The Stendhal programme supports French-language authors whose writing project justifies living abroad for at least one month.
In return for a flat-rate subsidy, writers contribute to cultural exchange activities carried out by members of the French cultural network abroad (seminars, public readings...

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.

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...

The Translator Factory creates a network of young professional translators into the world's major languages.
In the form of workshops each focused on French and one another language, the Translator Factory brings together 6 young translators for 10 weeks under the leadership of experienced...

Charged with preserving and disseminating African film heritage, the Institut français holds one of the largest collections of African films from the 1960s to the present day.

Created in 1961 by the Ministry of Cooperation, the Cinémathèque Afrique contributes to the preservation, restoration...

The Institut français, in partnership with Gymglish, offers establishments in its network the use of the "Frantastique" course. It offers teaching and practice of French as a foreign language via a daily lesson (5 times a week) sent to the user by email. It uses artificial intelligence which...

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...

The “VR Immersive Experiences” catalogue presents some forty original works at the intersection of virtual reality, live entertainment and visual arts. Available in English, it is designed to introduce partners of the cultural network (theatres, museums, cultural centres, art centres, festivals...

In 2019, the European Commission launched a call for proposals through the MEDIA sub-programme of Creative Europe to promote film education across Europe. The consortium behind the European Film Factory project, led by the Institut français, has received a €1 million grant from the European Union...

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...

In autumn 2020, the Institut français is launching a major global digital campaign to promote French language learning !

The « Digital Mediation and Cultural Innovation » catalogue references some fifty organisations working in the cultural innovation and digital mediation sector in order to encourage the commercialisation of their knowledge and expertise abroad. Available in English, it addresses partners and...

As part of its support for developing French cultural and creative industries internationally, the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and its cultural network internationally are taking action through a “CCI prioritaire mission” given to 37 embassies of strategic territories for exporting CCI.

Visas for Creation aims to accompany the artistic emergence in Africa and in the Caribbean thanks to residences of 2 months on the French territory.