Sylvain Chomet has been named honorary patron of the 13th French Film Festival UK -- an event that began in Scotland and has spread across Britain, reports Scotsman.com. The event runs from Nov. 12 to Dec 1, 2004 and will visit Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Dundee, Aberdeen, Manchester and Stirling.
Chomet said: "The selection for this years festival looks vibrant and varied and I am pleased to see animation represented in the program. Although the festival has grown enormously and spread its wings to such English cities as London and Manchester, it is still rooted in Scotland. It has helped to forge links with France, entirely appropriate for the land of the Auld Alliance, and I guess were part of that."
Richard Mowe, the festival director, said, "Sylvain unquestionably will prove to be a sympathetic and supportive patron. He is an example of the Auld Alliance in action and were overjoyed at his participation."
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