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Watch movies from French film festival on Internet
NEW DELHI: Fans of French cinema can now see the best films sitting in their homes, on their personal computer.
For the first time, a French film festival is going to enable everyone, whatever his country, to have access to the selected films and vote for their favourites. The goal of MyFrenchFilmFestival.com is to reveal young French creation and share this with Internet users all over the world.
Between 14 and 29 January 2011, all film lovers will have access to ten feature films and ten recent shorts in competition. Internet users are invited to vote and leave their comments on the website. The selection equally includes a heritage film out of competition, French Cancan by Jean Renoir.
The festival, organised by Unifrance in partnership with AlloCiné, is accessible in 10 languages: the website and films (available for a fee by video-on-demand – 1.99€ per feature film, 0.99€ per short as well as advantageous packs (except in France – 3.99€ per feature film); thanks to UniFrance and a private partner (Varilux Essilor) the festival is free in both Russia and Latin America.) are offered in Arabic, English, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
Six prizes will be awarded at the end of the festival (three for feature films, three for shorts): the Internet Users Prize, Foreign Bloggers Prize and International Press Prize.
Internet users can view free of charge on myfrenchfilmfestival.com the films‘ trailers, the lists of their casts, crews and technical specifications, as well as exclusive interviews with the directors and actors of the selected films. Several well-known foreign filmmakers (Wim Wenders, the Dardenne brothers…) have equally agreed to demonstrate their love for French cinema with fresh new interviews.
Internet users can henceforth play “French Film Epidemic” to become the top ambassador of French cinema abroad via the Facebook page of My French Film Festival.com (free screenings and a trip to Paris are to be won), and can equally bet on the winning film selected the public via the Facebook page of Air France (free screenings and a trip to New York are among the prizes).
Three posters, treating the French with humour and a trailer echoing this theme (available on the website myfrenchfilmfestival.com), will contribute to promoting this innovative event in a wide range of languages.
UniFrance has been joined in this effort by the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée, the Ministry of Culture and Communication, the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, and French embassies, as well as Renault, Varilux, Air France, Dailymotion, Euronews, Eurochannel, RFI, Variety, Télérama and LePetitjournal.com.
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With 57 per cent single new users, Ashley Madison rebrands as discreet dating platform
Platform says majority of new members now identify as single
INDIA: Ashley Madison is shedding the “married-dating” label that defined it for two decades, repositioning itself as a platform for discreet dating in what it calls the post-social media age.
The rebrand, unveiled in India on 27 February, 2026, marks a structural shift in business model and identity. Once synonymous with married dating, the company now describes itself as the “premier destination for discreet dating” under a new tagline: Where Desire Meets Discretion.
The pivot is data-driven. Internal figures show that 57 per cent of global sign-ups between 1 January and 31 December, 2025 identified as single: a notable departure from the platform’s married core. The company argues that its community has already evolved beyond its original positioning.
“In an age where our lives have been constantly put on public display, privacy has become the new luxury,” said Ashley Madison chief strategy officer Paul Keable. He framed the platform’s offering as “ethical discretion” for singles, separated, divorced and non-monogamous users seeking private connections.
The shift also taps into wider digital fatigue. A global survey conducted by YouGov for Ashley Madison, covering 13,071 adults across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US, found mounting discomfort with hyper-public online lives.
Among dating app users, 30 per cent cited constant swiping and messaging as a source of fatigue, while 24 per cent pointed to pressure to curate public-facing profiles and early personal disclosure. Some 27 per cent said fears of screenshots or information being shared contributed to exhaustion; an equal share cited unwanted attention.
The retreat from oversharing appears broader. According to the survey, 46 per cent of adults actively try to keep most aspects of their life private online. Only 8 per cent feel comfortable sharing most aspects publicly, while 35 per cent say they are becoming more selective about what they disclose.
Ashley Madison is betting that this cultural recalibration towards controlled visibility can be monetised. By doubling down on privacy infrastructure and reframing itself around discretion rather than infidelity, the company is attempting to convert reputational baggage into a premium proposition.
