From 13th March to 18th March it will hold at the Porte de Versailles the 29th edition of the Paris Book Fair with Mexico as honoured country. The fair, which receives over a thousand publishers and around 3,000 writers per year, is one of the major European cultural events open to the public.

Mexico, as honoured country, will show up to 22 thousand titles representing different literary genres, books, films and documentaries. This is the first time that a Spanish-speaking country is the honoured guest at this Book Fair.

Under the slogan, “Mexico, a diversity mosaic“, the public is invited to browse through the Mexican literature margins. You should discover 36 authors, read or reread before meeting and hearing them in person, assist to 14 round tables, hear 38 interviews to different national writers by renowned French critics or to enjoy the projection of the documentaries ” From forgetting to not remembering”, ” The Cheno grandfather “, “Today ” and ” The inheritors “, besides the movie “Babel”, by Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu. On the other hand, they’ll present an exhibition called “The French Literature in Mexican cinema”.

Among the most famous Mexican writers who attend the event, have been invited Homero Aridjis, Álvaro Enrigue, Guillermo Fadanelli, Gonzalo Velorio, Carlos Fuentes, Margo Glantz, Daniel Sada, Martín Solares, Alberto Ruy-Sánchez, David Toscana or Jorge Volpi, among others. These have been chosen under the following scale: they have, at least, one published book and translated into French, they had been nominated by their Francophone editors and they have been selected by the French National Book Center.

On the other hand, a meeting will be held with Spanish and Mexican editors, a journey with specialists in indigenous Mexican literature and languages, a reading with Mexican poets in indigenous languages and calligraphy workshops. Also there will be a space dedicated to children’s and juvenile literature and a representation of the show “The sound of water says what I think,” adaptation of three folk tales from Africa, Turkey and the Celtic region.

Are you a great lover of literature? Travel to the city of lights and immerse yourself in the largest book’s fair in Europe. Rent Apartments in Paris to spend every night reading your favourite book.

On March 8th it is Women’s Day. It is a day which celebrates the struggle of women for equality with men, their equal participation in society and their fair development as a person. The United Nations commemorates this day, which is a national holiday in many countries. With this purpose in mind, Paris will host the 31st edition of the most important female film festival in the world, the Film de Femmes 2009.

From 13th March to 22nd March, you’ll see new movies made exclusively by women. You’ll surely discover other points of view! The International Female Film Festival was created in 1979 to show the female made movies from all over the world. For ten days, over 150 films will be shown by new and well known female directors.

This Film de Femmes’ edition is based on “invisible borders”. Around 30 movies will treat the topic with a creative and reflexive vision. On the other hand, it will set a parallelism between Europe and the United States, which will help us to understand the social and cultural differences between the two continents. In addition, it will highlight the efforts of European filmmakers in today’s society and the new world. Among the projected movies we will see: Wendy and Lucy (de Kelly Reichardt, EE.UU.), Clara (de Helma Sanders-Brahms, Alemania), Le Murmure des ruines (de Liliane de Kermadec, Francia) or The Secret Life of Bees (de Gina Prince-Bythewood, EE.UU), among others.

But this festival is not just limited to the projection of films; it also offers many other events and contests such as the Graines de cinéphage, a special prize awarded by the jury, as well as some competitions in different categories: fiction movies, short movies and documentaries. There will also be cinema conferences and discussions celebrated at the event.

This year Anna Karina (actress, singer and writer) will be the guest star at the festival – She was one of the muses of the Nouvelle Vague. On the other hand, Josephine Baker, the famous actress, cabaret dancer and singer will be the honoured woman. The Festival will be celebrated in Créteil (París). Discover the very best of female cinema in the city of lights. Rent apartments in Paris for the very best acomoodation.

It’s very easy to get lost in the Louvre Museum. Sometimes because we can’t find the exit, and sometimes because so many of the works of art captivate us and we lose all sense of time and space. The Louvre Museum is one of the most spectacular and best known museums in the world. It receives over 8 million visitors annually. In fact, this is one of the most visited tourist attractions along with the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral.

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