Jean-Jacques Beineix inaugurates
" The Director's Cut "
new series on Filmfestivals.com

" The Director's Cut ": Discover the world of festivals with the most prestigious
filmmakers on Filmfestivals.com's websites.

Filmfestivals Entertainment Group inaugurates with the support of Jean Jacques Beineix the launching of " The Director's Cut " on its bouquet of international websites.
Created in 1995, the French based company has confirmed its leadership position in the news field related to festivals, films and professionals who take part in it.

The goal of this this series inaugurated by Jean-Jacques Beineix and entitled
" The Director's Cut " is the discovery of a festival through the vision of a renowned filmmaker.
On the occasion of the Hong Kong International Film Festival (from the 6 to April 21), which devotes a retrospective to him, Jean-Jacques Beineix will write a diary illustrated with photographs. Questioned on this new exercise, Jean-Jacques Beineix declares: " "I find the Internet most intriguing and I've been frequenting film festivals for more than twenty years, so how could I resist the idea of following festivals as a cyber-reporter for Filmfestivals.com? The idea seemed too perfect and I immediately accepted the challenge (…) Festivals are venues that nurture encounters, exchanges and discoveries. The adventure begins..."

Malo Girod de l'Ain (President) point outs that " with 1.500 significant festivals in the world, festivals news is extraordinarily rich. We treat it with passion and we are particularly proud that a man of arts and of the quality of Jean-Jacques Beineix agreed to share his daily vision of a great festival "

Bruno Chatelin (COO) adds " FilmFestivals contributes to the discovery of young talents derived from the circuit of the festivals and we are honoured
that Jean Jacques endorses our endeavour.
The fact that this great festival pays a tribute to a French author, needs also to be emphasized."

Stephanie Ronnet (Business Development Manager) states that " FilmFestivals innovates once again, by giving total freedom of speech to the filmmakers by providing original information meant for the net and film buffs. The magic of the web allows this initiative to spread all over the world thanks to the significant partnerships we signed; such as Lycos, Yahoo, CNN and so on "

Filmfestivals will continue these rendez-vous at many other international festivals; starting with Cannes, where a jury member will open the doors of the Cannes Film Festival Palais to the netizens.

Provider of the most significant data base of film festivals in the world; Filmfestivals.com was founded in 1995 by its current President, Malo Girod de l'Ain, creator of the first official site of the Festival of Cannes. Today, the portal counts more than 1500 festivals throughout the world and more than 2000 films which were presented there. A broad range of audio-visual programs is proposed to the netizens, including many reports that were shot during the principal festivals. Industry professionals; producers, distributors and festivals' organizers can also find there many tools available on the site. The bouquet of 7 sites comprises an American site (leader in its sector), a professional site, sites dedicated to the film enthusiasts French, Italian, English, a community site and the 1st virtual movie theater on line: www.filmfestivalsTV.com
The broadband portal offers a unique interactive experience, the first of its kind with exclusive previews and films in pay per view, all deriving from the festivals circuit. FilmfestivalsTV also produces a monthly magazine for television: Non Stop Film Festivals.

"The Director's Cut"
Contact : Stephanie Ronnet
stephr@filmfestivals.com
01 55 30 26 19

Presse : Bruno Chatelin
bc@filmfestivals.com
01 55 30 26 17