left:0px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Louis Hallonet (SACEM), Russell Hollander (DGA), Michael Mann (DGA),<\/ls-layer><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:524px;left:0px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">C\u00e9cile Rap Veber (SACEM), Charles Rivkin (MPA),<\/ls-layer><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:546px;left:0px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Emilie Anthonis (MPA), Taylor Hackford (DGA),<\/ls-layer><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:568px;left:-2px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Howard A. Rodman (WGA West), Dante Harper (WGA West)<\/ls-layer><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;top:480px;left:0px;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">From Left to Right:<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-8.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-8.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-8-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-8-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:552px;left:230px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Actress Jodie Foster with FACF Board Members.<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-10.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-10.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-10-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-10-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:529px;left:82px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Actress Elodie Bouchez<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-11.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-11.jpeg 792w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-11-250x180.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-11-768x554.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:492px;left:76px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Actress Elodie Bouchez<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-12.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-12.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-12-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-12-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:516px;left:35px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Actor Holt McCallany<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-13.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-13.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-13-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-13-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:546px;left:341px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Actor Holt McCallany<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-14.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-14.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-14-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-14-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:560px;left:550px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Actress Nadia Melliti<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgsize:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"489\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-15-e1768349075703.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:513px;left:253px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Actor Roschdy Zem<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-16.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-16.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-16-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-16-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:477px;left:34px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">From Left to Right:<\/ls-layer><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:503px;left:34px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Anne Takahashi (US Representative Unifrance),<\/ls-layer><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:553px;left:34px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Daniela Elstner (Director Unifrance).<\/ls-layer><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;top:528px;left:34px;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Gilles P\u00e9lisson (President Unifrance),<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-17.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-17.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-17-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-17-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:552px;left:124px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Writer\/Director C\u00e9dric Klapisch and Producer Bruno L\u00e9vy<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-18.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-18.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-18-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-18-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:553px;left:110px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Writer\/Director Anissa Bonnefont and Producer Myriam Weil<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-19.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-19.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-19-250x188.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-19-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-19-640x480.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:562px;left:278px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Writer\/Director Enya Baroux<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-20.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-20.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-20-250x188.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-20-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-20-640x480.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:549px;left:239px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Writer\/Director\/Actor Martin Jauviat<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-21.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-21.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-21-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-21-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:558px;left:203px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Writer\/Director\/Actress Romane Bohringer<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgsize:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-22.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-22.jpeg 532w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-22-250x270.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:16px;left:166px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Writer\/Director\/Actor Hugo Becker<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-23.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-23.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-23-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-23-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:553px;left:243px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">DJ\/Film Composer Chlo\u00e9 Th\u00e9venin<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-24.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-24.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-24-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-24-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:77px;left:377px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Writers\/Directors\/Producers Ahmed Dendane<\/ls-layer><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:103px;left:618px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">and Alexandre Bougja<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-25.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-25.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-25-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-25-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:509px;left:194px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Producer Claire Franzoni<\/ls-layer><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:551px;left:508px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Writer\/Director H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Merlin<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-26.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-26.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-26-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-26-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:561px;left:438px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Film Composer Delphine Malauss\u00e9na<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-27.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-27.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-27-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-27-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:562px;left:335px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Producer Nicolas Bary<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-28.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-28.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-28-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-28-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:554px;left:107px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Director Luc Walpoth<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-29.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-29.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-29-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-29-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:558px;left:546px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Actress Jacqueline Bisset<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgsize:contain;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-30.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-30.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-30-250x313.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-30-768x960.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:564px;left:264px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Writer\/Director Pauline Loqu\u00e8s<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-31.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-31.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-31-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-31-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:559px;left:227px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Writer\/Director\/Actress H\u00e9lo\u00efse Martin<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-32.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-32.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-32-250x200.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:561px;left:140px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">FACF President and SACEM Director C\u00e9cile Rap Veber<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgsize:contain;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"995\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-33.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-33.jpeg 774w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-33-250x321.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-33-768x987.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:556px;left:169px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">FACF member and DGA Member Taylor Hackford<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgsize:contain;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"905\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-34.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-34.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-34-250x283.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-34-768x869.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:559px;left:201px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">French Consul in Los Angeles Adrien Frier<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-35.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-35.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-35-250x250.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-35-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:487px;left:398px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">FACF President and SACEM Director<\/ls-layer><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:539px;left:398px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">and Academy Awards winner<\/ls-layer><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;top:564px;left:398px;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Actress\/Director Jodie Foster<\/ls-layer><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;top:513px;left:399px;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">C\u00e9cile Rap Veber<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-36.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-36.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-36-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-36-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:564px;left:138px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Academy Awards winner Actress\/Director Jodie Foster<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-37.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-37.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-37-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-37-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:562px;left:246px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Writer\/Director Rebecca Zlotowski<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-38.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-38.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-38-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-38-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:495px;left:134px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Film Composer ROB, Actress Jodie Foster,<\/ls-layer><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;top:521px;left:301px;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Writer Anne Berest<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-39.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-39.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-39-250x188.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-39-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-39-640x480.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:524px;left:3px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">From Left to Right: Writer\/Director Rebecca Zlotowski, Actress Jodie Foster,<\/ls-layer><ls-layer style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;top:550px;left:148px;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">Director\/Moderator DGA member Karyn Kusama<\/ls-layer><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-40.jpeg\" class=\"ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-40.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-40-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/openingnight-40-768x513.jpeg 768w\" 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