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A look back at the Livres des deux rives residency with Ahmed El Falah and Mustapha Benfodil

In residence at the Cité internationale de la langue française from September 15 to October 19, 2025, as part of the Livres des deux rives program piloted by the Institut français, authors Ahmed El...

10 December 2025

Novembre Numérique: a look back at a month of programming around the world

The 9ᵉ edition of Novembre Numérique has just come to a close, having enlivened more than 60 countries and 135 cities around the world throughout the month of November. Another rich and inspiring...

10 December 2025

Highlights of the Season of Ukraine in France

From December 2025 to March 2026, France hosts the Season of Ukraine in France, entitled Le Voyage en Ukraine. Organized by the French Institute and the Ukrainian Institute, with the support of the...

9 December 2025

Cinéastes d'Afrique: a new RFI podcast in partnership with Cinémathèque Afrique

Produced by RFI, in partnership with the French Institute's Cinémathèque Afrique, the podcast Cinéastes d'Afrique proposes a dive into the history of African cinema.

9 December 2025

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IF Export: interview with curatorial duo d-o-t-s

Presented at the Bridderhaus, Esch-sur-Alzette, from June 28 to September 14, 2025, the exhibition Earthbound. Worms, Soil, Decay transformed Luxembourg's art center into a veritable living laboratory...

11 December 2025

Villa Kujoyama: four Japanese art masters immersed in France

From November 26 to December 11, Japanese art craftsmen are being welcomed to France on the initiative of the French Institute, Villa Kujoyama and the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation. Accustomed to...

4 December 2025

Perception, interests, digital uses: European youth and the French language

The Institut français today publishes the first results of the international survey conducted in September-October 2025 on the perception of the French language among 1,400 young Europeans aged 16 to...

3 December 2025

Jacaranda, by Gaël Faye, translated into 28 languages and winner of 30 international Choix Goncourt awards

Eight years after the success of Petit Pays, Gaël Faye has published his second novel, Jacaranda, a wide-ranging, moving work that plunges to the heart of Rwandan memory. Through the destinies of...

2 December 2025

The Season of Ukraine in France is launched

The Season of Ukraine in France, entitled Le Voyage en Ukraine, kicked off on December 1 with an evening event at the Théâtre de la Ville, Paris.The Voyage en Ukraine programming revolves around some5...

1 December 2025

Nathalie Muchamad in residence at Villa Van Eyck

A visual artist and video maker, Nathalie Muchamad questions colonial legacies and cultural circulations between Europe, Asia and the Indian Ocean through video, installation and screen printing. As...

1 December 2025

"Ce qui se trame": a Franco-Indian dialogue on textiles

The exhibition Ce qui se trame - Histoires tissées entre l'Inde et la France will open its doors on December 4, 2025 at the Mobilier national. Organized by Manufactures nationales - Sèvres & Mobilier...

25 November 2025

Video games: Game Connect SEA strengthens cooperation between France, Indonesia and Thailand

On the initiative of the French Embassy in Indonesia - Institut français d'Indonésie (IFI) and the French Embassy in Thailand, with the support of the French Institute via the ICC Program (PICC), an...

24 November 2025