The Counselor for Cooperation and Cultural Action in New Zealand looks back on the creation of Villa Antipode, established in 2024 with the support of the Fabrique des Résidences. We discuss with him...

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With Lacrima, Caroline Guiela Nguyen shines the spotlight on shadow workers through a choral narrative that travels from Paris to Alençon via Mumbai. Acclaimed at the recent Avignon Festival, the play...

The "Vivre avec / Living with" project, imagined by architects Dominique Jakob and Brendan MacFarlane, in association with Martin Duplantier and Éric Daniel-Lacombe, representsFrance at the 19th...

Illustrator and author Aurore Petit took part in the Picture Me Children's Illustration Festival, held in September 2024 in Wellington, New Zealand, with the support of the Franco-German Cultural Fund...

In 2024, the Institut français organized the 8ᵉ edition of Novembre Numérique, an international celebration of digital cultures, which brought together 70 countries and 130 cities around the world...

Following the call for applications published in autumn 2024, 43 laureates of 34 different nationalities have been selected for residencies between April 2025 and April 2026 .

The President of the Republic has announced the organization of a Mediterranean Season in 2026, a Season "of artists, entrepreneurs, innovators, which will enable joint projects to emerge in the...

Since its creation in 2018 and through 6 editions, La Fabrique des résidences has helped develop 40 residency programs in 29 countries. In 2024, 7 new projects have been selected to benefit from...

With the support of the Office of Theater and Dance and the Office of Visual Arts of the French Institute of Germany, and with the backing of the French Institute's IF Incontournable program, a cycle...

In My Sunshine, Hiroshi Okuyama sketches a troubling tale of apprenticeship, as three characters meet on the island of Hokkaido, against a backdrop of figure skating. With sensitivity and delicacy, he...

The Programme d'Aide à la Publication - cession de droits (PAP) saw a year 2024 particularly rich in projects and diversity. The aim of this scheme, which supports foreign publishing houses in the...

Since 2011, Laurel Parker and Paul Chamard have been working together under the name Laurel Parker Book in a design studio, making artists' books and luxury objects. Residents at Villa Kujoyama in...

Winners of the ICC Immersion United Arab Emirates program, Augmenta and Opéra de Paris, represented by David-Alexandre Chanel and Éric Grebille, benefited from personalized support to develop their...

After a selection commission organized by the French Institute, Yto Barrada has been chosen to represent France at the 61st International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia in 2026. The...

From November 7 to December 1, the Dialogues européens are stopping off in Rennes, in partnership with Les Champs Libres. On this occasion, the venue's director, Corinne Poulain, discusses the...