French Film Festival

The Institut Français’s annual film bonanza returns for its 32nd year this winter with a larger programme than ever. Taking place across two weeks, it features more than 60 screenings of 30 Gallic cinematic treats, including plenty of UK premieres of newly released films, a number of whih were released to critical acclaim at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. Highlights include rom-com L’amour ouf, starring Blue is the Warmest Colour and Passages lead Adèle Exarchopoulos, the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize-winning Souleymane’s Story, about a Guinean migrant applying for asylum in Paris, and French actor Artus’s directorial debut, the box office-smashing ensemble comedy Un petit truc en plus (A Little Something Extra). Check out the full programme on the festival’s website here.