Bonjour India One of France’s most significant rendez-vous in India.

• A 3 month pluridisciplinary festival
• 17 cities in 14 Indian states welcomed events
• Around 350 artists, designers, researchers and entrepreneurs were invited to make part of the festival
• Events in more than 180 institutions, culturals centers, art in public space, universities, museums...

An exceptional visibility
• Nearly one million people attended the events
• 1200 articles and reports throughout the Indian media
• An internet website with 1,000 visits per day, a forum, and a blog with hundreds of comments

The best of French culture on show through
• 250 events from December to February 2010 including
• 72 performances of French musicians, dancers and new circus companies
• 28 exhibitions reflecting the active and alive French visual arts scene
• 4 film festivals with 30 legendary and contemporary French films, 26 Indian shorts films and more than 100 screenings
• 182 scientific, educational and lifestyle meetings, debates and conferences during the festival

160 partners actively involved in this festival including
• 14 public partners
• 25 sponsors
• 55 cultural partners
• 66 associate partners

Press says:


“France says a hearty Namaste”
Times of India
December 3, 2009

“The ensemble performances of Bonjour India, if not for their surreal quality, certainly stand out in terms of novelty”
Business Standard
December 20, 2009

“India-France celebrate ties through Bonjour India”
Express Hospitality
December 1 - 15, 2009

“Giant giraffes to pout, pirouette and parade in town”
Mid-day
January 29, 2010
Delhi

Words only go so far, but Plan B certainly deserves the epithet unique, a new entertainment experience, and an exciting one!”
New Indian Express
December 21, 2009
Chennai

Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s exhibition encourages India to go green (…) The exhibition is part of Bonjour India, an ongoing festival and is put up across Marine Drive”
Mumbai mirror
December 2, 2009
Mumbai

“Enjoy a taste of France’s rich artistic and cultural heritage with Bonjour India”
Travel & Leisure
December 2009
Mumbai

A French treat awaits cineastes”
DN A
January 3, 2010
Bangalore

Rendez-vous with France. This winter, warm up to a volley of French films”
Hindu METRO PLUS
November 13, 2009
Delhi
“
Paris reaches out to New Delhi”
Hindu
January 16, 2010
New Delhi

The Bonjour India film festival was a platform for many Indian students to make it big as filmmakers”
Hindustan Times
January 2010
Mumbai

Bonjour French Science strives to share the French perspective on global scientific issues with India audiences, and seeks to stimulate greater interaction between scientists, researchers, students and the
general public.”
Education World
December 2010

“Bonjour India Indo- French rendez-vous enthuses research in sciences”
Education World
January 2010

French Literature Fest traces the path of love in 21st Century.”
Indian Express
December 11, 2009
delhi

A huge new festival is changing our perception of French culture as inaccessible”
Tehelka
February 2010