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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Trivandrum is the capital of the most literate state in India, home of one of the best reading communities. 200+ exhibitors would attract hundreds of thousands of book lovers from all over the state to the Thiruvananthapuram Book Fair 2009. There will be seminars, book launches, book reading sessions etc as part of the fair with well known foreign and Indian participants.

Brigitte Chataignier is one of the rare artists to have devoted her life to Mohini Attam. She regularly performs on tour in France and in India.
In South-West India, Mohini Attam is a dance traditionally performed in temples which is elegant and regal. Mohini Attam is known for the fluidity of its movements, the sweetness of its curves and its gracious expression. The spellbinding beauty of the dance, the rhythm and the shear musical quality will make this performance a unique experience for the audience.

A literary feast: Readings and interactions with eminent French language authors and their Indian counterparts. This festival will enlighten and entertain audiences across several Indian cities. The “DSC Jaipur Literature Festival”, acclaimed as one of the foremost literary festivals in the world, will present a special focus on French writing.

Isabelle Anna is one of the rare non-Indian dancers to be recognized by the Indian government as an ambassador of Kathak dance abroad. Along with her company Kaléïdans’Scop, she will present a performance in four acts going from the traditional expression towards the cutting edge of Kathak. “I speak Kathak” explores the visual and acoustic games of rhythms; “Toros” is a succession of 12 scenes on rituals and worship associated to the mythology of the Bull; “My Bolero” is a personal solo interpretation of the well-known Bolero by Ravel; “Trilogy” is a choreographic research on pure abstraction based on the music of the Italian composer Luigi Nono.

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/