An open invitation to all institutions of culture and knowledge in France and around the world, the third Nuit des idées in 2018 will be a means of sharing knowledge and reflections, across nations, disciplines and generations.

The Institut français presents the website culturegamer.fr, dedicated to independent French video games, in the footsteps of culturevr.fr (focused on immersive realities), futurlivre.fr (for innovations in the field of books) and futurimage.fr (dedicated to transmedia projects and web creation).

Across the world, from New Zealand to Colombia, Hong Kong to Togo, Spain to Brazil, Germany to the Comoro Islands, artists, philosophers, gamers, entrepreneurs, creators and makers will explore the digital revolution in all its forms, practices, uses and challenges.

The Night of Ideas returns to more than 85 countries on 30th January 2020 with its 5th edition, based on the theme of ‘Being alive’.

The Institut français launches a brand new version of its film distribution platform developed by ARTE.

The “9th art”, a new cultural frontier? From graphic novels to children’s comics, French manga and beyond, French comics are experiencing a renewed artistic energy driven by the diversity of forms and genres.

On 31st January 2019, in France and throughout the world, the Night of Ideas is returning for a fourth edition, "Facing the Present", with a focus on clarity and commitment.

From the very beginning of cinema, women have directed films and thus contributed to the development of this art form. In 2020, the Institut français is devoting a film series to them, available to the French cultural network abroad and their partners.

As part of the presidential plan for the French language and multilingualism, the General State Organisation of French-language books aims to revitalise and decompartmentalise the Francophone editorial space and has goals which are at once political, economic, cultural and educational.