Air France celebrates the film world

On the occasion of the Cannes Film Festival, Air France has added a new section about the film world to its website - Airfrancelasaga.com. When and how did cinema get on board? In what way has film screening developed? Through a voyage through time, airfrancelasaga.com invites surfers to discover several films portraying the story of Air France and cinema.

Among the films shown are documentaries about Air France, its destinations, not forgetting a few excerpts from famous films where Air France plays a star role like Le distrait, La boum, Mermoz, Au grand balcon, Plus vite que le soleil, Le miroir à deux faces, etc.

The website also proposes a gallery of photos exclusively made up of actors and actresses who posed for the photo on the aircraft stairs, during a trip they were making with Air France.

The website offers an identical interface to that of a DVD menu, providing the surfer with easy access as well as intuitive navigation.

The website airfrancelasaga.com was created by Streampower (Havas Entertainment) and is designed to preserve and share Air France’s historical and cultural heritage with as many people as possible.

Air France is the official carrier for the Cannes Film Festival, of which it has been a partner since 1987.

Europe’s biggest cinema

With 85 films available on board its aircraft, Air France is Europe’s biggest cinema in the number of films it shows. Each month passengers can find ten films currently showing in cinemas, 61 recent box office and legendary films, and 14 world cinema films screened in their original version (in Chinese, Japanese, Hindi, Korean, Tamil, Latin-American, Arab and African) .

Throughout the festival, Air France is proposing a special Cannes programme on board its long-haul flights, with seven prize-winning films including Golden Palms.

Air France offers 23,000 seats equipped with individual video in all cabins.