Air France news l'actualité Tournage du film Dalida, réalisé par Lisa Azuelos, 2016. Filming Dalida, directed by Lisa Azuelos, 2016. Cinema takes to the skies with Air France Air France has always supported the film industry. By screening films in flight, of course, but also by lending its support to film professionals. An American in Paris was the first movie shown on one of its planes, on a Constellation flying from New York to Paris in 1951. In May 1966, the program introduced two films on long-haul flights, starting with Louis Malle’s Viva Maria! Cinema has pervaded the airline’s DNA ever since and is now a key part of the travel experience. “Air France loves the movies” The adapted to customers’ tastes. The main professionals with a variety of sets, airline’s close relationship with cinema feature, which changed every month, thanks to Air France Studio —on board, goes back a long way. A four-episode would be followed by one or two other outside the aircraft, in an airport lounge, series, Air France aime le cinéma (avail- movies. In 1995, to celebrate the centen- at a check-in counter or in a vast hangar. able on long-haul flights), dates the nial of cinema, Air France offered passen- Air France Studio supplies Air France beginning of this love story to 1948 and gers a selection of recent movies alongside accessories, products and vehicles for film the major film Aux yeux du souvenir, classic French films. From the 1950s to shoots. Recent shoots include Proxima made by Jean Delannoy, which would the late 20th century, in-flight entertain- by Alice Winocour, with Eva Green and inspire many to enter the industry by ment evolved from the stone age—a Matt Dillon, and Sibyl by Justine Triet showcasing the new planes, the skill of single film projected at a set time for all with Virginie Efira, Adèle Exarchopoulos the pilot, played by Jean Marais, and the passengers on the cabin screen—to the and Gaspard Ulliel.The TV series professionalism of the flight attendant, digital age. Air France was the first Euro- Rendez-vous en terre inconnue directed played by Michèle Morgan, a symbol of pean airline to provide digital video on by Pierre Stine, with Thomas Pesquet, modernity and female independence. board and today offers up to 1,400 hours also recently used their services. Air France subsequently appeared in of on-demand video in 12 languages, on many movies, in which stars like Bourvil, 38,000 individual screens, and a rich In-flight film festival Air France has Édith Piaf and Brigitte Bardot traveled by program of entertainment on state-of- been a sponsor and official carrier of the plane, taking spectators with them and the-art equipment. This carefully chosen Cannes Film Festival since 1980. From conveying a sophisticated, glamorous range of films is adapted to the tastes and May 14 to 25, the airline is celebrating image of the airline with the “longest cultures of all of its customers, and this 39 years of partnering the biggest movie network in the world.” huge selection is supplemented by feature fest in the world and an ever-closer rela- films that are shown in their original tionship with cinema production and From cabin projection to private language. promotion. On all its long-haul flights, screen In the late 1990s, passenger seats Air France offers passengers a selection of were equipped with individual screens. Action! With Air France Studio The movies that were shown at Cannes—a The airline set out to screen both exclu- airline is a valuable partner of the film, high-flying festival of films to discover sive premieres and a wide variety of films fashion and media worlds, providing or rediscover. Just ask for the program! 154 ilegeaH sacuL / FIFFA - xuoR cuL ©