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Spotlight on Aide aux Cinémas du Monde at the Montreuil Film Festival 2025

The 13th edition of the Montreuil Film Festival, to be held from September 24 to 30, 2025, promises once again to be a not-to-be-missed event for international film enthusiasts. This new edition will...

22 September 2025

The Institut français, the City of Lyon and the Metropolis of Lyon renew their partnership to develop culture internationally

On September 17, 2025 at 2pm, at the Cité internationale de la Gastronomie in Lyon, the Institut français, the City and the Metropole of Lyon signed the renewal of their partnership for the period...

18 September 2025

Soft power, the weapon of the weak? Answer with Eva Nguyen Binh, President of the Institut français and France's Ambassador for Cultural Action Abroad.

"Soft power, the weapon of the weak?" was the question that brought together Malick Ndiaye, curator of the Musée Théodore-Monod d'art africain in Dakar and artistic director of the Dakar Biennale...

17 September 2025

"Livres des deux rives" residencies at the Cité internationale de la langue française

From March 2025 to February 2026, the Cité internationale de la langue française is hosting eight authors from Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia, for writing residencies as part of the Livr...

15 September 2025

Interview: Pauline Esparon explores Dagpar craftsmanship with the MIRA program

A 2019 graduate of the Design Academy Eindhoven, designer Pauline Esparon, is interested in raw natural materials, particularly linen, which she has made her specialty. Winner of the 2024 edition of...

12 September 2025

New stage of the European Dialogues in Bosnia-Herzegovina, September 17-20

This edition of the Facing War - European Dialogues cycle, in Bosnia-Herzegovina, is part of the Shared Horizons program. This program strengthens dialogue between young people in the Western Balkans...

11 September 2025

From Brasilia to Salvador, a look back at the opening of the Season of France in Brazil

Launched in August in Brasília and São Paulo, then in Belém and Salvador, the Saison de la France au Brésil kicked off with a series of cultural and artistic events drawing large audiences...

10 September 2025

Elie Levasseur (Cannes Film Festival Immersive Competition): "The Institut français is indispensable for finding international partners".

Elie Levasseur is in charge of the Cannes Film Festival's Immersive Competition, launched in 2024. Since this year, he has also been leading the development of the new Immersive Market, which is an...

10 September 2025

A look back at the Fabrique de la diplomatie 2025

The French Institute took part in the Fabrique de la diplomatie, the flagship event of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs' back-to-school diplomatic season organized on September 5 and 6, 2025...

8 September 2025

Le voyage en Ukraine

From December 2025 to March 2026, France and Ukraine join forces on the cultural front to make the voice of a resilient and creative Ukrainian society resonate through a major festival: The Journey to...

4 September 2025

Announcement of the Villa Kujoyama laureates for 2026

The French Institute and the French Institute of Japan are pleased to announce the new Villa Kujoyama laureates, whose portraits you can discover today on the Villa Kujoyama website.

2 September 2025

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Youth and democracy: a conversation with Milica Nikolic and Nikolina Klajić before the European Dialogues in Bosnia-Herzegovina

As part of theShared Horizons program, the French Institute runs initiatives for committed youth in the Western Balkans. Milica Nikolic and Nikolina Klajić took part in several stages of the European...

1 September 2025

From the Alliance Française de Banjul, Justine Guschlbauer reports on La Maison des artistes Musa Ngum.

As director of the Alliance Française de Banjul, Justine Guschlbauer launched La Maison des artistes Musa Ngum in November 2022, a residency that welcomes artists from all backgrounds and disciplines...

27 August 2025

Interview with Hélène Gaudy and Marwan Chahine on their experience with the "Livres des deux rives" program

Selected by young people from the "Atelier des deux rives" program as part of the Institut français' "Livres des deux rives" program, Marwan Chahine and Hélène Gaudy had the opportunity to chat with...

5 August 2025

Villa Kujoyama laureate Benoît Buquet talks about the exhibition "Tarō Okamoto - Un Japon réinventé" at the Musée du Quai Branly.

Winner of the Villa Kujoyama in 2018, Benoît Buquet is curator of the exhibition "Tarô Okamoto. Un Japon réinventé", held at the musée du quai Branly- Jacques Chirac until September 7, 2025. He talks...

31 July 2025

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France-Brazil 2025 season: off to Brazil!

After the opening of the Saison du Brésil en France last April, which revealed to the French public the richness and diversity of Brazilian contemporary creation through over 300 events across the...

31 July 2025