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«In the face of war - European dialogue »  : new stops in Amsterdam and Sofia

On May 14, 2024, the French Institute in Netherlands is offering a major evening of debate at De Balie in Amsterdam. The “European Dialogue” cycle will then continue on June 13 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Updated on 17/04/2024

Immersion in Julien Creuzet's project at the French Pavilion of the Biennale Arte 2024

Discover Julien Creuzet's original work, Attila cataracte ta source aux pieds des pitons verts finira dans la grande mer gouffre bleu nous nous noyâmes dans les larmes marées de la lune, which represents France at the 60th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia (Saturday 20 April to...

Updated on 17/04/2024

Press conference for the French Pavilion at the Venice Biennale

The 60th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia will open to the public from 20 April to 24 November 2024. Julien Creuzet, a multi-talented artist, visual artist, video maker and poet, has been chosen by an international jury to represent France.

Updated on 17/04/2024

On tour in Ireland with Miroirs Étendus and "Elsewhere"

With Elsewhere, the Miroirs Étendus company presents its latest operatic creation with the true story of the first Soviet outside the USSR. With a modern aesthetic inspired by contemporary theatre, the opera adapts Michael Gallen's striking libretto, co-written with poet Annemarie Ní Churreáin and...

Published on 17/04/2024

The Institut français, partner of the "Danse Élargie" competition organised by the Théâtre de la Ville

The 8th edition of Danse élargie is organised by the Théâtre de la Ville, the Cie Terrain de Boris Charmatz, the Fondation d'entreprise Hermès, the CNDC d'Angers (directed by Noé Soulier) and the Comédie de Valence - CDN Drôme-Ardèche (directed by Marc Lainé). It is supported by the...

Updated on 15/04/2024

Gilles Bloch, président du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle

The Musée national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN) and the Institut français work in partnership to promote scientific culture in the French diplomatic network abroad. MNHN president Gilles Bloch discusses the digital creation implemented within the museum, as well as the challenges of this partnership...

Updated on 15/04/2024

Agra, on release in cinemas

With Agra, Kanu Behl delivers an angry and intense second film, which testifies to the tortures of an Indian society that is suffocating. Through his hero, an entire patriarchal world is presented in a breathtaking setting. Selected for the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes in 2023, it is now released...

Updated on 12/04/2024

Africa Esports Champions: a partnership between SAGES and the Institut français

As part of the Création Africa programme, SAGES and the Institut français have partnered to develop a strategy for creating a regional dynamic to structure the esport ecosystem in Africa, starting with the Sahel Esports Champions project in November 2022.

Updated on 12/04/2024

Discover the selection of La Fabrique Cinéma and the 2024 highlights of the Pavilion!

The Institut français and its partners France Médias Monde (RFI, France 24 and Monte Carlo Doualiya) and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) are pleased to announce the ten film projects selected for the sixteenth edition of La Fabrique Cinéma de l'Institut français and to...

Updated on 08/04/2024

The Francophonie Festival  : 5 questions to Valérie Senghor

With "Refaire le monde, le festival de la francophonie", held in conjunction with the XIXth Summit of the Francophonie, the year 2024 aims to offer the younger generations of French speakers a forum for dialogue to repair, reinvent and re-enchant the world. The French-speaking cultural, educational...

Updated on 08/04/2024

Penser l'islam depuis l'Afrique

Launch of a regional cycle of debate to promote reflection on Islam in Africa, the first stage of which, "Penser l'islam depuis l'Afrique", will take place in Rabat on March 28, 2024.

Updated on 05/04/2024

France-Brazil : a cross cultural season 2025 !

Following their meeting in Paris last June, Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva decided to organise a France-Brazil Season in 2025 to strengthen our bilateral relationship and our joint responses to contemporary political, social and ecological challenges. Multidisciplinary...

Updated on 04/04/2024

The Institut français supports children's literature abroad with Pépites internationales

The Institut français is launching Pépites internationales, the 7th edition of the program resulting from its partnership with the Salon du livre et de la presse jeunesse en Seine-Saint-Denis (SLPJ), to promote the works in the Pépites illustrated books and comics selections, the SLPJ literary prize...

Updated on 28/03/2024

Film release : Inshallah a Boy, by Amjad Al Rasheed

Inshallah a Boy is the first feature film directed by Amjad Al Rasheed, a portrait of contemporary Jordan, where a woman tries to preserve her daughter's legacy. The first Jordanian film to be selected at the Cannes Festival, it received the Gan Foundation Award for Distribution and is supported by...

Published on 21/03/2024

The Institut français of Cambodia (IFC) is launching its 2024 call for applications for its two residency programmes!

Apply for the “Villa Marguerite Duras” writing residency programme and the “La Route des résidences” residency exchange programme, co-organised by the Institut français of Cambodia, the Institut français of Vietnam and the Alliance française of Chiang Maï.

Updated on 20/03/2024