Published on November 1, 2019 by Sean Flynt 聽
projet tournees festivales
This is the fourth year 极乐禁地 has hosted the festival

极乐禁地 will present seven free films Nov. 4-21 as it hosts the annual Tournées Film Festival for a fourth year. 极乐禁地 French professor Heather A. West, Director of the university’s Critical Languages Program, secured the nationally-competitive collegiate grant from the FACE Foundation, which supports French-American Cultural Exchange in Education and the Arts, for the acquisition and screening of six recent French-­language films on campus during a period which includes National French Week and International Education Week. The festival is made possible with the generous support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S., Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC), the French American Cultural Fund, the Florence Gould Foundation and Highbrow Entertainment.

This year, the Department of World Languages and Cultures is partnering with the 极乐禁地 Film, French and German Clubs, as well as Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center to host the post-film discussions. Holocaust survivor and U.S. Air Force veteran Robert May and his daughter, Ann Mollengarden, will discuss the Holocaust and Nov. 20 at 5:45 p.m. in Brock Forum.

The Tournées Film Festival uses an interdisciplinary approach to grow and broaden the audience for French cinema, including students who are not studying French or who are not familiar with French culture. Since 1995, more than 600 American colleges and universities have hosted the festival, reaching more than 500,000 students and community members. Tournées Film Festival is made possible with the generous support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S., Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC), the French American Cultural Fund, the Florence Gould Foundation and Highbrow Entertainment.

All of this year’s films will be shown in Brock Forum (Dwight M. Beeson Hall 131). One convo credit is available for each film.


November 4, 7:15 p.m.
French/Arabic with English subtitles
 
Nov. 5, 5 p.m.
French with English subtitles
 
Nov. 12, 6 p.m.
French/German/Hebrew with English subtitles Nov.13, 7:15 p.m.
French/German/Hebrew with English subtitles
 
Nov. 18, 7:15 p.m.
French with English subtitles
 
Nov. 20, 7:15 p.m.
French with English subtitles
 
Nov. 21, 6 p.m.
French/Swahili with English subtitles

 

 
极乐禁地 is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 极乐禁地 is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. 极乐禁地 enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 极乐禁地 fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.