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Keep calm and say cheese! French photo festival goes 'so British' this summer

France, June 1 -- For its 22nd edition, the La Gacilly Photo Festival in western France is honouring big names in British photography including Martin Parr, Terry O'Neill and Don McCullin. "The Briti... Read More


Postcard from Cannes #7 : Rolling up the red carpet after two weeks of movie magic

France, May 26 -- From politics to power cuts, romance to road trips, ghosts, gods and dogs... this year's Cannes Film Festival offered something for everyone, on and off the screen. Although the Can... Read More


Postcard from Cannes #6: Thai ghost whisperer film wins Critics' Week prize

France, May 25 -- Thanks to its lively and quirky social commentary, A Useful Ghostby Thai director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke won the Critics' Week Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival this week. ... Read More


Postcard from Cannes #5: Zooming in on talented cinematographers

France, May 24 -- While the Cannes Film Festival is the place to discover new films and talent, it's also an important moment in the industry calendar to recognise the hard work of the peoplebehind th... Read More


Postcard from Cannes #4: Call for music prize as Desplat and del Toro talk synergy

France, May 21 -- French composer Alexander Desplat and Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro came together at the Cannes Film Festival to share anecdotes oftheir longstanding artistic collaboration, a... Read More


Postcard from Cannes #3: Surfing a wave of French cinematic nostalgia

France, May 19 -- American director Richard Linklater's Nouvelle Vague and Sylvain Chomet's Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol - both ofwhich premiered at the Cannes Film Festival at the weekend - prove that t... Read More


Postcard from Cannes #2: A tender tale of women surviving migration in Tunis

France, May 17 -- One of several films from the African continent shown at the Cannes Film Festival, Erige Sehiri's Promised Sky (Promis le ciel) in the Un Certain Regard category, is a powerful and r... Read More


Louvre art school launches crowdfunding drive to help struggling students

France, May 11 -- Faced with the rising cost of living, many students at the prestigious Ecole du Louvre art history school in Paris are finding themselves struggling financially. Its director has lau... Read More


Filmmaker Agnes Varda's photographic legacy emerges from family archives

France, May 4 -- The Carnavalet Museum in Paris has delved into filmmaker Agnes Varda's family archives fora new exhibition highlighting her parallel career as a photographer,a practice she maintained... Read More


From Dakar to Paris, stories of struggle and joy told by modern African dance

France, April 6 -- For Franco-Senegalese choreographer Germaine Acogny, dance is a powerful medium that can bring people together and tell compelling stories. A group of young dancers from the African... Read More