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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

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

"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

Designer Orama Nigou inaugurates Villa Antipode - NOHO

Polynesian artist and textile designer, Orama Nigou analyzes the memory of materials and the links between body, territory and culture through the feather, a sacred and symbolic material in Ma'ohi...

24 November 2025

Interview with Troy Makaza, the first laureate of the Villa N'Zuo launched by the Institut français of Côte d'Ivoire

As the very first laureate of the Villa N’Zuo in Abidjan, a new residency programme launched by the Institut français de Côte d'Ivoire, Zimbabwean artist Troy Makaza spent several months immersing...

20 November 2025

Launch of Indie Game Lab Japan, the first incubation program for French independent video games in Japan

The French Institute of Japan is organizing the first incubation program for independent French video game developers in Japan, Indie Game Lab Japan. Applications are open until December 18, 2025.

18 November 2025

Novembre Numérique 2025: panorama of cultural network programming

The programming offered by the French cultural network abroad has now begun in over 70 countries and 130 cities around the world, as part of Novembre Numérique. We offer you a first look at the events...

17 November 2025

Documentary: the last day of a cultural animator at the French Institute of Equatorial Guinea

After two years at the French Institute in Malabo, Clément Armand Viceira's adventure in Equatorial Guinea is coming to an end. In this film, directed by Moïse Thiandoume, Clément recounts his last...

17 November 2025

From words to stage: presentation of the "Matrices" show at the Zébrures d'automne festival

The show Matrices by playwright and actress Daniely Francisque, winner of the 2023 edition of the Institut français' Des mots à la scène program, was presented as part of the Zébrures d'automne...

17 November 2025

Season of France in Brazil: highlights in September and October

Since its official launch in August, the Saison de la France au Brésil has been rolling out from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro, via Belo Horizonte. Artists, thinkers and institutions are sharing their...

7 November 2025

The French Pavilion at the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale moves to Chicago

From Venice to Chicago, the French Pavilion invites us to "live with" the challenges of our time: social and climate change, resource scarcity and urban transformation.

3 November 2025

Living With

"Ukraine, a breath of freedom

From December 10 to 13, in partnership with the City of Paris, the Théâtre de la Concorde welcomes Ukrainian voices illustrating the country's fight for freedom and dignity during 4 themed evenings.

2 November 2025