The Boston French Film Festival
Film Festival
Still from The Little Sister (2025), by Hafsia Herzi.
The renowned Boston French Film Festival, organized by the MFA Boston with the support of Villa Albertine, returns from July 24th to August 23rd, 2026, with a rich selection of contemporary French cinema. The festival presents a wide-ranging selection of contemporary cinema from France focused on art, identity, and cultural memory. Discover the twelve French films featured in the lineup below.
All screenings are in French with English subtitles. Additional films will be announced on July 7 on this page.
Screenings
- COLORS OF TIME
Cédric Klapisch | France | 2025 | 124 min.
• Saturday, July 25, 2026, 11:00 am–1:15 pm
• Sunday, August 2, 2026, 2:00 pm–4:15 pm
- BAZAAR
Rémi Bezançon | France | 2026 | 104 min.
• Friday, July 24, 2026, 7:00 pm–8:45 pm
• Saturday, August 8, 2026, 2:00 pm–3:45 pm
- PROMISED SKY
Erige Sehiri | France, Tunisia | 2025 | 92 min.
• Saturday, July 25, 2026, 2:00 pm–3:45 pm
- NINO
Pauline Loquès | France | 2025 | 96 min.
• Sunday, July 26, 2026, 2:00 pm–3:45 pm
- LEAVE ONE DAY
Amélie Bonnin | France | 2025 | 98 min.
• Friday, July 31, 2026, 7:00 pm–8:45 pm
• Saturday, August 22, 2026, 11:00 am–12:45 pm
- WHATEVER IT TAKES
Jean-Baptiste Léonetti | France | 2026 | 98 min.
• Saturday, August 1, 2026, 11:00 am–12:45 pm
• Sunday, August 16, 2026, 2:00 pm–3:45 pm
- THE GIRL IN THE SNOW
Louise Hémon | France | 2025 | 98 min.
• Saturday, August 1, 2026, 2:00 pm–3:45 pm
• Saturday, August 15, 2026, 11:00 am–12:45 pm
- CASE 137
Dominik Moll | France | 2025 | 115 min.
• Friday, August 7, 2026, 7:00 pm–9:00 pm
- THE GREAT ARCH
Stéphane Demoustier | France, Italy, and Denmark | 2025 | 104 min.
• Saturday, August 8, 2026, 11:00 am–12:45 pm
• Saturday, August 22, 2026, 2:00 pm–3:45 pm
- THE LITTLE SISTER
Hafsia Herzi | France and Germany | 2025 | 108 min.
• Sunday, August 9, 2026, 2:00 pm–4:00 pm
- A PRIVATE LIFE
Rebecca Zlotowski | France | 2025 | 107 min.
• Saturday, August 15, 2026, 2:00 pm–4:00 pm
- LITTLE AMELIE
Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han Jin Kuang | France and Belgium | 2025 | 77 min.
• Sunday, August 16, 2026, 11:00 am–12:15 pm
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