Novembre Numérique (Digital November)

Since 2017, the Institut français and the French cultural network abroad organize Novembre Numérique (Digital November), the international digital cultures festival around the world. 
Novembre Numérique (Digital November) is an invitation to question the place of digital cultures in our societies...

Updated on 18/04/2024

  • Members of French diplomatic network
  • Programmes
  • Digital creation

French cultural network's digital facilities

In Africa, Asia, America and Europe, Instituts français and Alliances Françaises are continuing to digitally equip their screening rooms with the support of the National Centre for Cinema and the Animated Image (CNC), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UniFrance and the Institut français.

Updated on 16/04/2024

  • Members of French diplomatic network
  • Programmes
  • Cinema

IF Export

IF Export aims to support international projects led by French artists or artists living in France (mainland or overseas communities) in the cultural and creative fields.
The Institut français supports live, hybrid or fully digital projects (for the French artistic teams facing difficulties...

Updated on 15/04/2024

  • French professionals
  • Foreign professionals
  • Programmes
  • Visual arts
  • Photography
  • Design
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Music
  • Digital creation
  • Theatre
  • Dance
    • Street Arts / Circus / Puppetry

La Fabrique Cinéma

La Fabrique Cinéma is a program created by the Institut français in partnership with France Médias Monde and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, to promote the emergence of young filmmakers from developing and emerging countries on the international market. 
Conceived in close...

Updated on 05/04/2024

  • Foreign professionals
  • Programmes
  • Cinema

The Seasons and Highlights

Since 1985, the "Seasons" implemented by the Institut français have brought France into dialogue with more than 100 countries. The aim of this programme is to introduce a wide audience to the cultural diversity of a guest country and to promote a renewed and creative image of France abroad. In the...

Updated on 18/03/2024

  • French professionals
  • Foreign professionals
  • Programmes

The Franco-German Cultural Fund

The Franco-German Cultural Fund encourages and supports cultural cooperation initiatives carried out in third countries by French and German diplomatic and cultural networks.

Updated on 07/03/2024

  • Members of French diplomatic network
  • Programmes
  • Architecture
  • Visual arts
  • Photography
  • Cinema
  • Public debate
  • Sciences
  • Design
  • Arts & Crafts
    • French language
    • Book
    • Fashion
    • Music
    • Digital creation
    • Theatre
    • Dance
    • Street Arts / Circus / Puppetry

Catalogue of software solutions

The catalogue of software solutions has been identified as one of the levers to support the members of the network in the digital transformation of international cultural and linguistic action. 
Based on the needs of the different activities of the Cooperation and Cultural Action Department (SCAC)...

Updated on 07/03/2024

  • Members of French diplomatic network
  • Programmes
  • Digital creation

AOCA - Support for cultural operators in Africa

The aim of this project aid scheme is to support artists and cultural operators from civil society in Africa, as well as the French cultural network, in particular by supporting creation and distribution projects and major events with a regional dimension on the continent.

Updated on 16/02/2024

  • Members of French diplomatic network
  • Foreign professionals
  • Programmes

The Digital Factory of Multilingualism

The Digital Factory of Multilingualism is an incubator for digital entrepreneurs offering innovative applications for language learning. The Factory is made up of a steering committee in France bringing together players in education, the French-speaking world and innovation, and is based on...

Updated on 15/02/2024

  • Members of French diplomatic network
  • Foreign professionals
  • Programmes
  • French language
  • Digital creation

Animated Cinema Festival

The Institut français is once again extending the Animated Fête du Cinema abroad throughout October 2020 in association with the AFCA (French Association of Animated Cinema). For this major annual event, the French cultural network and its partners are invited to promote the excellence and...

Updated on 17/10/2023

  • Members of French diplomatic network
  • Programmes
  • Cinema

The "Aide aux Cinémas du monde" fund

The Aide aux Cinémas du monde is a selective fund reserved for projects involving feature films, animated films and creative documentaries aiming to be screened for the first time in cinemas. It may be granted before filming (production aid). Projects not selected for pre-filming assistance may be...

Updated on 21/09/2023

  • Foreign professionals
  • French professionals
  • Programmes
  • Cinema

Des mots à la scène

"Des mots à la scène" (“From Words to the Stage”) is a production fund for contemporary French-language playwriting launched by the Institut français. 
Its aim is to promote little-known or little-performed playwrights by encouraging the production of new plays.
It is aimed at directors and...

Updated on 21/08/2023

  • Foreign professionals
  • Programmes
  • Theatre

Shoot the book !

Shoot the book! is a program of professional meetings designed to support the presence of French publishers on the major international audiovisual markets and to promote the audiovisual adaptation of French literary works of fiction.

Updated on 09/05/2023

  • Foreign professionals
  • French professionals
  • Programmes
  • Cinema
  • Book

Africa Dance Biennale and Résidanses

The Institut français supports the structuring of the dance sector in Africa with two programmes in particular, the Africa Dance Biennale and the Résidanses programme.

Updated on 20/04/2023

  • Foreign professionals
  • Programmes
  • Dance

The digital transformation of international cultural and linguistic action

Since its creation, the Institut français has placed digital technology at the heart of its cultural and linguistic action strategy. The creation of platforms and websites are proof of this, as is the development of its programming and the multiplication of shared cultural content, in the service of...

Updated on 04/04/2023

  • Members of French diplomatic network
  • Programmes
  • Digital creation