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Exhibition

4 June - 9 Aug

Armineh Negahdari: The Living River

The Living River, the first UK solo exhibition by Bordeaux-based Iranian artist Armineh Negahdari affirms her persistent commitment to drawing as a practice, while suspending…

Performances

8 - 11 Aug

Hostile

Everyday objects come to life in this family-friendly one-man Spaghetti Western. A cowboy is stuck in the desert. He’s got a price on his head:…

Course

General French

Wed 12 Aug

Try a Lesson

Get a flavour of what studying with us is like before starting your French journey! (online or onsite)

Arts

Exhibition

12 March - 23 Aug

David Hockney: A Year in Normandie and Some Other Thoughts about Painting

Don’t miss the new David Hockney exhibition at Serpentine Galleries, bringing together recent works, from still lifes and portraits to his monumental printed frieze, shown…

Arts

Exhibition

1 May - 23 Aug

Ranti Bam: Sacred Groves

Paris-based British Nigerian artist Ranti Bam works with sculpture, performance, film and photography. She explores our relationship to the environment through touch, spirituality and healing. Sacred…

Films

New Releases

From 28 Aug

De Gaulle: Résistance

June 1940. France collapses and signs the armistice. In the midst of the chaos, one man refuses to give up. Alone against the odds, this…

Films

New Releases

From 28 Aug

Bitter Christmas

Raúl is a cult filmmaker in the midst of a creative crisis. When tragedy strikes one of his closest collaborators, he draws inspiration from it…

Films

New Releases

From 29 Aug

Bouchra

Bouchra, a 35-year-old queer Moroccan coyote living in NYC, is wrestling with writer’s block for her first film. As she begins a series of difficult…

Films

Kids & Families

From 29 Aug

Maya Give Me a Title

Maya and her dad (Michel Gondry) live in two different countries. To keep in touch with his daughter and continue to tell her stories, her…

Festivals & Series

Films

30 Aug - 26 Nov

Nathalie Baye: A Hundred Lives

Films

Classics

From 30 Aug

Day for Night

This affectionate farce from François Truffaut about the joys and strife of moviemaking is one of his most beloved films. Truffaut himself appears as the…

Thu 25 Jun - Mon 31 Aug

Opening of the Centre Molière – The renovated Language Centre of the French Institute in London

Course

Culture & Society

Fri 04 Sep

French Society

For those wishing to gain insight into French society while perfecting their linguistic skills on site!

Films

New Releases

From 4 Sept

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

Opening film for the Un Certain Regard competition at Cannes Film Festival 2026 and winner of the Queer Palm, the film is a new kind…

Course

General French

Sat 05 Sep

Saturday Express

Make progress in French at a fast pace with this onsite course!

Kids & Families

Sat 5 Sept

Story Time: Bilingual Stories

Step into magical stories told in two languages! Two storytellers share the same book: one page in English, the next in French. Children explore new…

Arts

Exhibition

30 May - 6 Sept

Tohé Commaret: Mijitas at Spike Island

Mijitas is the first exhibition in the UK by Franco-Chilean artist Tohé Commaret (b.1992, Vitry-sur-Seine), featuring two new moving image commissions, Rosa and Can you…

Films

Classics

From 6 Sept

The Man Who Loved Women

An intriguing, sometimes unsettling study of an aeronautics engineer (Charles Denner) who devotes his non-working hours to the pursuit of sexual encounters with women. The…

Course

Young Learners

Mon 07 Sep

French for Tweens and Teens

The perfect online or onsite course for all young learners aged 10 to 17 years to discover French language or practise their skills through its fantastic culture!

Course

General French

Mon 07 Sep

Once a Week – Evening

Take your French to the next level with this well-rounded online or onsite course!

Course

Young Learners

Mon 07 Sep

French for Kids

The perfect online or onsite course for all young learners aged 4 to 9 years old to discover French language or practise their skills through its fantastic…

Course

Professional French

Tue 08 Sep

French at Work

Learn workplace French online in just one hour per week! Join small-group online lunchtime classes designed to help you communicate confidently in everyday professional situations.

Course

Culture & Society

Tue 08 Sep

Current Affairs

Already comfortable in French and passionate about the news? This onsite course is the perfect way to maintain and develop your skills through lively discussions…

Course

Conversation & Grammar

Tue 08 Sep

Conversation & Grammar

Master grammar naturally through conversation practice, join us online or onsite.

Films

Special Screenings

From 8 Sept

The English Patient

+ extended introduction by lead actors Kristin Scott Thomas and Ralph Fiennes on 8 Sept

Course

Culture & Society

Tue 08 Sep

Travelling in France

Planning a trip or moving to France? Learn essential skills to navigate daily life with confidence, connect with locals and enjoy your experience fully.

Course

Culture & Society

Wed 09 Sep

Discuss French Cinema

You are a cinema fanatic or just curious about French and Francophone culture? You would like to know more about French films or would like…

Kids & Families

From 9 Sept

Baby Comptines

Put some sparkles in your toddler’s ears and take part in our interactive French nursery rhymes session with its instruments! Expect songs, dance and great…

Course

Professional French

Wed 09 Sep

Business French

If you wish to develop your Business French terminology, understand your francophone colleagues or clients, this Business French Course is for you!

Course

Professional French

Wed 09 Sep

Business French ‘Ecofin’

This online course will help you communicate in French on Economics, Business and Finance with confidence in a professional environment.

Course

Professional French

Thu 10 Sep

French for Diplomacy and International Relations

Enhance your career prospects and strengthen your professional profile with our online French Diplomacy and International Relations course, open to all learners from A1 level upwards. Our flexible…

Course

Professional French

Thu 10 Sep

Legal French

Suitable for students who have a B2-C1 level in General French with some experience and knowledge of working in the Legal sector.

Exhibition

10 Sept 2026 - 11 July 2027

The Bayeux Tapestry

Following a historic agreement with France, the 70-metre-long tapestry, depicting events leading up to the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest of England in…

Course

Conversation & Grammar

Fri 11 Sep

French at Lunch

Keep your brain sharp and take your mind off things with the French @ Lunch course!

Films

New Releases

From 11 Sept

Just an Illusion

A 12-year-old boy in 1985 suburban Paris navigates life between his distant older brother and quarreling parents while grappling with identity, friendship, love, and understanding…

Films

Classics

From 11 Sept

La Femme Infidèle

La Femme infidèle is Chabrol’s tale of infidelity, passion and violence – an unmissable Hitchcockian thriller set against a backdrop of bourgeois respectability in late…

Films

Kids & Families

12 Sept & 3 Oct

The Children of the Resistance

School Activities

Tue 22 Sept

School Screening: Olivia & The Invisible Earthquake

Special School screening as part of the London Spanish Film Festival.

Books & Ideas

Talks

Sat 12 Sept

Open House: The French Institute’s History – A Guided Tour

Did you know that the Institut was founded in 1910 by a woman, Marie d’Orliac? Or that it rallied Charles de Gaulle and hosted part…

Films

Classics

From 13 Sept

The Green Room

Julien Davenne is a journalist whose wife Julie died a decade ago. He gathered in the green room all her objects. When a fire destroys…

Films

Kids & Families

From 13 Sept

Toy Story 5

+ free colouring session on 26 Sept & Relaxed Screening on 27 Sept

Books & Ideas

Talks

Tue 15 Sept

Philippe Collin in Conversation with Philippe Sands

The French Institute is delighted to welcome Philippe Collin for the English-language launch of his debut novel, The Barman of the Ritz, in conversation with…

Films

Special Screenings

Tue 15 Sept

A Goodnight Kiss

+ Q&A with director Giedrė Žickytė

Course

General French

Wed 16 Sep

Evening French in Kentish Town

Based in North London? We come to you! Try our French courses in Kentish Town.

Films

Festivals & Series

Wed 16 Sept

The Anatomy of a Moment

+ Q&A with Prof. Maria Delgado, Alberto Rodríguez, Rafael Cobos and José Manuel Lorenzo & beer reception

Films

Festivals & Series

Thu 17 Sept

Karmele

+ Q&A with filmmaker Asier Altuna

Course

E-learning Platforms

General French

Thu 17 Sep

Live French E-Learning

Busy and independent? Join this blended learning program, combining flexible online self-study, with an additional weekly 45mn live session, in a small group led by…

Books & Ideas

Talks

Thu 17 Sept

French Literary Season Launch

From mid-August, over 400 new titles will be released in French bookshops and among them the next laureates of the most prestigious prizes. Which French‑language…

Books & Ideas

Performances

Fri 18 Sept

María Casares and Albert Camus. Letters

“You and I met and fell in love passionately, impatiently, dangerously. I regret nothing and I feel that these last days I’ve lived are enough…

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

Festivals & Series

Fri 18 Sept

Sundays

Sundays tells the story of Ainara, a bright and idealistic 17-year-old facing what should be a straightforward decision: choosing a university degree. At least, that's…

Films

New Releases

From 19 Sept

In-I in Motion

+ Q&A with Juliette Binoche & and Farooq Chaudhry OBE on 19 Sept

Exhibition

16 Apr - 19 Sept

Nhu Xuan Hua: Of Walking on Fire

Nhu Xuan Hua (b.1989) is a French artist and photographer of Vietnamese heritage. Working at the intersection of art and fashion photography, she reflects on…

Films

Kids & Families

19 & 20 Sept

Olivia & The Invisible Earthquake

Olivia, 12, her little brother Tim and their mother are forced to leave their apartment and move to a new neighbourhood. To shield Tim from…

Films

Classics

From 20 Sept

Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne

Bresson’s second feature is “a landmark in cinema history … Its influence on subsequent French cinema is far from exhausted” (David Thomson). Made in collaboration…

Films

Festivals & Series

Sun 20 Sept

My Friend Eva

At 50, after more than twenty years of marriage to Víctor—the father of her two teenage children—Eva makes a life-altering realisation during a business trip…

Films

Festivals & Series

Sun 20 Sept

Shorts From Galicia

Discover a panorama of galician cinema through a selection of short films.

Films

Festivals & Series

Mon 21 Sept

The Dashed Lines

+ Q&A with filmmaker Anxos Fázans hosted by Adriana Páramo, from the Galician Film Forum

Films

Festivals & Series

Tue 22 Sept

The Remnants of You

+ Q&A with director Gala Gracia

Films

Festivals & Series

Tue 22 Sept

Emergency Exit

+ Q&A with director Lluís Miñarro

Films

Festivals & Series

Wed 23 Sept

The Righteous

Nine members of a jury are sequestered while deliberating a controversial corruption case. The evidence is overwhelming, public opinion has already reached its verdict, and…

Films

New Releases

From 25 Sept

De Gaulle: Liberté

June 1940. France collapses and signs the armistice. In the midst of the chaos, one man refuses to give up. Alone against the odds, this…

Concerts

Workshops

From 25 Sept

Sing in French

Come and sing in French! We invite all music lovers to come and sing with us at one of our monthly singing group sessions. They…

Films

Classics

From 27 Sept

Sauve qui peut (la vie)

Featuring a script by Jean-Claude Carrière and Anne-Marie Miéville, Sauve qui peut (la vie) (Every Man for Himself), looks at the sexual and professional lives…

Films

Special Screenings

Sun 27 Sept

Algiers

+ Q&A with director Chakib Taleb-Bendiab, moderated by film critic and journalist Linda Marric

Films

Special Screenings

Mon 28 Sept

Lumière! The Adventure Continues

+ discussion with Thierry Frémaux

Films

Festivals & Series

Thu 1 Oct

The Wishing Tree

Screening preceded by a special performance of Georgian folk dance Jeriani and introduced by Nana Janelidze

Films

Festivals & Series

Thu 1 Oct

Lucky Village

+ introduction by Marina Tsitsishvili

Films

Festivals & Series

2 & 3 Oct

9-Month Contract

+ Q&A with director Ketevan Vashagashvili on 3 Oct

Films

Festivals & Series

Fri 2 Oct

Samanishvili’s Stepmother

+ introduction by the actor Natalia Jugheli

Films

Festivals & Series

Fri 2 Oct

The Kartli Kingdom

+ Q&A with directors Tamar Kalandadze and Julien Pebrel

Films

Festivals & Series

Sat 3 Oct

Early Winter’s Sorrow

+ Q&A with director Akaki Shanshiashvili

Films

Festivals & Series

Sat 3 Oct

Pirosmani

+ short film and introduction by Daniel Bird

Films

Festivals & Series

Sat 3 Oct

Georgian Short & Documentaries

+ introduction by the directors and members of the crew for each film

Kids & Families

Sat 3 Oct

Story Time: Witches and Other Monsters

Come to the library with your best costume to listen to stories about monsters told by two witches! In a dim light, they will make…

Arts

Exhibition

3 Oct 2026 - 24 Jan 2027

Sophie Calle: Something Missing?

Celebrated for her distinctive blend of fact and fiction, intimacy and distance, Calle has spent five decades tackling the big questions of human experience–from love,…

Films

Festivals & Series

Sun 4 Oct

Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry

+ Q&A with director Elene Naveriani

Films

Festivals & Series

Sun 4 Oct

The White Caravan

+ short performance by London based Georgian choir Imano and introduction by actor Natalia Jugheli

Films

Festivals & Series

Sun 4 Oct

Pastorale

+ introduction by Jason Osborn, director of the London Georgian Film Festival

Arts

Exhibition

20 June - 4 Oct

Jacques Henri Lartigue: Life in Colour

‘Colour is the best way to express the charm and poetry of life.’ French painter, writer, and photographer, Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894-1986) is best known…

Course

General French

Tue 06 Oct

Once a Week – Daytime

Take your French to the next level at a reasonable pace with this well-rounded onsite or online course!

Course

Culture & Society

Tue 06 Oct

French Through Creative Writing – Atelier d’écriture

For those wishing to combine language learning with creativity and imagination.

Course

Culture & Society

Thu 08 Oct

Study of London Exhibitions

Polish your linguistic skills and enhance your appreciation of art with this online course.

Films

Festivals & Series

From 11 Oct

Muhammad Ali, The Greatest

William Klein’s documentary follows the legend himself, alongside the people and the media that contributed to his meteoric rise over a couple of decades. The…

Films

Classics

From 11 Oct

Catch Me if You Can

A runaway teenager lives an exciting life by forging checks and impersonating several professions, but his fraudulent activities soon attract the attention of the FBI.…

Course

General French

Mon 12 Oct

Twice a Week

Don’t think twice! Learn French online or onsite twice a week and achieve great results!

Arts

Books & Ideas

Talks

Thu 15 Oct

Reading Group on Une femme en contre-jour by Gaëlle Josse

As part of the 200 Years of Photography cycle, the French Institute’s reading group will shine a light on Vivian Maier (1926-2009) whose invisible life…

School Activities

Thu 15 Oct

Music in France

Immerse your pupils in French culture for a full day with linguistic or cultural activity in the morning and a school screening in the afternoon.

Films

New Releases

From 16 Oct

Case 137

Stéphanie (Léa Drucker), a dedicated police officer working for the French equivalent of the Independent Office for Police Conduct, is assigned to investigate a case…

Films

Classics

From 18 Oct

Détective

The restless, unpredictable spirit of Détective emerges from its playful collision of genres and characters. Set largely within a hotel, the film brings together private…

Books & Ideas

Talks

Tue 20 Oct

Mathieu Belezi on the Violence of Empire

The French Institute is delighted to welcome Mathieu Belezi for the English-language launch of Attacking Earth and Sun, the first of his novels to appear…

Films

New Releases

From 23 Oct

Fatherland

Fatherland centres on the relationship between the Nobel Prize-winning writer Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika, a politically engaged writer, actress, and rally driver. In…

Films

Classics

Sun 25 Oct

The Flower of Evil

In her fifties, Anne, played by Nathalie Baye, decides to run for mayor of the town where she lives. As her campaign unfolds, she must…

Books & Ideas

Talks

Thu 29 Oct

Eve Guerra on Loss and Homecoming

The French Institute is delighted to welcome Eve Guerra for the English-language launch of her debut novel, Repatriation, as part of the Institut's Black History…

Films

Classics

From 3 Nov

It’s Only the End of the World

After twelve years away, a writer returns to his hometown. As the afternoon unfolds, resentment rewrites the course of his homecoming. Long-simmering grievances erupt into…

Films

Classics

From 1 Nov

Our Story

Never one to shy away from discomfiting situations, Blier paired two beloved French stars for an unconventional romantic tale. Alain Delon plays Robert, a man…

Arts

Talks

Wed 4 Nov

1066 and the Bayeux Tapestry

Join Michael Lewis, lead curator of the British Museum's Bayeux Tapestry exhibition, and Leonie Hicks, Professor of Medieval Studies at Canterbury Christ Church University, for…

School Activities

Thu 5 Nov

From Book to Screen

Immerse your pupils in French culture for a full day with linguistic or cultural activity in the morning and a school screening in the afternoon.

Films

Classics

From 8 Nov

God’s Offices

Nathalie Baye plays Anne, one of the dedicated and empathetic family planning counsellors who welcome and listen to women, each grappling with the question of…

School Activities

Thu 12 Nov

Banlieue Multiculturelle Francaise: Life in Banlieues: Interactive Workshop + Screening of Gagarine

Immerse your pupils in French culture for a full day with linguistic or cultural activity in the morning and a school screening in the afternoon.

Kids & Families

Sat 14 Nov

Story Time: Shadow Theatre

Enter our shadow theatre, and listen to the most famous french tales like Little Red Riding Hood. Our storytellers will also read magnificent picture books…

Films

Classics

From 21 Nov

Le Plein de Super

In Alain Cavalier's first film, an off-beat road trip, Klouk (Bernard Crombey) is a car salesman who must miss a family holiday to deliver a…

Books & Ideas

Sat 28 Nov

Café littéraire

Let’s share our love of literature and discover a selection of new book releases, old favourites and unknow treasures over a cup of coffee. Join…

Arts

Exhibition

2 Dec 2026 - 1 May 2027

Et voici l’image / And Here is the Image

Curated by Pascal Beausse, Head of the Photographic Collection at the Centre national des arts plastiques (Cnap) in France, this exhibition aims to create a…

School Activities

Thu 3 Dec

The Magical Icy Christmas

Immerse your pupils in French culture for a full day with linguistic or cultural activity in the morning and a school screening in the afternoon.

School Activities

Tue 8 Dec

Noel in France

Immerse your pupils in French culture for a full day with linguistic or cultural activity in the morning and a school screening in the afternoon.

Kids & Families

Sat 12 Dec

Story Time: Kamishibai and Projected Stories

Kamishibai is a special street performance from Japan, very popular in French libraries. We will tell stories of winter and festivities, and kids will be…

School Activities

Thu 28 Jan

Banlieue Multiculturelle Francaise: Life in Banlieues: Interactive Workshop + Screening of Gagarine

Immerse your pupils in French culture for a full day with linguistic or cultural activity in the morning and a school screening in the afternoon.

Exhibition

Thu 11 March

Camille: The Sound of Milk Tour

For more than twenty years, the French artist has forged a unique path in contemporary music. Singer-songwriter, composer, performer, and vocal explorer, Camille has created…

Classics

Festivals & Series

Films

30 Aug - 26 Nov

Nathalie Baye: A Hundred Lives

Next event : Day for Night
Sun 30 Aug at 14:00

Arts

Books & Ideas

Concerts

Kids & Families

Talks

Highlights of the Month

Next event : Opening of the Centre Molière - The renovated Language Centre of the French Institute in London
Mon 31 Aug

Festivals & Series

Films

16 - 23 Sept

London Spanish Film Festival

Next event : School Screening: Olivia & The Invisible Earthquake
Sat 12 Sep

CinéFamilies

Films

25 June - 23 July

Relaxed Screenings

Next event : Toy Story 5
Sun 13 Sep at 10:50

Festivals & Series

Films

Special Screenings

Sat 19 Sept

Juliette Binoche on Screen and in the Flesh

Next event : Queen at Sea
Fri 18 Sep at 18:10

Arts

Books & Ideas

Concerts

Films

Talks

Women Shaping the World

Next event : In-I in Motion
Sat 19 Sep at 16:20

Festivals & Series

Films

1 - 4 Oct

London Georgian Film Festival

Next event : Lucky Village
Thu 01 Oct at 15:45

Arts

Films

Sept 2026 - Sept 2027

200 Years of Photography

Next event : Jacques Henri Lartigue: Life in Colour
Sun 04 Oct

Books & Ideas

Talks

16 Apr - 18 June

Reading Group

Next event : Reading Group on Une femme en contre-jour by Gaëlle Josse
Thu 15 Oct at 18:15

Our Annual Festivals

Festivals & Series

Films

18 - 29 Nov

French Film Festival London

Kids & Families

16 - 24 March

South Ken Kids Festival 2026

Books & Ideas

Talks

Thu 5 Feb

Night of Ideas

Edinburgh