Albertine Cinémathèque 2026- 2027 Festival Grantees
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Discover our educational French film and grant program for American universities and colleges.
Bring French Cinema to Your Campus with Albertine Cinémathèque!
Albertine Cinémathèque is designed to expand access to French cinema and support film programming at American colleges and universities.
It provides grants for on-campus French film festivals to its members, along with extensive resources to enrich their events, including:
— A curated list of films selected by its programming committee
— Opportunities to bring filmmakers in conversation with students
Faculty from American universities and colleges can become members of Albertine Cinémathèque for free!
Our 2026 – 2027 Grantees
We are delighted to announce the 2026-2027 Albertine Cinémathèque grantees, who will organize French film festivals on their campuses as part of our long-standing program with US colleges and universities.
This year, our selection committee has recognized 55 French film festivals from a highly competitive pool of applicants. These festivals stood out for their strong curatorial and artistic vision, thoughtful integration into academic curricula, and potential for significant impact within their institutions.
From Puerto Rico to Hawai’i, Albertine Cinémathèque French Film Festivals will bring a bold and diverse selection of films to college students.
See the full list of grantees below.
Georgia (GA)
- Georgia Southern University
- University of West Georgia
- Kennesaw State University Research and Service Foundation
- Georgia State University
- Emory University
Alabama (AL)
- University of South Alabama
North Carolina (NC)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tennessee (TN)
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Rhodes College
South Carolina (SC)
- Wofford College
Vermont (VT)
- Bennington College
- Middlebury College
Ohio (OH)
- Kent State University
Kentucky (KY)
- Northern Kentucky University
Indiana (IN)
- Purdue University
- University of Southern Indiana
- University of Notre Dame
Wisconsin (WI)
- University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Iowa (IA)
- University of Northern Iowa / Dept. of Languages & Literatures
Missouri (MO)
- Washington University in St. Louis
Michigan (MI)
- Calvin University
Minnesota (MN)
- College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University
Pennsylvania (PA)
- Lafayette College
- Drexel University
- Bucknell University
Virginia (VA)
- Christopher Newport University
Texas (TX)
- The University of Texas at Arlington
- University of Texas at Austin
Arkansas (AR)
- University of Central Arkansas
New Mexico (NM)
- Central New Mexico Community College
Colorado (CO)
- University of Colorado Boulder
California (CA)
- San Diego State University
Florida (FL)
- Barry University
- University of Central Florida
- University of Tampa
- University of Florida
Puerto Rico (PR)
- University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Louisiana (LA)
- Loyola University New Orleans
New Jersey (NJ)
- Princeton University
New York (NY)
- Maison Française of Columbia University
- NYU / La Maison française
- Fordham University
- Skidmore College
- Bard College
- University at Albany SUNY
- Hamilton College
Connecticut (CT)
- Connecticut College
- Yale University
- Southern Connecticut State University
Montana (MT)
- Carroll College
Hawaï (HI)
- Hawaii Pacific University
Utah (UT)
- Utah State University
Idaho (ID)
- Boise State University
Washington (WA)
- University of Washington Seattle
Congratulations to our grantees and thank you to everyone who applied!
A special thanks to our dedicated university committee members:
Anne Kern (SUNY Purchase College), Sam Di Iorio (CUNY Hunter College), and David Gerstner (CUNY College of Staten Island)
The next call for applications for the 2026–2027 academic year will open this fall. We strongly encourage all members to (re)apply, and we look forward to continuing to support your inspiring film festivals.
Film Selection 2026-2027
Albertine Cinémathèque is thrilled to announce its film selection for 2026 -2027, showcasing the best of French Cinema in the United States!
The film selection is composed of four distinctive parts:
— Contemporary Films
— Young French Cinema (in collaboration with UNIFRANCE)
— Alternative List
— Classic Films
Albertine Cinémathèque provides US universities/colleges with a great selection of 28 contemporary films and 6 classic films for French film festivals on US campuses.
For the first time this year, we are delighted to include in the Albertine Cinematheque Film Selection, 6 films from the Young French Cinema program dedicated to emerging talents, in collaboration with Unifrance.
This year’s selection assembles a broad spectrum of contemporary and classic French cinema, highlighting both bold artistic voices and pressing social perspectives. From Carine Tardieu’s delicate portrait of human connection in The Ties That Bind Us (César Award for Best Film 2026) and Boris Lojkine’s powerful Souleymane’s Story, to the timely works of Jafar Panahi and Villa Albertine resident Sepideh Farsi, It Was Just an Accident (Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival 2026) and Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, the program reflects cinema’s ability to illuminate both intimate lives and broader realities.
The lineup also celebrates the medium itself: from its very origins in Lumière! Le cinéma by Thierry Frémaux to its modern reimagining in Nouvelle Vague by Richard Linklater, accompanied by the landmark film that inspired it, Breathless by Jean-Luc Godard. The evolution of cinematic language continues through animation with Oscar-nominated works such as Arco by Ugo Bienvenu and Little Amélie or the Character of the Rain by Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han.
Bringing together established masters like François Ozon with The Stranger and emerging filmmakers such as Hafsia Herzi with The Little Sister, this program offers a rich panorama of forms and narratives, demonstrating the vitality, diversity, and enduring influence of French filmmaking today.
A special thank you to our dedicated Film Selection Jury members:
Florence Almozini (Senior Programming Director at Film at Lincoln Center), Delphine Selles Alvarez (Independent Film Curator), Farima Kone Kito (Founder of Petite Monsieur Agency), and Harris Dew (Senior VP & General Manager of IFC Center).
Partners & Sponsors
Albertine Cinémathèque is part of the French for All initiative by Villa Albertine and Albertine Foundation.
Albertine Cinémathèque is made possible by:
Centre National du Cinema et de l’Image Animée (CNC)
UNIFRANCE
Contact
Sandrine Neveux | Program Officer
sandrine.neveux@villa-albertine.org
In partnership with
Albertine Foundation
Previously known as FACE Foundation, Albertine Foundation is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting French-American relations through innovative cultural and educational projects. In close partnership with Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education of the French Embassy in the United States, Albertine Foundation promotes artistic, literary, and educational exchange and collaboration between creative professionals from both countries thanks to corporate, foundation, and individual support.
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Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC)
Created in 1946, the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC) is a public administrative organization, set up as a separate and financially independent entity which comes under the authority of the French ministry of culture and communication. Its principal missions are : support for the film, broadcast, video, video games, immersive productions and technical industries; promotion of film and television for distribution to all audiences and preservation and development of the film heritage.
Unifrance
Founded in 1949 and strengthened thanks to its merger with TV France International in 2021, Unifrance is the organisation responsible for promoting French cinema and TV content worldwide.
Located in Paris, Unifrance employs around 50 staff members, as well as representatives based in the U.S., in China, and soon in Japan. The organisation currently brings together more than 1,000 French cinema and TV content professionals (producers, filmmaking talents, agents, sales companies, etc.) working together to promote French films and TV programmes among foreign audiences, industry executives and media.