How the American French Film Festival Is Bringing French Cinema to 3,000 Los Angeles High School Students With Packed Screenings of ‘In Waves’

Nov 9, 2026 6:11pm PT How the American French Film Festival Is Bringing French Cinema to 3,000 Los Angeles High School Students With Packed Screenings of ‘In Waves’

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The American French Film Festival, which celebrated its 30th anniversary this year, has been on a journey to cultivate a new generation of French movie lovers for two decades with its educational program for Los Angeles high school students.

This milestone edition brought around 3,000 students to the DGA theater for five packed screenings of “In Waves,” Phuong Mai Nguyen’s heart-wrenching animated feature which was bought Netflix at Cannes.

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