A selection of 21 recent French films will be shown at the Fifth French Film Panorama, which is to open in Beijing on April 10, according to the French Embassy to China.

The program will include nine long movies, such as "Asterix auxJeux Olympiques," directed by Thomas Langmann and Frederic Forestier; "Ce que mes yeux ont vu," directed by Laurent de Bartillat; "Chasseurs de Dragons," directed by Arthur Qwak and Guillaume Iverne and "L'Heure Zero," directed by Pascal Thomas.

Twelve short films will also be shown, including Cyril Paris's "Un bisou pour le monde," Brunon Danan's "Bonne nuit Malik," Yohann Gloaguen's "Comme un air" and Alice Winocour's "Kitchen".

The films will be in French language with Chinese subtitles.

A delegation of a dozen French directors and actors, as well as film distributors and producers, will visit China during the festival to promote the films and meet the press and the Chinese audience.

The annual event, co-organized by Unifrance, which promotes French cinema worldwide, along with the French Embassy to China and the French Cultural Center, will close in Shanghai on April 21.

(Xinhua News Agency March 6, 2008)