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Pierre Étaix is among this year's guests
French cinema lovers are in for another treat this year as this celebration of cinema from across The Channel notches up its 18th edition.
As well as showcasing the best of this year's French cinema, there will also be a celebration of the work of Pierre Étaix and André Téchiné.
The festival opens on November 11 in Edinburgh and will travel to Glasgow, London, Aberdeen, Dumfries, Dundee, Inverness, Stirling and Warwick between then and December 4.
View Films by Strand:
- André Téchiné Masterclass
- Cult Classic: The Maverick Marches On
- Discovery Horizons
- Family Choice
- Panorama Horizons
- Pierre Étaix Celebration
- Preview
- Shorts
View previous years coverage of the French Film Festival festival:
French Latest Reviews
A story of forbidden love set against the religious wars between Catholics and Protestants in the 16th century. Plus, read our exclusive interview with Bertrand Tavernier.
A precocious 11-year-old decides to kill herself on her 12th birthday.
A geeky underachiever finds his life turning around when the prettiest girl in his class declares an interest in him - but both are nervous, and they soon discover that relationships are fragile things.
A group of rockers try to make it big, learning life lessons along the way.
A car thief runs into trouble when he experiences love at first sight.
The arrival of a new secretary prompts a long-term married man to dream.
A teacher accidentally takes her class hostage.
An imagined encounter between the ageing Joseph Stalin and a young doctor with extraordinary healing abilities.
Family comedy about the misadventures of a young boy in Fifties France.
Odyssey of a migrant in search of 'paradise'.
French Film Festival Features
Filming sensations Mathieu Amalric on Pierre Léon, Jeanne Balibar and the sounds and colours of Barbara
Character arc Seth A Smith on filming with a two-year-old and bringing marbling to life in The Crescent
Keeping up appearances Marcello Martinessi on cultural conservatism and filmmaking honesty in The Heiresses
A different space Kelly Macdonald on working with Marc Turtletaub on Puzzle
Out of the past Susanna Nicchiarelli on Trine Dyrholm and the costume design in Nico, 1988
The iconic man Jonathan Baker on Becoming Iconic and Inconceivable
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