The first edition of the Les Arcs European Film Festival will take place from December 5-12, 2009 in Les Arcs ski resort (France). The festival will present 50 feature films most of which haven't been screened in France before and will organize 120 screenings for a public of over 10.000 people.
Further information on www.lesarcs-filmfest.com

In addition, will be organized THE ARC 1950 CO-PRODUCTION VILLAGE (DECEMBER 6-9), a great meeting place for film producers with co-producers, regional funds, distributors, sales agents... EUROPA DISTRIBUTION, D.I.R.E.(French Union of Independent Distributors : Ad Vitam, Bac, Diaphana, Haut et Court, Le Losange, Memento, Le Pacte, Pyramide, Rezo, Wild Bunch), ACE (Ateliers du Cinéma Européen), EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs), CINE REGIO, RHONE-ALPES CINEMA and LE FILM FRANCAIS are partners of this event.

Participants will be invited to lunches, to presentations/conferences highlighting issues concerning financing and distribution of European films and will have the opportunity to take part in sport sessions (ski, snowshoes...) when will be organized opportunities to "pitch" their projects on chairlifts.

Each year, a country will be particularly honoured in Arc 1950 Coproduction Village. This year we will particularly focus on the specifics of the German and Hungarian film financing systems.