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Our major events

Discover the major events that the Institut français offers for French and international artists, creators, culture professionals, members of the French cultural network abroad and the general public.

Travel to Ukraine

From December 2025 to March 2026, France and Ukraine unite on the cultural front to resonate the voice of a resilient and creative Ukrainian society through The Journey to Ukraine - A Ukrainian Season...

4 September 2025

França-Brasil 2025 season

  • Architecture
  • Visual Arts / Photography
  • Cinema
  • Digital creation
  • Debating ideas
  • Book
  • Crafts / Design
  • Performing arts / Music

At the end of their meeting in June 2023 in Paris, Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva decided to organize a France-Brazil Season in 2025 to give new impetus to the bilateral...

Our future - Dialogues Afrique-Europe

Launched in October 2022, the Our Future - Africa-Europe Dialogues project intends to continue the dialogue and build new foundations for relations between Africa and Europe.

DT Notre futur Média principal

The French Pavilion at the Venice Biennale

The implementation of the French Pavilion at the Venice International Art and Architecture Exhibitions is entrusted to the Institut français, an operator of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs...

Visite du Pavillon

Novembre Numérique returns for its 9th edition

Every year, the month of November becomes a playground for digital cultures. An international event piloted by the French Institute and the French cultural network abroad, Novembre Numérique brings...

1 November 2025

Creation Africa

  • Architecture
  • Visual Arts / Photography
  • Cinema
  • Digital creation
  • Book
  • Crafts / Design
  • Performing arts / Music

Thanks to funding from the Fonds Équipe France Création (FEF Création) of the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, the Institut français is giving shape to the dynamics of partnership...

FOCUS and professional meetings

The Institut français aims to facilitate meetings and connections between French and international cultural players, whether artists, creators, intellectuals, entrepreneurs or institutions.

Meetings with the french cultural network

Through a combination of sector-specific seminars, regional training courses and online features, the Institut français aims to provide better support for network agents and structure a constructive...

AIF FERME BUISSON 2017

Facing war - European dialogues

The "Facing war - European dialogues" project consists of a series of events bringing together leading figures from research, think tanks, the media and the public sphere to support discussion and...

DT Dialogues européens - Sofia (Bulgarie)

Les Cinémas du monde Pavilion

As part of the Cannes Film Festival and Marché du Film, the Institut français is setting up the Les Cinémas du monde Pavilion, in partnership with France Médias Monde (RFI, France 24 and Monte Carlo...

Fabrique cinéma et pavillon Les cinémas du monde

Seasons and highlights

Since 1985, the "Seasons" implemented by the Institut français have brought France into dialogue with over 100 countries.

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