{ "settings": {"blog_show_author":true,"blog_show_date":true,"show_share_buttons":true}, "article": { "author": "Laurence McDonald", "blog_id": "", "body_html": "", "created_at": "2020-02-17 09:49:22 +1100", "content": "<meta charset="utf-8"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Bonjour cookie lovers! </strong><br><strong>Byron Bay Cookies is proud to be partnering with the French Film Festival as a Red Carpet Sponsor (oh la la!). </strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p style="text-align: center;">2020 welcomes both a new decade and the sparkling 31st edition of the Alliance Française French Film Festival. This beloved event will once again unveil a thrilling selection of contemporary French cinema, guaranteed to captivate and stimulate audiences around the country.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Presented by the Alliance Française in association with the Embassy of France in Australia and Unifrance Films, the 2020 season will begin screening in Sydney from 10 March to 8 April, the Festival and will also travel to 2 satellite locations: Parramatta (26-29 March) and Avoca Beach (19 March - 1 April). </p> <p style="text-align: center;">The Festival will also visit our very own Byron Bay (31 March – 12 April). 49 of the best and most recent French feature films, documentaries and TV series will be showcased to audiences – with over 35 screening in Australia for the very first time!    </p> <p style="text-align: center;">Showcased via 9 distinct categories with expressively piquant headings such as ‘Eternal Odyssey,’ ‘Intense &amp; Unsettling,’ ‘The Voice of the Countryside,’ ‘Magnetic Love,’ and ‘City of Lights,’ the 2020 line-up has a strong emphasis on social engagement and altruistic endeavours. </p> <p style="text-align: center;">This year’s Festival also presents and engaging special events calendar for audiences, involving French wine and fare along with captivating Q &amp; A sessions and festive opening and closing night extravaganzas. </p> <p style="text-align: center;">The diversity of the compositions selected allows all film lovers, young and old, to immerse themselves in French culture.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">To see the Festival programme, special events or to buy tickets, please visit: <a href="http://www.affrenchfilmfestival.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.affrenchfilmfestival.org</a>. </p> <p><img src="//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0262/4123/7080/files/AFFFF2020_FacebookProfile_Picture.png?v=1581893686" alt="" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></p>", "excerpt": "<meta charset="utf-8"><span>Presented by the Alliance Française in association with the Embassy of France in Australia and Unifrance Films, the 2020 season will begin screening in Sydney from 10 March to 8 April, the Festival and will also travel to 2 satellite locations: Parramatta (26-29 March) and Avoca Beach (19 March - 1 April). </span>", "excerpt_or_content": "<meta charset="utf-8"><span>Presented by the Alliance Française in association with the Embassy of France in Australia and Unifrance Films, the 2020 season will begin screening in Sydney from 10 March to 8 April, the Festival and will also travel to 2 satellite locations: Parramatta (26-29 March) and Avoca Beach (19 March - 1 April). </span>", "handle": "cookie-news/byron-bay-cookies-sponsors-the-2020-french-film-festival", "id": "384045219928", "image": { "alt": "Byron Bay Cookies Sponsors the 2020 French Film Festival", "src": "//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0262/4123/7080/articles/AFFFF_2020_POSTERc_763x498_crop_center.jpg?v=1581893617" }, "published_at": "2020-02-17 09:45:00 +1100", "summary_html": "", "tags": "2020alliance françaisebyron baybyron bay cookiescafe cookiechocolateculturedessertentertainmentfilm loversfrancefrench culturefrench film festivalindulgentmoviesunifrance films", "template_suffix": "", "title": "Byron Bay Cookies Sponsors the 2020 French Film Festival", "updated_at": "2020-02-17 09:57:18 +1100", "user_id": "", "next_article": "", "previous_article": "" } }