The Anna Norris French-language film festival honors our colleague, mentor, and sister, Anna Norris. No matter how much time has passed, she is still with us today and continues to inspire us. Very often, we find ourselves thinking: What would Anna think? What would Anna say? What would Anna do? Anna had several loves in her life, first of all her family and we’re grateful to have her husband Ken with us tonight and we’re also thinking about her children Elliott and Camille.

Her other love was students and in particular taking them to Tours on the Study Abroad program. If you’d like to support such an incredible, life-changing adventure for students, please make a contribution to the Anna Norris Memorial Fund using this page. We welcome small contributions as even a couple of dollars adds up to help a student. Finally, we want to recognize Anna’s love for movies. For many years, she organized film festivals. We’re thrilled to continue her legacy.

Anne Violin-Wigent and Valentina Denzel were the organizers of the Anna Norris French Film Festival (November 2026).

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