Cycles

This cycle offers three emblematic films from the career of Maurice Pialat, a filmmaker of the moment and of conflict, an uncompromising observer of human passions, whose cinema continues to touch us with its strength, its modernity and its irreducible truth.

This series shines a spotlight on an emerging generation asserting its identity and aspirations. Through a diversity of narratives and sensibilities, these films give voice to their stories, reveal their fresh perspectives, and unveil intimate, creative, fragile, and powerful journeys. This multifaceted youth questions its connection to the present, looks toward the future, and claims its place in a changing world. Between audacity, fragility, tenderness, anger, and enlightenment, "Us, Now" brings together works that affirm cinema as a space for expression, experimentation, and emancipation.

For the 2026 Night of Ideas, this film series explores the theme "Paving the Way" by examining the major trends of our time. The films highlight emerging youth and voices, inspiring figures offering new solutions, and science and technology seen as sources of hope. A cinematic perspective open to possible futures.

To celebrate the centenary of the birth of Michel Piccoli on December 27, 1925 in Paris, revisit the journey of an exceptional actor, a major figure in French and European cinema. From his iconic roles with Sautet, Buñuel and Godard to his more secret and daring collaborations, he reveals an incomparable interpretive palette. This program, which offers classics and restored films, offers a living portrait of a free, demanding and profoundly modern artist.

Through the eyes of young filmmakers, this program explores the plural, vibrant, often disrupted Middle East, but always driven by dazzling creativity. These works offer a striking panorama of new perspectives, bold aesthetics and powerful stories that paint another face of the Middle East, between crisis, memory and creation.

Depuis ses débuts, le cinéma a su faire rire, divertir, et parfois même émouvoir à travers la comédie. Ce cycle propose un voyage à travers les multiples formes de la comédie au cinéma : burlesque, satirique, romantique, absurde ou sociale. Des éclats de rire du muet aux dialogues percutants de la comédie contemporaine, ce genre incontournable offre un reflet vivant des sociétés et des époques.

Discover a selection of films supported by La Fabrique Cinéma de l'Institut français, a tailored program helping talented young directors from emerging countries increase their international exposure. Each year, this program, developed by the Institut français, in partnership with France Médias Monde and the International Organisation of La Fancophonie invites ten directors working on their first or second feature films to attend the Festival de Cannes along with their producers.

On the occasion of Earth Day, dive into the heart of environmental issues through a selection of poignant, committed and inspiring films. From climate change to the preservation of biodiversity, including the management of natural resources, each screening invites a deep reflection on our behaviors and their impacts on the Earth.

In order to immerse yourself in the holiday spirit and spend warm and friendly moments with family or friends, here are some suggestions for long and short films, classic and modern that will please all your audiences!

Dans le cadre du Mois du film documentaire 2025, découvrez une sélection de documentaires français et africains faisant écho à la thématique de cette édition « Métamorphoses ». Les films explorent les métamorphoses sociétales sous forme de mobilisations, de révoltes, d’exigences collectives qui s’imposent face à la domination, l’injustice ou encore le dérèglement climatique.