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DGA Magazine VOL 28-3: September 2003
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(L-R) SACEM/FACF Board Member Bernard Miyet, festival director Francois Truffart, DGA Secretary-Treasurer/FACF Board Member Gil Cates, Director Claude Lelouch, MPAA President and COO Bob Pisano, DGA Fifth Vice President Betty Thomas, and WGAw Board Member Howard A. Rodman.
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On Monday, April 14, the 12th Annual City of Lights, City of Angels (COL-COA) Film Festival kicked off its celebration of French films with an opening night gala at DGA headquarters in Los Angeles.

COL-COA is the brainchild of the Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF) — a unique collaborative effort of the DGA, the Motion Picture Association, Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique (SACEM), and the Writers Guild of America, west.

From its six film inception in 1997, the festival has grown into one of the largest events dedicated to French Cinema in the world. This year’s COL-COA presented 27 features, 20 short-films, and offered 45 premieres.

Consul General of France Philippe Larrieu addressesthe opening night audience. - Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images

Actress Audrey Dana and Director Nancy Meyers enjoy one of the many receptions. - Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

DGA Members and guests enjoy the opening night gala for the 2008 COL/COA at the DGA in Los Angeles. - Photo by Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images

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