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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

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

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

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Cultural and Creative Industries Program: ten emblematic projects from the French cultural network

As part of the 2025 edition of the Cultural and Creative Industries Program (PICC), the Institut français is highlighting ten emblematic projects carried out by the French cultural network abroad...

29 October 2025

Raphaëlle Macaron: the "Écrire en français" exhibition already presented in over 60 countries

Illustrator for comics and magazines, Raphaëlle Macaron takes part in the "Écrire en français" exhibition...

26 October 2025

Exposition « Écrire en français »

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

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

The Brazil-France 2025 Season is in full swing in France!

Launched last April, the Brazil-France 2025 Season is now firmly established on the French cultural landscape. Conceived as a celebration of the 200 years of diplomatic relations between France and...

21 July 2025

L'Atelier des deux rives: a training course in literary criticism

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...

16 July 2025

Livres des deux rives" translation workshop: author Eric Chacour reflects on his experience as a tutor

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...

1 July 2025

Zaï Zaï Zaï, Fabcaro's comic strip directed by Nicolas & Bruno on La Collection

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...

30 June 2025