Events

24th Fête du cinéma d'animation

In France and around the world

For more than 20 years, the Fête du cinéma d'animation has been growing and making October the month of animated cinema. The event takes place every year simultaneously in hundreds of cities in France, and in the cultural network abroad. Thanks to the French Institute, all continents participate in the festival through screenings, meetings and workshops.

2 cycles linked to this event:

L'édition 2025 rassemble des courts métrages autour de thèmes riches et variées pour tous les goûts et tous les publics ! Contes, science-fiction,, aventure et musique mettent en valeur dans ces nouveaux titres toutes la richesse et la variété del’animation française récompensée dans de nombreux festivals.

À l’occasion du grand rendez-vous annuel autour de l'animation, l’Institut français et l’AFCA vous proposent d’articuler votre programmation autour des derniers films récents dont certains ont été primés dans les plus grands festivals.

24th Fête du cinéma d'animation

24th Fête du cinéma d'animation

In France and around the world

For more than 20 years, the Fête du cinéma d'animation has been growing and making October the month of animated cinema. The event takes place every year simultaneously in hundreds of cities in France, and in the cultural network abroad. Thanks to the French Institute, all continents participate in the festival through screenings, meetings and workshops.

See the page of the event
2 cycles linked to this event:

L'édition 2025 rassemble des courts métrages autour de thèmes riches et variées pour tous les goûts et tous les publics ! Contes, science-fiction,, aventure et musique mettent en valeur dans ces nouveaux titres toutes la richesse et la variété del’animation française récompensée dans de nombreux festivals.

À l’occasion du grand rendez-vous annuel autour de l'animation, l’Institut français et l’AFCA vous proposent d’articuler votre programmation autour des derniers films récents dont certains ont été primés dans les plus grands festivals.

Festival de Cannes 2025

A selection of films to accompany this major event

The Institut français presents various film cycles to complement the Cannes Film Festival in your international programming. Discover films supported by the Institut français' La Fabrique Cinéma, films from the ACID Cannes selection, films that won the Queer Palm for their treatment of LGBTQIAA+ themes, and films by filmmakers currently in competition.

4 cycles linked to this event:
This year's selected directors

Discover a selection of films from filmmakers in competition this year at the Cannes International Film Festival

A selection of films supported by La Fabrique Cinéma

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.

An independent vision of French cinema

ACID is an association of film directors which, since 1992, has been promoting the cinema distribution of independent films and encouraging debates between authors and audiences. The Institut français and ACID join forces to highlight and promote internationally the quality and diversity of the emerging French film scene, offering new perspectives on our contemporary societies.

Festival de Cannes

Since its creation in 2010, the Queer Palm of the Cannes Film Festival has rewarded memorable and striking films, reflecting the diversity and importance of the themes addressed by this prize. Previous winners of the Queer Palm highlight films that have helped advance the LGBTQ+ cause in the world of cinema. Discover in this cycle films that have been selected for this emblematic prize.

Festival de Cannes 2025

Festival de Cannes 2025

A selection of films to accompany this major event

The Institut français presents various film cycles to complement the Cannes Film Festival in your international programming. Discover films supported by the Institut français' La Fabrique Cinéma, films from the ACID Cannes selection, films that won the Queer Palm for their treatment of LGBTQIAA+ themes, and films by filmmakers currently in competition.

See the page of the event
4 cycles linked to this event:
This year's selected directors

Discover a selection of films from filmmakers in competition this year at the Cannes International Film Festival

A selection of films supported by La Fabrique Cinéma

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.

An independent vision of French cinema

ACID is an association of film directors which, since 1992, has been promoting the cinema distribution of independent films and encouraging debates between authors and audiences. The Institut français and ACID join forces to highlight and promote internationally the quality and diversity of the emerging French film scene, offering new perspectives on our contemporary societies.

Festival de Cannes

Since its creation in 2010, the Queer Palm of the Cannes Film Festival has rewarded memorable and striking films, reflecting the diversity and importance of the themes addressed by this prize. Previous winners of the Queer Palm highlight films that have helped advance the LGBTQ+ cause in the world of cinema. Discover in this cycle films that have been selected for this emblematic prize.

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