The France-Portugal 2022 Season took place between 12 February and 31 October 2022. In total, more than 3 million spectators and visitors celebrated the proximity and friendship that binds our two countries.

The Institut français is upgrading its digital services in 2022, to guarantee a quality digital working environment for network members. The user pathway will be made clearer and more accessible.

During the week of the modern and contemporary art fair Paris+ by Art Basel and the Art & Industrie Triennale in Dunkerque, a delegation of foreign professionals (directors of private foundations, institutions, Biennales, exhibition curators) identified by the French cultural network abroad and the...

The Institut français and the Hauts-de-France Region are organising a “Spectacle Vivant et politiques publiques transfrontalières” (Performing Arts and Crossborder Public Policies) Focus, in partnership with the Next Festival. 
Despite the 2020 edition of the Festival being cancelled, this Focus is...

Online French Encounters, an online visual arts FOCUS presented by the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau and the Institut français in partnership with the contemporary art fair Art Basel Hong Kong.

From 19 to 22 October 2020, the Institut français presented its first 100% virtual FOCUS - Visual Arts, in partnership with Manifesta, The European Biennial of Contemporary Art, in Marseille.

The virtual FOCUS - Visual Arts was held in English and featured digital meetings and conferences online...

As part of the 22nd edition of Cratère Surfaces - Ales International Outdoor Festival, a set of joint events are being organised from June 29 to July 3rd 2021, hosted by le Cratère, Scène Nationale d’Alès: a Focus "Territories and Arts", led by the Institut français, the General Meeting of...

FOCUS Circus and Street Arts for the 33rd edition of the FURIES festival

The Institut français is partnering with three iconic venues from the OFF Festival, known for their artistic standards, their multidisciplinary programming and their ability to defend contemporary forms and writing: the Théâtre du Train Bleu (accompanied by La Magnanerie), La Manufacture and the...

From 17 to 20 November 2022, the Institut français, Athénor - Centre national de création musicale and the Office National de Diffusion Artistique (ONDA) are hosting a Focus based on musical creation. This scouting tour will bring together a dozen international curators and will allow them to...

Following on from the actions implemented in 2021, the Institut français is developing a service to support understanding of digital environments, particularly in terms of expertise and training.

Pour accompagner les établissements du réseau dans leur programmation, l’Institut français met à leur disposition un grand nombre de ressources culturelles numériques, et s’attache à renforcer l’offre existante.

Linda Gabbay is laureate 2020 of the VR writing residency of the French Institute and of the VR Arles festival.

The programme is aimed at Instituts français, Alliances Françaises and Cultural Services of French Embassies wishing to launch a residency programme. To respond to the growing demand from the French cultural network abroad to set up residencies at their facilities or with a local partner, the...

Jeanne Susplugas is laureate 2019 of the VR writing residency of the French Institute and of the VR Arles festival.