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Heartbreaker is an action-packed romantic comedy, led by actress-singer Vanessa Paradis (Girl on the Bridge, The Key) and art house heartthrob Romain Duris (The Beat That My Heart Skipped, Paris (COL•COA 2008), Russian Dolls). Duris is Alex, a professional Don Juan who makes a living breaking up couples with his sister Mélanie (Julie Ferrier, MicMacs). Because business is slow, they go against their principles to break up only unhappy couples and agree to work for M. Van Der Bercq. Alex has one week to stop Van Der Bercq's daughter Juliette (Vanessa Paradis) from marrying the man she is madly in love with. This questionable mission becomes hazardous for Alex, as he enters the world of the beautiful, self-assured and independent Juliette and her seemingly perfect boyfriend, Jonathan.COLCOA Opening Night Gala / Monday April 19North American PremiereIn French with English subtitlesDirected by: Pascal ChaumeilWritten by: Laurent Zeitoun, Jeremy Doner, Yoann GrombCinematography by: Thierry ArbogastEditing by: Dorian Rigal-AnsousMusic by: Klaus BadeltProduced by: Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Yann Zenou, Laurent ZeitounProduction Company: Yumé Quad FilmsCoproduction: Universal Pictures International FrancePASCAL CHAUMEIL wrote and directed his first short film in 1995, Des Hommes avec des bas, awarded Best Short at the 1996 Festival du Film Policier in Cognac. He followed with the science-fiction short Liens Sacrés (2001). Before directing Heartbreaker, his first feature, Pascal Chaumeil worked on several feature films with Luc Besson as First Assistant Director (The Professional) or Second Unit Director (The Fifth Element, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc). He has also directed over 100 commercials and directed films for television such as Clémence (2003) and Mer belle à agitée (2006), as well as episodes for the acclaimed TV series Spiral (2005), L’État de Grâce (2006), Desperate Parents (2007/2008) or Duel en Ville (2008).

French icon Serge Gainsbourg was a singer, writer, composer and painter, but mostly a full time provocateur, famous for his unruly and unpredictable behavior in public. Gainsbourg: Je T’aime...Moi Non Plus is writer-director Joann Sfar’s adaptation of his own comic book, mixing film and animation to recount major events in the life of Gainsbourg: his childhood as a Jew during the war, his muses, addictions and famous public scandals. With a cast including top model Laetitia Casta as Brigitte Bardot, the late Lucy Gordon as Jane Birkin and lead actor Eric Elmosino eerily channeling Gainsbourg, the film is a dreamy portrait of the glamorous, yet destructive life of the artist, who is frequently mentioned as a major musical influence.COLCOA / Saturday, April 24 at 8:30pmWest Coast PremiereIn French with English subtitlesWritten and directed by: Joann SfarCinematography by: Guillaume SchiffmanEditing by: Maryline MonthieuxMusic by: Olivier DaviaudProduced by: Marc du Pontavice, Didier LupferProduction Company: One World FilmsCoproduction: Studio 37, Focus Features International, France 2 Cinéma, Lilou Films, Xilam FilmsWriter-director JOANN SFAR is a prolific, award-winning comic book and graphic novel artist. Since the age of 23, he has published close to 150 works, including the Dungeon series with Lewis Trondheim (since 1998), the Sardine in Outer Space series with Emmanuel Guibert (2006-2008), Little Vampire (2008), Klezmer: Tales of the Wild East (2006) or The Rabbi’s Cat (2006 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material). Following his first feature Gainsbourg: Je T’aime...Moi Non Plus, he co-directed an adaptation of The Rabbi’s Cat with Antoine Delesvaux, to be released in June 2010. He has also written several novels, directed animation short films, and directs a collection of books for children for Gallimard Jeunesse.

Caravan Palace concert at Grand Performances, Downtown, Los Angeles.

Visiting Cap Digital with David Martinon, Consul General of France at the Siggraph Exhibition 2010, taking place at the convention center, downtown, Los Angeles.Gaelle Couraud: Direction de la communication a Cap Digital

Vincent Cassel in Los Angeles for a couple days to present Mesrine:Killer Instinct directed by Jean-Francois Richet

Ooh La L.A is the French Music Festival in Los Angeles.This Year for the second Edition.3 nights, 3 venues, SpaceLand in Silverlake, El Rey Theater, Nokia Club downtown.Gathering artist such as Sebastien Tellier, Gotan Project, General Elektriks, Kavinsky, Acid Washed, Revolver, Bewitched Hands, , Turzi.Consulate General Of France in Los Angeles,Press DepartmentVideo, Interview and Editing by Morgan M. Mercier