The Institut français / Cité internationale des arts program is open to foreign artists, who wish to develop a project of research and creation in Paris, for a period of three or six months. These artists may be identified by the Instituts français, Alliances françaises, Cultural services of the French Embassies or French and foreign cultural organizations.

The Institut français coaches them to widen their professional network and encourages collaborations with other artists and cultural organizations in France.

Selected within the framework of the call for applications launched during the spring 2020, the laureates are: 

• ALBRAEHE Anas – Lebanon – Visual arts
• BALLO Ibrahim - Mali - Visual arts
• ELMOLY Ebrahim – Egypt - Photography
• ESPANDI Maryam - Iran - Visual arts
• EZ-ELDIN Mansoura – Egypt - Literature
• GARCIA Rodrigo – Venezuela - Cinema
• KESERWANY Noel – Lebanon - Cinema
• LOPES MADEIRA BECHO Anabela Maria – Portugal - Exhibition curating
• RASHIDI ASHJERDI Marzieh - Iran - Photography
• SAHLI Ghizlane – Morocco – Visual arts
• SEDIGHIAN KASHI Reza – Iran – Visual arts
• TAWFIK Ahmed – Egypt – Comic arts
• WAHBA Mohamed – Egypt – Comic arts
• WEN Hui – China – Dance

The commission, chaired by Éric Soulier, Director of the Development and Partnerships Department of the Institut français, was composed by the following experts:

INSTITUT FRANÇAIS 

Development and partnerships department

• Fanny Rolland, head of the residency department   
• Mathilde Lajarrige, residency project manager 
• Jessica Chilloh, intern at the residency department

Artistic development and cooperation department

• Sophie Robnard, project leader for Photography / Image

MINISTÈRE DE L’EUROPE ET DES AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES

• Alice Toutlemonde, redactor at the Sub-Directorate of Culture and Media

MINISTÈRE DE LA CULTURE

• Loïc Meuley, DGCA – European and international office
• Isabelle Manci, College of Fine Arts

CITÉ INTERNATIONALE DES ARTS 

• Bénédicte Alliot, general director 

CENTRE NATIONAL DES ARTS PLASTIQUES

• Béatrice Salmon, director