The Alliance Française French Film Festival 2023 arrives across Australia from March 7 – April 23.

The 34th edition of the largest celebration of French film outside of France will open with Nicolas Bedos’ Masquerade.

An official selection of Cannes Film Festival 2022, the drama, which stars Pierre Niney, Isabelle Adjani, and Marine Vacth, transports cinemagoers to the dreamy shores of Côte d’Azur.

Closing the festival on a bittersweet high is Didier Barcelo’s road trip film Freestyle, featuring rising star Benjamin Voisin and Marina Foïs.

The event, which launches on the eve of International Women’s Day, also features directing efforts from an array of female storytellers, such as Mia Hansen-Løve (One Fine Morning), Rebecca Zlotowski (Other People’s Children),Céline Devaux (Everybody Loves Jeanne) and Alice Diop (Saint Omer).