Out with the old, in with the new... Renovation of the main cinema of Ciné Lumière is currently underway to improve the cinema-going experience. Rendezvous on 28 August for the reopening of Ciné Lumière. Find out more: www.institut-francais.org.uk/press-room/r... Photography by Eugénie Barety

French Minister Eléonore Caroit, French Ambassador @heleneduchene.bsky.social and Vincent Gombault, chair of the Friends of the French Institute Trust have officially opened the Centre Molière. Thank you to all donors and corporate sponsors for their immense support.

The Centre Molière was officially opened on 25 June 2026 in the presence of French Minister Eléonore Caroit, French Ambassador @heleneduchene.bsky.social and Vincent Gombault, chair of the Friends of the French Institute Trust. We hope to welcome you soon!

After a large-scale renovation project and fundraising campaign, supported by the Friends of the French Institute Trust, the Language Centre of the French Institute becomes the Centre Molière. Enrol to our summer courses 👉 www.institut-francais.org.uk/french-cours...

Meet the jury of the Entente Littéraire Prize The 🇫🇷 panel is chaired by Philippe Claudel, alongside Leïla Slimani & @atrapenard.bsky.social The 🇬🇧 is panel chaired by Elif Safak, alongside @kenfollettauthor.bsky.social & @holliemcnish.bsky.social 👉 www.institut-francais.org.uk/culture/book...

We are proud to announce the second edition of the Entente Littéraire Prize, initiated by Her Majesty The Queen & Madame Brigitte Macron. This 🇫🇷-🇬🇧 literary prize celebrates translated works of literary fiction between French and English. Find out more: www.institut-francais.org.uk/culture/book...

🎬 The French Institute is pleased to announce that Franco-British actor and director Kristin Scott Thomas will be the figurehead of the upcoming renovation of Ciné Lumière.

Let's... danse ! 🕺 From Dalida to Stromae, Jacques Brel to Indila, Francophone singers make us dance. What about you? Find these artists and more on our new playlist "Let's danse! 🎶 ▶️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/read-watch-l...

📖Get ready for the next chapter! #BeyondWordsFest is back @ifru_london from 8-22 June!📚 Go #BeyondWords with acclaimed authors and new voices through talks, readings and films. Check the full line-up & book now! 🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/festivals-an...

⭐Our film season on Brigitte Bardot continues at Ciné Lumière! Dont miss Godard's classic Le Mépris, with rare behind the scene footage by Jacques Rozier (from 5 May), and Alain Berliner's documentary Bardot on 6 May. 🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/festivals-an...

📖#BeyondWordsFest is back @ifru_london from 8-22 June!📚 Go #BeyondWords with acclaimed authors and new voices through talks, readings and films. Check the full line-up & book now! 🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/festivals-an...

Don't miss Cédric Klapisch's latest film Colours of Time (La Venue de l'avenir) at Ciné Lumière, featuring the crème de la crème of French cinema! 🗓️ From 17 April at Ciné Lumière 🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/colou...

📽 Travel through periods of profound change in French art and society with Colours of Time (La Venue de l'avenir)! Cédric Klapisch's film was voted Favourite Film by the audience of the French Film Festival London 2025. 🗓️ From 17 Apr at Ciné Lumière 🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/colou...

📚Do you like to read and debate? Come and join our reading groups in French! The French Institute is launching a three session cycle dedicated to the issues of gender and the portrayal of masculinities. 16 Apr, 21 May & 18 June @ifru_london 👉 www.institut-francais.org.uk/festivals-an...

Dive into the Great Exhibition Road Festival ✨ Enjoy a weekend of brilliant free family events from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, @nhm-london.bsky.social, @vamuseum.bsky.social & many more, plus performances by the @royalalberthall.bsky.social. 🗓️ 6–7 June 🎟️ www.greatexhibitionroadfestival.co.uk

🎥 And God created woman, and Bardot became BB! Ciné Lumière revisits some of Brigitte Bardot’s most iconic films and questions the multiple facets of the myth itself with a series of talks and films. From 23 March at Ciné Lumière 🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/festivals-an...

🎥Claes Bang talks to Emma Jones and Kaleem Aftab on their podcast Cinema in One Take! Danish actor Claes Bang (The Square) talks about his role in The Great Arch by Stéphane Demoustier, released exclusively at Ciné Lumière from 11 March. ▶️ open.spotify.com/episode/0FNY...

#BookoftheWeek A Hymn to Life is Gisèle Pelicot’s extraordinarily powerful memoir, recounting the courage that made global headlines as she waived anonymity and faced her abusers in court. Pub. by @vintagebooks.bsky.social & tra. by Natasha Lehrer & Ruth Diver. 👉 www.penguin.co.uk/books/475698...

#BookoftheWeek 'Translated gorgeously into English for the first time by @anamzafar.bsky.social and Sophie Lewis, Fearless and Free comprises stories and reflections in Baker’s own voice' - @theguardian.com Published by @vintagebooks.bsky.social 👉 www.penguin.co.uk/books/453959...

“the musician opening the doors of classical music to all generations.”🎻 – @lesechosfr.bsky.social on Esther Abrami Booking is moving fast for Abrami’s special concert celebrating International Women’s Day! 🗓️ 5 March at @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social 🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/events-agend...

📸 Throwback to an unforgettable night with Palme d’Or-winning director Jafar Panahi at Ciné Lumière in partnership with MubiUK! The screening was followed by a deeply moving discussion with the director and @financialtimes.com film critic Danny Leigh, in the presence of @heleneduchene.bsky.social ✨

When #ClaudiaCardinale & #BrigitteBardot team up for revenge!📽️ For #CelebratingClaudiaCardinale, Les Pétroleuses, a comedy-western set in 1888 Texas, pits town boss Marie against outlaw Louise, but has a surprising twist! 📅From 22 Feb at Ciné Lumière 🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/les-p...

#BookoftheWeek ★★★★★ @telegraph.co.uk The Propagandist by Cécile Desprairies, tran. by Natasha Lehrer & pub. by Swift Press, is a chilling, acute reckoning with family memory, collaboration and self-deception. 👉 swiftpress.com/book/the-propagandist/ 📰 www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-t...

#FrenchPostIt #DidYouKnow in 🇫🇷 “To sing like a saucepan” means “to sing terribly” in 🇬🇧. #LearnFrench at @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social to grasp all the subtleties of the French language 👉 www.institut-francais.org.uk/french-cours...

📽️ Meet Palme d’Or winning director Jafar Panahi for a special screening of It Was Just an Accident + Q&A on 23 Feb! Discover the gripping film nominated @bafta.org, @theacademyusa.bsky.social & #Césars2026. 📅 23 Feb - 19.45 at Ciné Lumière w/ Mubi UK 🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/it-wa...

Join Courtauld curator Karen Serres for Seurat and the Sea, a talk marking the first-ever exhibition on the revolutionary seascapes of Georges Seurat. 🗣️ Exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery until 17 May! 👀 🗓️ 11 March at @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social 🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/events-agend...

Based in North London? Let us come to you! Try our once a week Evening French courses in Kentish Town! Starting from 25 Feb at the Collège Français Bilingue de Londres. #LearnFrench, c'est magnifique ! 👉 www.institut-francais.org.uk/french-cours...

🇺🇦📽️Don't miss the UK Premiere of #SecondWind on 21 Feb at Ciné Lumière followed by a Q&A w/ dir. Masha Kondakova & producer Gennady Gazin, w/ TalentedU. From Ukraine’s battlefields to the roof of Africa, 5 heroes are rewriting what’s possible. 🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/secon...

🎻Celebrate women in music with Esther Abrami, “the leading violinist of a new generation of classical music fans” (Harper's Bazaar). Forbes' 30 Under 30 and @rcmlondon.bsky.social graduate is back in London! 📅 5 March @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social 🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/events-agend...

Named in Forbes’ 30 Under 30, violinist & composer Esther Abrami brings Women in Music to London for a special concert celebrating International Women’s Day, championing female composers past & present ✨🎻 🗓️ 5 March at @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social 🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/events-agend...