The Institut français is offering the cultural network a new call for proposals aimed at supporting the establishment of multidisciplinary and editorial programmes around themes of strategic importance for cultural diplomacy.

In 2019, these three themes are: the City, Europe and Young Audiences.

La Fabrique Cinéma is a programme developed by the Institut Français with France Médias Monde - RFI, France 24, Monte Carlo Doualiya - the International Organisation of la Francophonie and Sacem to promote the emergence of young creation from southern countries on the international market. Designed...

In Africa, Asia, America and Europe, Instituts français and Alliances Françaises are continuing to digitally equip their screening rooms with the support of the National Centre for Cinema and the Animated Image (CNC), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UniFrance and the Institut français.

The Aide aux Cinémas du monde is a selective fund reserved for projects involving feature films, animated films and creative documentaries aiming to be screened for the first time in cinemas. It may be granted before filming (production aid). Projects not selected for pre-filming assistance may be...

Charged with preserving and disseminating African film heritage, the Institut français holds one of the largest collections of African films from the 1960s to the present day.

Created in 1961 by the Ministry of Cooperation, the Cinémathèque Afrique contributes to the preservation, restoration...

"Des mots à la scène" (“From Words to the Stage”) is a support fund for the production of contemporary writing for the stage from Africa and the Caribbean launched by the Institut français. Funded by the Ministry of Culture, this fund aims to promote authors from the south who are little known or...

Relance Export aims to support French artists or artists living in France (mainland or overseas communities) from the cultural and creative fields, whose international projects have been impacted by the sanitary crisis, and who have the opportunity to continue or develop these activities identically...

The “VR Immersive Experiences” catalogue presents some forty original works at the intersection of virtual reality, live entertainment and visual arts. Available in English, it is designed to introduce partners of the cultural network (theatres, museums, cultural centres, art centres, festivals...

In autumn 2020, the Institut français is launching a major global digital campaign to promote French language learning !

The « Digital Mediation and Cultural Innovation » catalogue references some fifty organisations working in the cultural innovation and digital mediation sector in order to encourage the commercialisation of their knowledge and expertise abroad. Available in English, it addresses partners and...

As part of its support for developing French cultural and creative industries internationally, the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and its cultural network internationally are taking action through a “CCI prioritaire mission” given to 37 embassies of strategic territories for exporting CCI.

In a time of a profound change to linguistic balances of power and increased competition between countries in the field of cultural diplomacy, the French cultural network abroad constitutes a powerful tool for improving the international attractiveness of France. In order to strengthen the brand...

The Translator Factory creates a network of young professional translators into the world's major languages.
In the form of workshops each focused on French and one another language, the Translator Factory brings together 6 young translators for 10 weeks under the leadership of experienced...

The Stendhal programme supports French-language authors whose writing project justifies living abroad for at least one month.
In return for a flat-rate subsidy, writers contribute to cultural exchange activities carried out by members of the French cultural network abroad (seminars, public readings...

The Institut français offers the French cultural network abroad its Residency Factory. This is a programme that aims to support this network at a technical and financial level in the development and construction of an artist residency at its facilities or with a local partner.
The Residency...