Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Mais la question n’est pas là.
English translation:
But that\'s besides the point
French term
Spain
My passion is your project
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
Mais la question n’est pas là.
I can't think of a natural-sounding English translation for the phrase, "Mais la question n’est pas là."
Thanks in advance for any suggestions you can make.
Here's the context (names removed for confidentiality):
XXXX s’est imposé sur la scène internationale comme le joaillier des stars en tenant un des rôles principaux du Festival YYYY. Partenaire Officiel d'un des plus glamour des rendez-vous du 7e art pour la 15e année consécutive, sa position aurait pu être contestée. Comment une entreprise à vocation commerciale oserait utiliser un tel évènement culturel comme terrain de jeu ? Mais la question n’est pas là. ZZZZ, co-présidente et directrice artistique de XXXX, aime le cinéma et le cinéma le lui rend bien.
May 20, 2012 00:12: writeaway changed "Field" from "Marketing" to "Other" , "Field (specific)" from "Business/Commerce (general)" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
May 20, 2012 08:30: Nikki Scott-Despaigne changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Sandra & Kenneth Grossman, Rob Grayson, Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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Proposed translations
But that's not the point
But that's not the (real) question (here).
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ANNIE BATTEN
: I think this option works. Does depend on what comes later in the text though...
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Thanks, Annie! yes, if it doesn't come back to this later, then this really wouldn't work, and there are much better suggestions.
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Germany
A way with words
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, US) 
Works in: German to English, French to English, English
But let's gloss over this for now
This may well be a good question, but not the one we're interested in right now. Let's gloss over it, or let's move on to talk about what really matters here.
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
But that's not the issue here
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katsy
: or even, "that's not the point here"
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Thank you Katsy !! I like "point"
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Kelly Harrison
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Thank you Kelly !!
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XXXphxxx (X)
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Thank you Lisa !!
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Jean-Claude Gouin
: I agree with you, Ginny. Long time no 'speak' ...
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Thank you 1045 !! Happy weekend !!
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veratek
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Thank you veratek !!
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Fiorsam
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Thank you Fiorsam !!
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Tony M
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Thank you Tony M !!!
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