2020 French Film Festival giveaway

February 20, 2020

Making a welcome return, the Alliance Française French Film Festival is back in Sydney for the 31st time on March 10. It opens in other capital cities a day or two later, and will screen […]

French Film Festival giveaway

February 25, 2019

The Alliance Française French Film Festival arrives in Sydney for the 30th time on March 5, just a bit later than last year. It’s the largest of all celebrations of French cinema outside France, and […]

Win tickets to the French Film Festival

February 19, 2018

It’s hardly a surprise to learn that the Alliance Française French Film Festival – which arrives in town on Feb 27 and sticks around until the end of March – is now the largest festival […]

The French Film Festival’s Top Five

February 17, 2018

Five films you must see at the 2018 Alliance Française French Film Festival There are forty seven new features at this year’s festival, which completely dominates Palace Cinema’s programming for the whole month of March […]

French Film Festival

March 3, 2017

C’est magnifique! The Alliance Française French Film Festival is back on Norton Street. Now one of Palace Cinema’s most popular events, it’s no secret why… With 45 formidable films, some of the best cinema anywhere […]

Movies – 277

March 4, 2016

A Bigger Splash Every now and then something wild and original blasts onto our screens and blows everything else away. Few of the superlatives you’ll read about Luca Guadagnino’s (I Am Love) devilishly clever psychodrama […]

Giveaways – 276

February 19, 2016

HOW TO ENTER: To enter any of our giveaways, just email us at info@ciaomagazine.com.au and let us know you’re reading online. Please include your name and address so your prize can reach you, as well […]

Movies – 276

February 19, 2016

French Film Festival 2016 Outside of the Sydney Film Festival, the Alliance Française French Festival is now the biggest and most popular celebration of international cinema in Australia. It’s back at Norton Street (and elsewhere) […]

Movies 252

March 2, 2015

French Film Festival 2015 One of Sydney’s biggest and most popular international Film Festivals is returning to Norton Street (and elsewhere) from March 3 -22. This year, (its 26th), revered film critics Margaret Pomeranz and […]