{"id":8998765,"date":"2026-07-31T21:31:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T21:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_event&#038;p=8998765"},"modified":"2026-07-31T22:13:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T22:13:59","slug":"french-films-and-new-media-highlights-in-august","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/french-films-and-new-media-highlights-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"French Films and New Media Highlights in August"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This August, French cinema continues to shine across the United States with theatrical screenings, festivals, and curated programs celebrating a wide range of voices and perspectives. Audiences can discover <em>The Hole<\/em>, still playing in theaters nationwide, alongside special one-night screenings of <em>Promised Sky<\/em> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/filmmovement.com\/promised-sky#playing\">Avalon Theatre in Washington, DC<\/a> and <em>Two Pianos<\/em> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.whbpac.org\/3586\">Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center<\/a> in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In New York, the summer film season continues with a rich lineup of screenings and special events. <a href=\"https:\/\/arabwomen2026.eventive.org\/welcome\">Arab Women in the Arts<\/a> returns for its sixth edition, honoring Lebanese-French filmmaker Danielle Arbid. French cinema also takes center stage this month with dedicated series at both <a href=\"https:\/\/metrograph.com\/\">Metrograph<\/a>, spanning the work of Robert Bresson and Jean Eustache collaborator Jean-Louis Ughetto, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthologyfilmarchives.org\/film_screenings\/calendar#day-31\">Anthology Film Archives<\/a>, tracing a line from Robert Bresson&#8217;s timeless masterpieces to Marcel Duchamp&#8217;s experimental films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Online audiences can also discover new selections from <a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/tv5monde-program-highlights-august-2026\/\">TV5MONDE<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/current\/posts\/9215-the-criterion-channel-s-august-2026-lineup?srsltid=AfmBOorbXahgl2u6Pb8FjzTwsUEBVf3yFfznI0ZCux0QeEPeX9qP6FnC\">The Criterion Channel<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/ifcinema.institutfrancais.com\/en\">IFcin\u00e9ma<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This month also highlights immersive and digital storytelling, with the continuation of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/echoes-of-revolution-boston-new-york\/\">Echoes of Revolution<\/a><\/em>, a location-based experience exploring the history of the American Revolution through new technologies in New York and Boston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Villa Albertine is also pleased to continue bringing French cinema to audiences across the country through Albertine Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que and its 2026\u20132027 season, as well as through professional opportunities, educational programs, and new initiatives supporting emerging filmmakers and creative innovation.<br><\/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_2052\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1189\">\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\/07\/TheHole3-1.avif\"\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 Hole<\/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 Premiere at Film at Lincoln Center\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:\/\/bigworldpictures.org\/films\/thehole\/index.html\" 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>Across the USA | Starting July 10\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=\"more1189\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1189);\">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>Set on the eve of the 21st century, Tsai Ming-liang&#8217;s fourth feature turns a crumbling Taipei apartment block into one of cinema&#8217;s strangest and most tender end-of-the-world romances. Perennial muse Lee Kang-sheng (&#8216;the man upstairs&#8217;) and Yang Kuei-mei (&#8216;the woman downstairs&#8217;) are among the building&#8217;s last holdouts, refusing evacuation as a mysterious epidemic spreads outside and rain batters the city without end. When a plumber leaves behind an unfinished repair, the man&#8217;s floor opens into an accidental passage between two sealed-off lives, turning leaks, trash, pesticide, and petty territorial warfare into a strange form of courtship. Among the most disarmingly funny and cathartic entries in Tsai&#8217;s filmography, <em>The Hole<\/em> finds hope in a world that seems to be falling apart, breaking its deadpan plague scenario open with splendorous Grace Chang musical numbers and poker-faced slapstick. Still playing in theaters nationwide, this 1998 vision of isolation remains uncannily, exhilaratingly prescient. A Big World Pictures release.<\/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_1025\">\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\/05\/images-2.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\">Promised Sky<\/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\tAvalon Theatre, Washington, DC\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:\/\/filmmovement.com\/promised-sky#playing\" target=\"_blank\"\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>August 19, 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=\"more1025\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1025);\">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>An Ivorian pastor and former journalist, Marie, opens her home in Tunisia to three generations of migrant women: Naney, Jolie, and Kenza. A mother desperate to obtain residency status in Tunisia, Naney seeks a better life for herself and her daughter. Jolie, in Tunisia on a student visa, feels burdened by her family&#8217;s expectations for her future. Kenza, an orphaned child and the only survivor of a shipwreck carrying refugees to Tunisia, is lost and in need of a mother. Marie struggles with her role as a spiritual leader while assuming the role of Kenza&#8217;s caregiver and supporting Naney and Jolie. As the four women grow closer in this makeshift family, they must grapple with poverty, conflict, and alienation. Erige Sehiri&#8217;s Promised Sky is a &#8216;bittersweet celebration of endurance and sacrifice&#8217; (Screen Daily), demonstrating the importance of resilience, friendship and human connection in the face of global tensions surrounding migration and refugee crises. Don&#8217;t miss this special screening at the Avalon Theatre in Washington, DC on August 19.<\/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_1129\">\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\tWesthampton Beach Performing Arts Center (WHBPAC), Westhampton Beach, NY\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:\/\/secure.whbpac.org\/3586\" target=\"_blank\"\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>August 10, 2026 | 7:30 PM\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=\"more1129\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1129);\">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>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&#8217;s most iconoclastic filmmakers. Catch this special one-night screening at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center (WHBPAC) on August 10 at 7:30 PM.<\/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_2052 .articles__item .description').each(function () {\n\t\t\tjQuery(this).hide(\"slow\");\n\t\t });\n\t\t jQuery('#items_2052 .articles__item a.seemore').each(function () {\n\t\t\tjQuery(this).html(\"See more\");\n\t\t });\n\t\t jQuery('#items_2052 .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 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\/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1035\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1035);\">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>Discover this month&#8217;s must-see programs available on the international French-language network, TV5 Monde.<\/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_1583\">\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\" 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\/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1583\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1583);\">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>A unique selection of films by leading African filmmakers, the Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que Afrique collection brings together restored works spanning from 1955 to today. Restored by the Institut fran\u00e7ais and made available by TV5MONDE+, these films offer a rare and essential overview of African cinema, highlighting its diversity, history, and enduring creative power.<\/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_1005\">\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\/07\/mPMsFu08DxRFkHLep5k8h3Gvyt3BV1_original.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 Criterion Channel August 2026 Highlights<\/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\/On TV\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.criterion.com\/current\/posts\/9215-the-criterion-channel-s-august-2026-lineup?srsltid=AfmBOorbXahgl2u6Pb8FjzTwsUEBVf3yFfznI0ZCux0QeEPeX9qP6FnC\" target=\"_blank\"\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=\"more1005\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1005);\">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>This month on <strong>The Criterion Channel<\/strong>, crank up the volume on a playlist of rock biopics that go beyond clich\u00e9 to explore the elusive place where inspiration sparks and musical legends are born. A Southern Gothic collection serves up a thick gumbo of hothouse drama, while Desert Trips brings together four psychedelic journeys through the sun-scorched Southwest. There&#8217;s so much more to choose from this month, including the classic high school shocker <em>Carrie<\/em>, a pair of rousing dispatches from the front lines of labor struggle by Barbara Kopple, a new installment of Adventures in Moviegoing with Portlandia&#8217;s Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen, exclusive premieres of an acclaimed American indie and a tender Indian love story, and a revelatory, newly restored portrait of James Baldwin.<\/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_1698\">\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\/05\/images-11.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 Memories of Others: Akihiko Okamura&#039;s Ireland<\/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\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:\/\/vimeo.com\/1197413135?share=copy&#038;fl=sv&#038;fe=ci\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Watch Online\">Watch Online<\/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=\"more1698\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1698);\">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>A short documentary film uncovering Japanese photographer Akihiko Okamura&#8217;s extraordinary work in Ireland during the Troubles, and the artistic and emotional impact of its recent rediscovery. After a first trip in 1968 on JFK&#8217;s footsteps, Okamura moved to Ireland in 1969 with his family, and spent the next 15 years of his life photographing the north and the south of the island. Exploring his unique perspective as both an insider and an outsider, this short film offers a nuanced portrayal of the complexities and contradictions of human nature. Through interviews, archival footage, and Okamura&#8217;s own evocative photographs, we invite audiences to contemplate the universal themes of resilience, empathy, and the enduring quest for peace in the face of adversity. <a href=\"https:\/\/thememoriesofothersfilm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;The Memories of Others&#8217;<\/a> is a testament to the power of visual storytelling in capturing the essence of human experiences amidst conflict. This film was made in collaboration with Photo Museum Ireland, Dublin, and the Akihiko Okamura Archive, Tokyo.<\/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_1820\">\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\/06\/nyc-firesuspects-landscape-1.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\">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 \/ New York, Boston\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\/echoes-of-revolution-boston-new-york\/\" 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>Partner\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=\"more1820\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1820);\">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>Launched on <strong>June 25<\/strong>, <strong>Echoes of Revolution<\/strong> is a free augmented reality experience that invites audiences to explore the history of the American Revolution through the streets of <strong>Boston<\/strong> and <strong>New York City<\/strong>. Developed by <strong>Sugar Creative<\/strong> in partnership with <strong>Ubisoft<\/strong>, the mobile experience overlays iconic historical sites with immersive 18th-century scenes inspired by the worlds of <em>Assassin&#8217;s Creed III<\/em> and <em>Assassin&#8217;s Creed Rogue<\/em>. 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Highlights include <em>L&#8217;Argent<\/em>, <em>My Little Loves<\/em>, <em>The Green Room<\/em>, <em>Chocolat<\/em>, and <em>Scene of the Crime<\/em>, as well as <em>Girlhood<\/em> and <em>Les Bonnes Femmes<\/em>, presented as part of the series <strong>Among Friends<\/strong>, exploring the complexities of female friendship across generations and cultures.<\/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_1726\">\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\/07\/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\">French Cinema at Anthology Film Archives<\/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\tAnthology Film Archives, New 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:\/\/www.anthologyfilmarchives.org\/film_screenings\/calendar#day-31\" target=\"_blank\"\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>July 29 \u2013 August 3, 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=\"more1726\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1726);\">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><strong>Anthology Film Archives<\/strong> presents a remarkable selection of French cinema, ranging from Robert Bresson&#8217;s timeless masterpieces to Marcel Duchamp&#8217;s experimental films and Danielle Arbid&#8217;s acclaimed debut feature. Highlights include <em>Pickpocket (1959)<\/em>, <em>A Man Escaped (1956)<\/em>, <em>L&#8217;\u00c2ge d&#8217;Or (1930)<\/em>, <em>In the Battlefields (2004)<\/em>, and Jean-Marie Drot&#8217;s rare documentary <em>Marcel Duchamp: A Game of Chess<\/em>. The program also features several films by Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, and Ren\u00e9 Clair as part of the retrospective <strong>Marcel Duchamp on Film<\/strong>.<\/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_1621\">\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\/07\/AWITA-2026-Save-the-Date-enews-2.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\">Arab Women in the Arts 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\tNew York City &amp; Online\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:\/\/arabwomen2026.eventive.org\/welcome\" 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>July 29\u2013August 2, 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=\"more1621\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1621);\">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>The <strong>Arab Film and Media Institute (AFMI)<\/strong> presents the sixth edition of <strong>Arab Women in the Arts<\/strong>, an annual showcase celebrating Arab women who have transformed cinema and the arts. This year&#8217;s edition honors <strong>Lebanese-French filmmaker Danielle Arbid<\/strong>, whose work explores memory, exile, identity, and sexuality through bold, deeply personal storytelling. The festival opened <strong>July 29<\/strong> at <strong>Anthology Film Archives<\/strong> with <strong>In the Battlefields (2004)<\/strong> and continues with screenings of <strong>Parisienne (2015)<\/strong>, <strong>A Lost Man (2007)<\/strong>, and a selection of Arbid&#8217;s short films. <strong>In-person screenings take place across New York City through August 2, while an online program is available nationwide through August 2.<\/strong><\/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_1422\">\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=\"more1422\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1422);\">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 Manhattan&#8217;s secret cabaret immersive experience. Directed by Tony Award\u00ae winner Diane Paulus, this reinvention of <em>The 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 fantastically 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_2881 .articles__item .description').each(function () {\n\t\t\tjQuery(this).hide(\"slow\");\n\t\t });\n\t\t jQuery('#items_2881 .articles__item a.seemore').each(function () {\n\t\t\tjQuery(this).html(\"See more\");\n\t\t });\n\t\t jQuery('#items_2881 .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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/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_2996\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1289\">\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\/05\/Capture-decran-2026-06-04-122545.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\">Winter Film Festival NYC &#8211; Submissions now open<\/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:\/\/filmfreeway.com\/WFA\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Submit Your Film\">Submit Your Film<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>February 24-28, 2027 &#8211; New York \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=\"more1289\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1289);\">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>Celebrate Diversity in Film on February 24-28 2027 with New York City&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/winterfilmfest.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">15th ANNUAL WINTER FILM FESTIVAL!<\/a><\/strong> The festival seeks fresh voices and creative indie films in all genres. The festival is dedicated to supporting emerging filmmakers and includes a highly regarded filmmaker education series, all screenings include director Q&#038;A sessions and we work to ensure our films get written articles, video promos and red carpet interviews. Use code <em>WFF27GRP20<\/em> to take 20% off your submission fee. Early Bird Deadline Sep 14 \u2013 Regular Deadline Oct 18 \u2013 Late Deadline Nov 15<\/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_1902\">\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\/05\/Capture-decran-2026-06-03-105247.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\">We Are Human Festival \u2013 Call for Films on AI and Human Rights<\/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\tParis, S\u00e3o Paulo, New York, Johannesburg, Geneva\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:\/\/filmfreeway.com\/WeAreHumanFestival\" target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Submit your application\">Submit your application<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>June 1 &#8211; Sept 30, 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=\"more1902\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1902);\">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>The We Are Human Festival launches its international Call for Films on June 1st. Dedicated to exploring human rights in the age of artificial intelligence, the festival invites creators aged 18 and over to submit short films (1 to 10 minutes) in any genre, including fiction, documentary, animation, video essay, or digital art. Participants are encouraged to use AI as a creative partner to interpret or challenge Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Each submission must include an Ethics Notebook outlining the creative process, the role of AI, and its potential biases. Participation is free. Selected works will be showcased internationally across multiple cities, and three awards totaling \u20ac10,000 will be granted, including the Grand Prize (\u20ac5,000), Best Screenplay (\u20ac3,000), and Ethics Award (\u20ac2,000).<\/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_1025\">\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\/05\/AC-2627_Mockup1-1-e1780068596685.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\">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=\"more1025\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1025);\">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>The 2026-2027 Albertine Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que grantees 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.<\/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_1388\">\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=\"more1388\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1388);\">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. 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