{"id":8878393,"date":"2026-04-29T16:13:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T16:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_event&#038;p=8878393"},"modified":"2026-04-30T21:39:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:39:34","slug":"french-film-highlights-this-may","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/french-film-highlights-this-may\/","title":{"rendered":"French Film and New Medias Highlights This May"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>French cinema, and New Media events continues to thrive across the United States this May. This month, audiences can continue to follow major U.S. releases including <em>Palestine 36<\/em>, <em>A Magnificent Life<\/em>, <em>Reunion<\/em>, <em>The Stranger<\/em>, <em>Two Pianos<\/em>, and <em>The Little Sister<\/em> which is out in Theaters on June 5, alongside curated programming on platforms such as<a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/tv5monde-program-highlights-may2026\/\">TV5MONDE<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/current\/posts\/9126-the-criterion-channel-s-may-2026-lineup?srsltid=AfmBOopc5Zwjes91SYq_JMnz6s3Khxx2Sa7umOz103S11HakF0Nkd7MC\">The Criterion Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In New York, the month is also marked by key cultural moments, including <a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/french-films-at-the-2026-african-film-festival\/\">The African Film Festival<\/a> at Lincoln Center, Maysles Documentary Center and BAMcinema, as well as retrospectives and special programs across partner institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are also delighted to announce the 2026\u20132027 selection of Albertine Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que, bringing French cinema to U.S. campuses. <a href=\"https:\/\/albertinefoundation.org\/french-for-all\/albertine-cinematheque\/\">Read more<\/a> about the film selection and the participating universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Villa Albertine is proud to highlight the selection of two former residents at Cannes Festival 2026.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/residents\/phuong-mai-nguyen\/\">Phuong Mai Nguyen <\/a>will open the 65th edition of Cannes Critics\u2019 Week with In Waves, an animated adaptation of AJ Dungo\u2019s acclaimed graphic novel. Villa Albertine resident in 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/residents\/ugo-arsac\/\">Ugo Arsac <\/a>presents <em>Katabasis<\/em>, selected for the Immersive Competition of the 79th Festival de Cannes\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Villa Albertine will also take part in the March\u00e9 du Film with a panel titled <em>\u201cImmersive Talk on Artist Residencies, Cinema, and New Imaginaries.\u201d<\/em> This discussion will invite former residents to explore how residency programs contribute to shaping emerging artistic practices and redefining cinematic narratives in the age of immersive media.In New York, the immersive theater scene continues to expand with <a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.masqueradenyc.com\/event\/35985?PROMO=FCVA\"><em>Masquerade: The Phantom of the Opera, Reimagined<\/em><\/a>, offering audiences a new way to experience the iconic story through participatory performance. Villa Albertine is also excited to share a new Freedom Trail app developed by Ubisoft, inviting audiences in New York and Boston to explore history through an interactive, location-based experience available for download.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Theaters<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"articles-small articles-small--richtext section__articles\">\n\t\t<div class=\"articles__items\" id=\"items_2393\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1290\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/palestine36.jpg.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Palestine 36<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDistributed by Watermelon Pictures\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watermelonpictures.com\/films\/palestine-36\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Click here for tickets\">Click here for tickets<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1290\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1290);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1936, as the British Empire tightens its grip on Palestine, Yusuf is caught between his village home and his work in Jerusalem. Amidst an anti-colonial revolt and Jewish refugees fleeing persecution from Europe, all sides converge in a decisive moment for the region.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1617\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-Magnificent-Life.webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">A Magnificent Life<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDistributed by Sony Pictures\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/magnificentlifefilm.com\/\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Click here for tickets\">Click here for tickets<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1617\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1617);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n<div class=\"details \">\n<p>Four-time Oscar\u00ae-nominated director Sylvain Chomet (<em>The Illusionist<\/em>;\u00a0<em>The Triplets of Belleville<\/em>) returns with his first animated feature in 15 years: an exquisitely hand-drawn biography of celebrated 20th-century French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker Marcel Pangol. While writing his memoirs in 1955, Pangol is guided back in time by his childhood self to revisit his life\u2019s greatest trials and most cherished moments. Told with touches of humor and magical realism,\u00a0<em>A Magnificent Life<\/em> is a buoyant celebration of creativity and the human spirit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1904\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/REUNION_slideshow.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Reunion<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDistributed by Rialto Pictures\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rialtopictures.com\/catalogue\/reunion\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Click here for tickets\">Click here for tickets<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1904\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1904);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jason Robards stars as a New York Jewish lawyer who returns to his hometown of Stuttgart after 55 years to find traces of his parents (including a doctor father who was proud of having fought for the Fatherland during WWI) and closest school friend, scion of one of Germany\u2019s most notable families. Told mostly in flashback, REUNION centers on the two 16-year-old boys (Christien Anholt as the young Robards and Samuel West as his aristocratic friend) and their unlikely friendship, even as national socialism begins to insinuate itself into everyday life.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1693\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1182838-l-etranger-de-francois-ozon-une-adaptation-attendue-au-cinema.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">The Stranger<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDistributed by Music Box Films\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicboxfilms.com\/film\/the-stranger\/\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Click here for tickets\">Click here for tickets<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1693\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1693);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Algiers, 1938. Meursault, a quiet and unassuming employee in his early thirties, attends his mother\u2019s funeral without shedding a tear. The next day, he begins a casual affair with Marie, a work colleague, and quickly slips back into his usual routine.<br \/>\nHowever, his daily life is soon disrupted by his neighbour, Raymond Sint\u00e8s, who draws Meursault into his shady dealings \u2014 until, on one blisteringly hot day, a tragic event occurs on a beach.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1108\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Deuxpianos_Filmpicture_33636.webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Two Pianos<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDistributed by Kino Lorber\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/kinolorber.com\/film\/two-pianos?srsltid=AfmBOopKMOqDI6LgGqsSGyxtggRO53jhsgf90JC25j4bM5QuDsTzbNYq\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Click here for tickets \">Click here for tickets <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1108\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1108);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"body-copy\">\n<div>Back in his hometown after years abroad, a virtuoso pianist unearths old passions and eerie coincidences in this haunting romantic mystery from one of the world\u2019s most iconoclastic filmmakers.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1898\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-6.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">The Little Sister<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDistributed by Strand Releasing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/strandreleasing.com\/films\/the-little-sister\/\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Click here for tickets\">Click here for tickets<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1898\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1898);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-summary text-base lg:text-xl leading-normal\">\n<p>Fatima, 17, the youngest of three daughters, treads carefully as she searches for her own path, grappling with emerging desires, her attraction to women, and her loyalty to her caring French-Algerian family. Starting university in Paris, she dates, makes friends, and explores a whole new world, all while confronting a timeless and heartrending dilemma: How can one stay true to oneself when reconciling different parts of one\u2019s identity feels impossible?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/the-little-sister\/?utm_source=wordfly&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=TheLittleSisterpressscreeninginvite&amp;utm_content=version_A\">Open at Film at Liconln Center on June, 5th.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script>\n   function toggleDescs(rand) {\n\t  if (jQuery('#item_' + rand + ' .description').attr(\"style\") == \"display: none;\") {\n\t\t jQuery('#items_2393 .articles__item .description').each(function () {\n\t\t\tjQuery(this).hide(\"slow\");\n\t\t });\n\t\t jQuery('#items_2393 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Experience the origins of moving images in <em data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"219\">Lumi\u00e8re, le cin\u00e9ma!<\/em> (2024), discover \u00a0the handcrafted imagination of <em data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"392\">Maya, Give Me a Title<\/em> by <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Michel Gondry<\/span><\/span> (2024). Enjoy also\u00a0<em>Beatheless\u00a0<\/em>by Jean Luc Godard (1960) alongside it&#8217;s 80&#8217;s remake.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1499\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Capture-decran-2026-04-30-161309.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Echoes of Revolution: Immersive XR Experiences in New York and Boston<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOnline \/ Museum of the City of New York \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1499\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1499);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:ea23d644-1e0d-4490-b055-92fa9fef032d-5\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-12\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"cc819d23-bcab-48fb-996e-d19cf708c269\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3-mini\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"streaming-animation markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"219\">Ubisoft and Sugar Creative present <em data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"57\">Echoes of Revolution<\/em>, a large-scale immersive XR programme developed in anticipation of the 250th anniversary of the United States, with experiences in both New York City and Boston.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"506\">Within this framework, Ubisoft has developed <em data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"281\">Freedom Trail<\/em>, an interactive desktop application created in collaboration with the Gotham Lab at CUNY. 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Convened under the theme <em>As the Stars Sow the Earth<\/em>, the festival explores the full breadth of African storytelling across thematic threads that span memory, identity, ecology, and belonging, screening at Film at Lincoln Center and BAMcinema in Brooklyn. French co-productions feature prominently throughout the selection, including <em>Promised Sky<\/em>,\u00a0 selected as the opening film of Cannes&#8217; Un Certain Regard, and <em>Cam\u00e9ra d&#8217;Afrique<\/em>, F\u00e9rid Boughedir&#8217;s landmark documentary charting the first two decades of sub-Saharan African auteur cinema \u2014Discover the French co-productions featured in the festival in <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/french-films-at-the-2026-african-film-festival\/\">French Films at the 2026 African Film Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"h-px w-full pointer-events-none\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1254\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1162552-l-aventura-de-sophie-letourneur-film-d-ouverture-de-l-acid-2025.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">The Films of Sophie Letourneur at L&#039;Alliance New York<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/lallianceny.org\/event\/the-films-of-sophie-letourneur\/\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Click here for tickets\">Click here for tickets<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>L&#039;Alliance New York | Until May 26\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1254\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1254);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"152\">From April 24 to April 29, the\u00a0<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Francophone Short Film Festival in Harlem<\/span><\/span> showcases 26 short films from 16 Francophone countries, all with English subtitles. Don\u2019t miss highlights like\u00a0<em data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"203\">Les Trois Inventeurs<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Michel Ocelot<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<em data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"269\">Fragments de V\u00e9nus<\/em>\u00a0by Villa Albertine\u2019s resident\u00a0<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Alice Diop,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a great opportunity to discover bold and diverse voices from around the Francophone world. Screenings will take place at the\u00a0<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Maysles Documentary Center<\/span><\/span>, the\u00a0<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Lyc\u00e9e Fran\u00e7ais de New York<\/span><\/span>, and the\u00a0<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Maison Fran\u00e7aise at Columbia University<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1337\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Untitled-design-3-1.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Villa Albertine residents at Cannes Festival 2026<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/villa-albertine-at-cannes-2026-former-residents-in-the-spotlight-and-a-focus-on-ai-and-new-medias\/\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Learn More\">Learn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>Cannes | May 13-23, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1337\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1337);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><strong>In Waves<br \/>\n<\/strong>Also a Villa Albertine resident in 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/residents\/phuong-mai-nguyen\/\">Phuong Mai Nguyen<\/a> will open the 65th edition of Cannes Critics&#8217; Week, with her animated adaptation of AJ Dungo&#8217;s cult graphic novel <em>Waves<\/em>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Katabasis<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/residents\/ugo-arsac\/\">Ugo Arsac<\/a>, a Villa Albertine resident in 2023, returns to the international spotlight with\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Katabasis<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">, selected for the Immersive Competition of the 79th Festival de Cannes. His residency allowed him to deepen his artistic research at the crossroads of cinema and new technologies.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1853\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tje-chandelier-e1777475166787.webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Masquerade: The Phantom of the Opera, Reimagined <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew York \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.masqueradenyc.com\/event\/35985?PROMO=FCVA\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Click here for tickets\">Click here for tickets<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1853\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1853);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Interested in nocturnal mysteries? Step inside <em>Masquerade\u00a0NYC<\/em>, Manhattan\u2019s\u00a0secret cabaret immersive experience. Directed by Tony Award\u00ae winner Diane Paulus, this reinvention of Andrew Lloyd Webber&#8217;s <em>Phantom of the Opera<\/em> transforms the Paris Opera House into a fully enveloping world where audiences move freely through the story: from the grandeur of the masked ball to the intimacy of backstage dressing rooms, down through mirrored passages into the deepest corners of the Phantom&#8217;s lair. Woven throughout, live performances, DJ sets, and intimate masked encounters unfold within a hidden, luminous speakeasy \u2014 a sensory plunge into music, mystery, and after-dark revelry. stranger and more phantastically than you&#8217;ve ever dreamt it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script>\n   function toggleDescs(rand) {\n\t  if (jQuery('#item_' + rand + ' .description').attr(\"style\") == \"display: none;\") {\n\t\t jQuery('#items_2056 .articles__item .description').each(function () {\n\t\t\tjQuery(this).hide(\"slow\");\n\t\t });\n\t\t jQuery('#items_2056 .articles__item a.seemore').each(function () {\n\t\t\tjQuery(this).html(\"See more\");\n\t\t });\n\t\t jQuery('#items_2056 .articles__item').each(function () {\n\t\t\tjQuery(this).removeClass('on');\n\t\t });\n\t\t jQuery('#item_' + rand).addClass(\"on\");\n\t\t jQuery('#item_' + rand + ' .description').show(\"slow\");\n\t\t jQuery('#more' + rand).html(\"See less\");\n\t  } else {\n\t\t jQuery('#item_' + rand + ' .articles__item').removeClass(\"off\");\n\t\t jQuery('#item_' + rand + ' .description').hide(\"slow\");\n\t\t jQuery('#more' + rand).html(\"See more\");\n\t  }\n   }\n<\/script>\n<style>\n   div.articles__item.on .article-small .article__image,\n   .article-small .article__image:hover,\n   .article-small .article__image > img:hover {\n\t  filter: grayscale(0%);\n   }\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For Professionals, Schools, and Universities<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"articles-small articles-small--richtext section__articles\">\n\t\t<div class=\"articles__items\" id=\"items_2414\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1804\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/telechargement-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Anouncing the 2026-2027 season of Albertine Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAcross US Campuses\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/albertine-cinematheque-festival-grants-2026-2027\/\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Learn More.\">Learn More.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1804\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1804);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Albertine Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que continues to offer access to <strong>French cinema<\/strong> <strong>across the United States<\/strong> through its educational film and grant program for universities and colleges. For the 2026\u20132027 academic year, <strong>the initiative supports 55 campus-based French film festivals<\/strong> selected for their strong artistic vision and academic impact. <strong>From Puerto Rico to Hawai\u2019i<\/strong>, these festivals will bring a diverse range of films to students nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside its grants, Albertine Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que offers a curated selection of <strong>contemporary<\/strong> and <strong>classic films<\/strong>, including a new focus on emerging filmmakers through the<strong> Young French Cinema<\/strong> program in collaboration with <strong>Unifrance<\/strong>. By combining screenings, academic engagement, and opportunities to connect with filmmakers, the program highlights the richness and vitality of French cinema while fostering meaningful cultural exchange on campuses.<\/p>\n<p><em>Albertine Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que is part of the French for All initiative by Villa Albertine and Albertine Foundation, and is made possible by the support of the Centre National du Cin\u00e9ma et de l\u2019Image Anim\u00e9e (CNC), and Unifrance.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1542\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/katabasis-hero-image-competition-immersive-2026-scaled-1.webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">March\u00e9 du FIlm Cannes 2026 &#8211; Immersive Talk on Artist Residencies, Cinema, and New Imaginaries<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarlton Hotel, Cannes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marchedufilm.com\/marche-conferences\/conference-schedule\/\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Learn More\">Learn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>May 18, 2026  | 16:15 \u2013 17:00\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1542\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1542);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Villa Albertine will take part in the Cannes Immersive Talks program with a panel dedicated to the evolving relationship between artistic creation, cinema, and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>At a time when emerging technologies are reshaping artistic practices, artist residencies are becoming essential spaces for experimentation, research, and creation. This discussion will explore how Villa Albertine\u2019s residency program supports transformations in cinema and new media, particularly in the context of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>Through the intersecting journeys of three Villa Albertine residents, including participants in the\u00a0<em>Arts in the Age of AI<\/em>\u00a0program, the panel will highlight new forms of storytelling as well as continuities with more traditional cinematic approaches.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1058\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-w1280.webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Young French Cinema<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/young-french-cinema-2026\/\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Learn more.\">Learn more.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>A program by Unifrance and Villa Albertine \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1058\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1058);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Villa Albertine and Unifrance are pleased to unveil the 2026 Young French Cinema selection, featuring six acclaimed French films still awaiting U.S. distribution. From intimate auteur stories to socially engaged dramas, these bold new works spotlight the most exciting voices in contemporary French cinema, with women directors behind five of the six films. Available \u00e0 la carte, the program invites art-house theaters, festivals, universities, and cultural organizations nationwide to bring today\u2019s best French films to their audiences.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1887\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MV5BNGU2YzIyMGQtMzAwZi00MDYxLTg1N2ItYjNiYTg0NDE0OWJmXkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_QL75_UX388_.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">IFCinema<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"http:\/\/Discover this month a special focus on the pioneers of cinema on IF Cinema, where the Institut fran\u00e7ais brings together some of the most influential works of six groundbreaking French women filmmakers, offering their films renewed international visibility and recognition. Among the highlights are Agn\u00e8s Varda\u2019s L\u2019une chante, l\u2019autre pas (1977), a landmark work of feminist cinema, as well as Delphine Seyrig\u2019s Sois belle et tais-toi (1976), a powerful documentary giving voice to actresses reflecting on their place in the film industry.\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Learn more.\">Learn more.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>A plateform by Institut Fran\u00e7ais \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1887\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1887);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:e0b1ec40-8670-4bc5-b45a-f0720f01e427-2\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-6\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"e276d85b-8fd5-4251-a0b8-3b24d9338ee1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"16304912-c28f-4a5b-9f3d-2eee6f766a99\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3-mini\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"542\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Discover a special focus on the pioneers of cinema on IF Cinema, where the Institut fran\u00e7ais brings together some of the most influential works of six groundbreaking French women filmmakers, offering their films renewed international visibility and recognition. Among the highlights are Agn\u00e8s Varda\u2019s <em data-start=\"312\" data-end=\"339\">L\u2019une chante, l\u2019autre pas<\/em> (1977), a landmark work of feminist cinema, as well as Delphine Seyrig\u2019s <em data-start=\"413\" data-end=\"437\">Be Beautiful and Shut Up<\/em>\u00a0(1976), a powerful documentary giving voice to actresses reflecting on their place in the film industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none -mb-px h-px w-full opacity-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-testid=\"bazaar-late-ads-slot-observer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1572\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse 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