Highlights of the Month
Festivals & series
Programme
Festivals & Series
Films
30 Aug - 26 Nov
Nathalie Baye: A Hundred Lives
Arts
Films
Sept 2026 - Sept 2027
200 Years of Photography
Films
New Releases
From 25 Sept
De Gaulle (Part 2): Liberté
Films
Kids & Families
4 - 31 Oct
Fête du cinéma d’Animation
Films
New Releases
From 9 Oct
Comédie Française
Films
New Releases
From 16 Oct
Case 137
Concerts
Sun 1 Nov
Lovemusic
Films
Festivals & Series
Mon 2 Nov 2026
Inside Gaza
+ Q&A with producer Yann Ollivier, protagonist Mai Yaghi, Phil Chetwynd, moderated by Bénédicte Paviot
Arts
Books & Ideas
Wed 4 Nov
The Bayeux Tapestry: Between Myth & History
Books & Ideas
Talks
Tue 10 Nov
Jonathan Coe on Ravel and Vaughan Williams and the Music of Nations
Films
Festivals & Series
18 – 29 Nov
French Film Festival London 2026
Talks
Books & Ideas
Tue 24 Nov 2026
In Conversation with Rachid Benzine
Books & Ideas
Talks
Wed 2 Dec 2026
In One Brief Moment All Eternity with Elif Shafak
Past events
2027
Films
New Releases
From 28 Aug
De Gaulle (Part 1): Résistance
Films
New Releases
From 25 Sept
De Gaulle (Part 2): Liberté
Arts
Films
Sept 2026 - Sept 2027
200 Years of Photography
2026
Talks
Books & Ideas
Thu 5 Feb
Night of Ideas
Books & Ideas
Talks
8 - 22 June
Beyond Words
French Courses
From 2 Sept
French Courses – New Term
Films
Festivals & Series
28 Feb - 29 March
Kinoteka Polish Film Festival
Films
Festivals & Series
17 - 19 Apr
Spanish Spring Weekend
Films
CinéFamilies
From 6 June
Ocean with David Attenborough
+ Q&A with cinematographer Toby Strong on 6 June at 15.20
Films
Travelling Shots
Films
New Releases
Mon 23 Feb
It Was Just an Accident
+ Q&A with director Jafar Panahi moderated by film critic Danny Leigh
Films
Festivals & Series
From 10 June
The Little Sister
Arts
Concerts
Thu 5 March
Esther Abrami – Women in Music
Arts
Talks
Wed 11 March
Seurat and the Sea
Books & Ideas
Talks
Tue 24 March
In Conversation with Guillaume Gallienne
Films
Special Screenings
Sat 21 Feb
Second Wind
UK Premiere followed by a panel discussion with director Masha Kondakova, producer Gennady Gazin and cast members
Kids & Families
16 - 24 March
South Ken Kids Festival 2026
Films
Classics
From 1 Feb
Breathless
Films
New Releases
From 27 Jan
Nouvelle Vague
Films
New Releases
From 3 Apr
Colours of Time
Concerts
Thu 9 Apr
Près de votre oreille: Blessed Echoes
Concerts
Thu 11 June
Marie-Laure Garnier – Invitation to the Voyage
Films
Classics
From 3 Apr
Amélie
French Courses
Starting 23 March
Twice a Week
Films
New Releases
From 4 Apr
Couture
Exclusive Release
Films
New Releases
From 24 Apr
The Wizard of the Kremlin
Films
New Releases
From 8 June
Nino
Films
Classics
7 June - 25 July
Isabelle Adjani’s Journey through Cinema
Books & Ideas
Talks
Tue 15 Sept
Philippe Collin in Conversation with Philippe Sands
Films
New Releases
From 28 Aug
De Gaulle (Part 1): Résistance
Films
New Releases
From 25 Sept
De Gaulle (Part 2): Liberté
Films
New Releases
From 18 Sept
Queen at Sea
+ introduction by Juliette Binoche on 19 Sept + Q&A with Costume Designer Saffron Cullane on 24 Sept
Films
Special Screenings
From 8 Sept
The English Patient
Films
Kids & Families
12 Sept & 3 Oct
The Children of the Resistance
UK Premiere
Films
Special Screenings
Mon 28 Sept
Lumière! The Adventure Continues
+ discussion with Thierry Frémaux & Danny Leigh
Books & Ideas
Talks
Thu 29 Oct
Eve Guerra and Gaël Faye on Loss and Homecoming
Books & Ideas
Talks
Tue 20 Oct
Mathieu Belezi on the Violence of Empire
Films
New Releases
From 16 Oct
Case 137
Festivals & Series
Films
30 Aug - 26 Nov
Nathalie Baye: A Hundred Lives
Books & Ideas
Talks
Wed 30 Sept
In Conversation with Marc Levy
Books & Ideas
Talks
Wed 14 Oct
Weaving History: Ken Follett and the Bayeux Tapestry
Films
New Releases
From 9 Oct
Comédie Française
Arts
Films
Sept 2026 - Sept 2027
200 Years of Photography
Films
Kids & Families
4 - 31 Oct
