Costa-Gavras will be the subject of this year's 'Focus On A Film-maker' at the 13th annual City Of Lights, City Of Angels (COLCOA), the annual showcase of new French cinema in Los Angeles which this year takes place April 20-26.

The director's latest film Eden Is West, which closed Berlin this year, will have its west coast premiere at COLCOA on April 23; the event is part of the Happy Hour Talks strand of the festival, which opens discussions between filmmakers and industry professionals to the public.

City of Lights, City of Angels is presented by the Franco-American Cultural Fund, a unique collaboration of the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the Motion Picture Association (MPA), France's Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (SACEM) and the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW), with the vital support of L'ARP (France's Association of Authors, Directors and Producers) the Los Angeles Film and TV Office of the French Embassy and Unifrance.