Drs. Peter Kirkpatrick and Françoise Ravaux-Kirkpatrick created Richmond’s immensely popular French Film Festival in 1993 and ran it until 2022. The Festival became the largest French movie and culture showcase outside of France. In addition to film screenings and master classes, it included more than 900 guest artists. On this second part of the podcast we’ll cover:
– How the festival changed and expanded over the years
– “Importing” projectionists from France
– The Magic Lantern show with 17th century glass slides
– A concert from the founding member of The Police
– Two honors from the French government
– The factors that caused the closing of the Festival
– Their legacy
LINKS:
The French Film Festival webpage
My review of “The Ballad of Wallis Island”
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