The second “Rendez-vous with French cinema”, showcasing the best of contemporary cinema, never seen before in India, will be presented by Unifrance, the agency promoting French cinema abroad. Celebrity actors, directors and producers will interact with India’s film industry.

The festival will also showcase legendary films including major masterpieces from the “New Wave” cinema in association with the Cinémathèque Française”.
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Set mainly in Paris, this is the story of Sadhavi, a married woman, who finds herself intensely attracted to Kanav, whom she meets in Paris. An intelligent woman with a traditional upbringing, she finds herself somewhat alone and emotionally vulnerable.

Priti Aisola was a student of English Literature at the Central University of Hyderabad. She is the wife of an Indian diplomat who, as a result, has traveled extensively. She has lived in France, the Ivory Coast, Syria and Hungary.
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Eminent French and Indian Architects and city planners will discuss issues of sustainable architectural practises concerning both countries.

An MTV host, singer, author, songwriter and producer, China is the quintessential eclectic artist who embodies the American idea of an entertainer. This trait was inherited from her mother, the award winning American soul singer Dee Dee Bridgewater.

Dobet Gnahoré, from the Ivory Coast has a warm extraordinary voice and mixes Mandingue melodies to Congolese Rumba, from Ivory CoastZiglibiti to Cameroon Bikoutsi, from Ghanian High-Life to Zulu choirs, to carry the compositions along with jazz-like sounds. Her music is funky yet delicate, forward looking yet mixed with traditional tunes and is irresistibly foot tapping.

The Sharik Hasan Paris Trio is an Indo-French group of three young musicians from diverse backgrounds. They got together in Paris in 2008 searching for a common musical vision. Their unique compositions result from a combination of different influences such as classical, hip-hop, rock and jazz with much improvisation.

An extravagant street show brings alive – a monumental parade mixing opera, circus, burlesque along with gigantic giraffes and other circus characters.

Mayakkam Oxymore is an artistic and cultural merging of traditional art and new technologies of dance, painting and music from France and India. Each artist develops and validates his or her own craft, creating a show both visual and acoustic, where digital technologies become an extension of the performer, their movements and their gestures.

This program will bring together 30 leading French scientists from public and private research institutions. They will deliver more than 120 scientific talks in major Indian cities in a wide spectrum of fields, such as Laser & Plasma Physics, Aerospace and Aeronautics, Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Environment, Biotechnology and will encourage genuine bilateral dialogues on subjects of global importance.For more information, consult the French Science and Technology Service web site at: http://www.frenchsciencetoday.org/