As part of the Livres des deux rives project, in partnership with the Villa Gillet, the Institut français proposed l'Atelier des deux rives, a scheme based around literary criticism, aimed at young...

The Institut français is present at the Festival d'Avignon from July 7 to 22, 2025. On the program: support for the presence of French and Francophone professionals on international stages, exchanges...

In Echo(e)s, compagnie Yôkai invents a visual poem, a puppet form for dancer and creatures. This mysterious creation, conceived as a two-way proposition, questions hybridity, the visible and the...

Quebec writer of Egyptian origin, Éric Chacour is the author of Ce que je sais de toi, a successful first novel published by Philippe Rey. Invited to supervise the translation workshop organized in...

The AIFs return this year on Thursday afternoon, July 17 and Friday, July 18, for a new edition entitled "Garder le cap!".

In Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï, writers and directors Nicolas & Bruno bring Fabcaro's comic strip to the stage with undisguised pleasure, delivering a droll show that's a troubling representation of our times...

As part of the IF Export and IF Incontournable calls for projects, the Institut français is supporting a number of artistic projects that kick off this June. We invite you to discover them, with a...

Illustrator Clément Thoby, who originally trained in animation and is fascinated by colors and landscapes, is developing a poetic universe somewhere between impressionism and animated cinema, inspired...

With #EXOTERRITOIRES, the Le Clair Obscur company invites spectators on a singular journey, one initially reserved for astronauts. Alongside them, they set off in search of traces, possibly of life or...

Selected for Critics' Week at the recent Cannes Film Festival for his second feature, Baise-en-ville, Martin Jauvat looks back on the screening of the film, the birth of this project and its...

Artist, curator and author Thierry Fournier has distinguished himself in a practice that addresses questions of otherness and sociality. He deploys his reflections across several mediums, between...

A cult film in French cinema, La Haine went down like a shockwave when it was released in 1995; awarded the Prix de la mise en scène at the Cannes Film Festival, the recipient of three César awards...

The Institut français, with the support and by delegation of the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, each year enables nearly 70 artists from around the world to...

With Lifer Heritage, the artist quartet made up of Jeanne Yuna Rocher, Clare Poolman, Etta Marthe Wunsch and Montaine Jean bring Second Life back to life through their installation. Through this...

On June 11, as part of the Institut français x Cité internationale des arts residency program, thirteen artists from around the world will present their ongoing research for one evening. Guest...