{"id":8999958,"date":"2026-10-08T22:30:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T22:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_event&#038;p=8999958"},"modified":"2026-10-10T01:04:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T01:04:50","slug":"french-films-and-new-media-highlights-in-october","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/french-films-and-new-media-highlights-in-october\/","title":{"rendered":"French Films and New Media Highlights in October"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This October, as the New York Film Festival (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/nyff\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=1050493904&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADDMJi76pP6G38rMAXjVdmltRmaOa&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw_pzWBhAkEiwAwDCi1Unzwd_3w3i_bL355Xgbxj1PepwaFClWE9ZWDty_hLemzGnpNDUJ7hoCfrIQAvD_BwE\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/nyff\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=1050493904&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADDMJi76pP6G38rMAXjVdmltRmaOa&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw_pzWBhAkEiwAwDCi1Unzwd_3w3i_bL355Xgbxj1PepwaFClWE9ZWDty_hLemzGnpNDUJ7hoCfrIQAvD_BwE\">NYFF<\/a>) comes to a close on October 12, the <a href=\"https:\/\/chelseafilm.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/chelseafilm.org\/\">Chelsea Film Festival <\/a>(October 14\u201318) and <a href=\"https:\/\/newfest.org\/festival-2025\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23001383418&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw_pzWBhAkEiwAwDCi1ZBOELL1cPELnZQweLDrMqGDk00Bcm3nE-Ted4NzUnP4yCiao6LmMBoC80kQAvD_BwE\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/newfest.org\/festival-2025\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23001383418&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw_pzWBhAkEiwAwDCi1ZBOELL1cPELnZQweLDrMqGDk00Bcm3nE-Ted4NzUnP4yCiao6LmMBoC80kQAvD_BwE\">NewFest<\/a> (October 15\u201320) kick off, bringing a new wave of French cinema to New York audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">October also brings two highly anticipated French releases to U.S. theaters. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neonrated.com\/film\/fjord\">Fjord<\/a><\/em>, distributed by NEON, opens October 9, followed by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/filmmovement.com\/case-137\">Case 137<\/a><\/em>, a Film Movement release, on October 16.<\/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-october-2026\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/tv5monde-program-highlights-october-2026\/\">TV5MONDE<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/current\/posts\/9279-the-criterion-channel-s-october-2026-lineup?srsltid=AU7gw4X0QeHFtUDuzhQxol6YwYZ6ICN064AU-TtWBQxQL6uGNrQ6oCgP\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/current\/posts\/9279-the-criterion-channel-s-october-2026-lineup?srsltid=AU7gw4X0QeHFtUDuzhQxol6YwYZ6ICN064AU-TtWBQxQL6uGNrQ6oCgP\">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 brings exciting news from the Villa Albertine community, <a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/residents\/sepideh-farsi\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/residents\/sepideh-farsi\/\">as former resident<\/a> and filmmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/chickeneggfilms.org\/filmmakers-and-films\/filmmaker\/sepideh-farsi\">Sepideh Farsi<\/a> receives a Chicken &amp; Egg Films Development Grant for her upcoming animated feature. The recognition highlights the continued international trajectory of a filmmaker whose work has been supported through Villa Albertine\u2019s residency program. Meanwhile, Andrey Zvyagintsev\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/mubi.com\/en\/us\/films\/minotaur-2026\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mubi.com\/en\/us\/films\/minotaur-2026\"><em>Minotaur<\/em> <\/a>has been selected as France\u2019s official submission for Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards. Distributed by MUBI, the film is scheduled for a nationwide U.S. theatrical release on November 20.<br>Across the country, the <a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/albertine-cinematheque-festival-grants-2026-2027\/\">Albertine Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que university film festivals<\/a> continue throughout October, bringing contemporary French cinema to campuses and new audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"articles-small articles-small--richtext section__articles\">\n\t\t<div class=\"articles__items\" id=\"items_2815\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1614\">\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\/09\/MINOTAUR.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\">Andrey Zvyagintsev\u2019s \u201cMinotaur\u201d Selected as France\u2019s Official Oscar Entry<\/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:\/\/Andrey Zvyagintsev\u2019s \"Minotaur\" Selected as France\u2019s Official Oscar Entry - Villa Albertine\" 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=\"more1614\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1614);\">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>Andrey Zvyagintsev\u2019s <em>Minotaur<\/em> was recently named as France\u2019s official entry for the Best International Feature category at the 99th Academy Awards. The movie will have its New York premiere as part of the Main Slate of the 64th New York Film Festival, running from September 25 to October 12. The film, distributed by MUBI, will be in theaters nationwide on November 20.<\/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_1457\">\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\/09\/Dao-Les-Films-du-Worso-Srab-Films-Yennenga-Productions-Nafi-Films-Telecine-Bissau-Producoes-Canal-Plus-Afrique-scaled.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\">NYFF64 &#8211; New York Film Festival 64th Edition<\/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\tFilm 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:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/nyff64-new-york-film-festival-64th-edition\/\" 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=\"more1457\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1457);\">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>NYFF returns through October 12 with a new slate of essential cinema from around the globe, once again giving French filmmaking top billing.<\/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_1843\">\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\/10\/SFarci.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\">Sepideh Farsi awarded Chicken &amp; Egg Films Development Grant for Animated Feature<\/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:\/\/chickeneggfilms.org\/filmmakers-and-films\/filmmaker\/sepideh-farsi\" 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=\"more1843\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1843);\">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>We are delighted to share that Sepideh Farsi, former Villa Albertine resident, has been selected for the 2026 Chicken &amp; Egg Films Research &amp; Development Grant. She will receive a Development Grant for her animated feature<em> Memoirs of an Undutiful Daughter<\/em>. Born in Tehran, Farsi studied mathematics in Paris before turning to cinema. She is known for the animated feature <em>The Siren<\/em> (Berlinale 2024), winner of the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animation, as well as documentaries such as <em>Put Your Soul on Your Hands and Walk<\/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_1244\">\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\/10\/Chloe-Aubert-2.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\">Chlo\u00eb Aubert, Animation Director of Iron Boy, Named One of Variety\u2019s Animators to Watch 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:\/\/variety.com\/lists\/animators-to-watch-class-of-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>\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=\"more1244\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1244);\">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-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Chlo\u00eb Aubert has been named one of <em>Variety<\/em>\u2019s 10 Animators to Watch for 2026. Specializing in 2D animation, Aubert is the animation director of <em>Iron Boy<\/em>, directed by Louis Clichy, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes and received recognition at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Her work also includes acclaimed animated features such as <em>Long Way North<\/em>, <em>The Breadwinner<\/em>, and <em>Wolfwalkers<\/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<\/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_2815 .articles__item .description').each(function () {\n\t\t\tjQuery(this).hide(\"slow\");\n\t\t });\n\t\t jQuery('#items_2815 .articles__item a.seemore').each(function () {\n\t\t\tjQuery(this).html(\"See more\");\n\t\t });\n\t\t jQuery('#items_2815 .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<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_2839\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1396\">\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\/09\/DOSSIER-137.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\">Case 137<\/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:\/\/filmmovement.com\/case-137\" 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>A Film Movement Release | In Theaters October 16\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=\"more1396\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1396);\">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><em>Case 137<\/em>, by Dominik Moll, in theaters in the U.S. from October 16, 2026.<br \/>\nWinner of the Best Actress C\u00e9sar for L\u00e9a Drucker.<\/p>\n<p>Case 137 is seemingly just another case for St\u00e9phanie, an investigator at the IGPN, the police of the police. But an unexpected element will trouble St\u00e9phanie and transform case 137 into something more than a simple number.<\/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_1411\">\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\/09\/FJORD-photos-001-OK-HD-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\">Fjord<\/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:\/\/www.neonrated.com\/film\/fjord\" 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>A Neon Release | In Theaters October 9\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=\"more1411\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1411);\">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><em>Fjord<\/em>, by Cristian Mungiu, in theaters in the U.S. from October 9, 2026.<br \/>\nWinner of the Palme d\u2019Or at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.<br \/>\nA Romania, France, Norway, Sweden and Denmark co-production.<\/p>\n<p>From two\u2060-\u2060time Palme d\u2019Or winner Cristian Mungiu, a Norwegian woman and her devout Romanian husband relocate with their five children to a remote, close\u2060-\u2060knit, coastal town. Their teenage children form a fast bond with a neighboring family as unease begins to simmer around their rigid beliefs. When allegations of abuse emerge, they are forced to confront a system of judgment that blurs the line between concern and prejudice.<\/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_1179\">\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\/09\/AAAAQcQf0woAIVdrK74WJoDkAbbGuSLkoFCY7Nqy7r05dbTidBWp7KGlHH_Z1KBbu8faGdV0kg_2nIi2NrhedhOoccEGEubJSJyRmcjxNOgZ-dYQoHvGatyV6LVIf_tZN5Lfah-CIdBhmpFFmBy3Vl1qGmyi.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\">La Bola Negra<\/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:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/articles\/la-bola-negra-release-date-cast-photos\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"More infos\">More infos<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>A Netflix Release | In Theaters October 16\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=\"more1179\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1179);\">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><em>La Bola Negra<\/em>, by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, in theaters in the U.S. from October 16, 2026.<br \/>\nWinner of the Best Director Award (ex-aequo) at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.<br \/>\nA Spain and France co-production.<\/p>\n<p><em>La Bola Negra<\/em> follows three generations of men across pivotal moments in Spanish history: 1932, 1937, and 2017. Carlos (Quifes) longs to belong in a fractured Spain. Sebasti\u00e1n (Guitarricadelafuente) finds connection across enemy lines. And Alberto (Gonz\u00e1lez) uncovers a long-buried family secret \u2014 one that finally gives voice to truths the past tried to erase.<\/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_1327\">\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\/09\/Gentle-Monster-199674-H-2026.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\">Gentle Monster<\/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:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/articles\/gentle-monster-cast-release-date-photos\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"More infos\">More infos<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>A Netflix Release | In Theaters October 30\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=\"more1327\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1327);\">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><em>Gentle Monster<\/em>, by Marie Kreutzer, in theaters in the U.S. from October 30, 2026.<br \/>\nAn Austria, Germany and France co-production.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy, a concert pianist, moves with her husband and young son to a country house in the hope of helping her husband recover from severe burnout. Their new beginning is shattered when the police arrive to arrest him and seize his computers, forcing Lucy to question how well she really knows the man she loves.<\/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_1943\">\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\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:\/\/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=\"more1943\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1943);\">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, u003cemu003eThe Holeu003c\/emu003e 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. 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onclick=\"toggleDescs(1924);\">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_1822\">\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\/09\/tresor-des-poubelles.webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium 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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_1918\">\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\/09\/2022-Hideous-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 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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 The Criterion Channel, discover a selection of contemporary and international cinema, including Yann Gonzalez\u2019s provocative and surreal short film <em>Hideous<\/em>, starring the xx\u2019s Oliver Sim in a fantastical journey blending queer horror, music, and performance.<\/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_2892 .articles__item .description').each(function () {\n\t\t\tjQuery(this).hide(\"slow\");\n\t\t });\n\t\t jQuery('#items_2892 .articles__item a.seemore').each(function () {\n\t\t\tjQuery(this).html(\"See more\");\n\t\t });\n\t\t jQuery('#items_2892 .articles__item').each(function () 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href=\"https:\/\/newfest.org\/events\/thehiddenfaceoftheearth\/\" 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>15 &#8211; 20 oct, 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=\"more1942\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1942);\">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 class=\"isSelectedEnd\">This year, NewFest brings several films from France to New York, highlighting a diverse range of voices and perspectives within contemporary queer cinema.<\/p>\n<p>The French selection includes Marine Atlan\u2019s <em>La Gradiva<\/em>, a sensual coming-of-age drama set against the ruins of Pompeii, and Arnaud Alain\u2019s <em>The Hidden Face of the Earth (La Face cach\u00e9e de la Terre)<\/em>, a tender documentary portrait of a Parisian photographer gradually losing his sight. Both films offer distinctive perspectives on desire, identity, intimacy and the act of looking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can use the discount code <\/strong><em><strong>VILLAALBERTINEnf38!<\/strong><\/em><strong> when purchasing tickets for The Hidden Face of the Earth<\/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_1864\">\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\/10\/chelsea20festival202026.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\">Chelsea Film Festival<\/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\tRegal Battery Park\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:\/\/chelseafilm.org\/\" 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>October 14-18 \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=\"more1864\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1864);\">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>Starting October 14, the 14th Annual Chelsea Film Festival returns to New York, continuing its mission of showcasing emerging filmmakers, producers, and actors from around the world and bringing independent cinema to new audiences. This year\u2019s edition will feature a selection of French films and filmmakers, including <em>Goddamn Gorilla, Puisque tout br\u00fble, Affam\u00e9e. et f\u00e2ch\u00e9e, Alone Against All, Gloria, I Will Be You, Nkoa, The Flesh Dress, The Clockmaker,<\/em> and <em>Without Mercy<\/em>, alongside a diverse international lineup. The festival will take place in person at Regal Battery Park from October 14\u201318, with additional films available online through October 31. The 2026 edition will also feature the Reel Magic Hour Industry Summit, bringing together industry professionals for two days of panels and conversations on October 16\u201317.<\/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_1311\">\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\/09\/DOSSIER-137.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\">Albertine Cinematheque Festivals in October<\/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\/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=\"more1311\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1311);\">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 October, university festivals supported by the Albertine Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que continue across the country. Students can discover contemporary French and Francophone cinema through curated screenings, discussions, and special events at campuses including Bennington College, Bucknell University, Calvin University, Fordham University, Kent State University, Middlebury College, NYU \/ La Maison fran\u00e7aise, Purdue University, Southern Connecticut State University, the University of Central Florida, the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of Florida, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Utah State University, and Washington University in St. Louis.<\/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_1991\">\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\/09\/SMALL-CHANGE.jpeg\"\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 Films at the Metrograph<\/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\tMetrograph, 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:\/\/metrograph.com\/\" 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=\"more1991\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1991);\">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>Metrograph celebrates French cinema this October with a selection spanning the work of Michael Haneke, Fran\u00e7ois Truffaut, Louis Lumi\u00e8re, Jacques Rivette, Chris Marker, and Chantal Akerman. Highlights include Haneke\u2019s acclaimed <em>Amour<\/em>, Truffaut\u2019s beloved coming-of-age film <em>Small Change<\/em>, and Lumi\u00e8re\u2019s charming early short <em>La petite fille et son chat<\/em>. The program also features Rivette\u2019s <em>Antigone<\/em>, as well as Marker\u2019s <em>Sans Soleil<\/em> and Akerman\u2019s <em>News from Home<\/em>, screening as part of Trains: <em>Local Routes<\/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_1255\">\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\/10\/CHANT3.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\">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>Oct 1 &#8211; 31 oct, 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=\"more1255\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1255);\">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 dir=\"ltr\">Anthology Film Archives presents a daring selection of French cinema for October 2026, from Georges Franju&#8217;s <em>Blood of the Beasts<\/em> (1949) and Jean Genet&#8217;s only film, <em>A Song of Love<\/em> (1950), in a brand-new 35mm print, to Jean Epstein&#8217;s <em>The Fall of the House of Usher<\/em> (1928) and <em>The Three-Sided Mirror<\/em> (1927). The program also features Lazare Lazarus&#8217;s experimental documentaries <em>Les Fant\u00f4mes du hard<\/em>, which excavate the archive of Marseille&#8217;s Mineshaft BDSM club, alongside Emre Busse&#8217;s <em>Fistule<\/em> (2026), in Narrow Rooms.<\/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_1464\">\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\/09\/images-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\">French Cinema at MoMA This October<\/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\tMoMA, 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.moma.org\/calendar\/?happening_filter=All+events&#038;date=2026-10-01\" 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=\"more1464\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1464);\">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>MoMA highlights French cinema this October with a rich selection of films by \u00c9ric Baudelaire, Chantal Akerman, Luc Decaster, No\u00eblle Pujol, and Emmanuelle Demoris. The program includes Baudelaire\u2019s <em>Un Film Dramatique<\/em> and <em>Also Known as Jihadi<\/em>, Akerman\u2019s <em>Letters Home, D\u2019est (From the East)<\/em> and <em>No Home Movie<\/em>, as well as Decaster\u2019s <em>Qui a tu\u00e9 Ali Ziri?<\/em> and <em>Le chant des oubli\u00e9s<\/em>. The selection also features Pujol\u2019s <em>Histoire racont\u00e9e par Jean Dougnac<\/em> and Demoris\u2019s Mafrouza \u2013 <em>Oh la nuit!<\/em>, offering a diverse portrait of contemporary French documentary and experimental cinema.<\/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_1953\">\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\/09\/w3ZiI33S2jBBrzYgVPafXeKRpBDRvE_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\">French Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que: Mis\u00e9ricorde<\/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:\/\/www.afusa.org\/event-rsvp\/french-cinematheque-misericorde\/\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Click here to register\">Click here to register<\/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=\"more1953\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1953);\">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 Federation of Alliances Fran\u00e7aises USA and Telescope Film invite audiences to the next edition of the French Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que, featuring Alain Guiraudie\u2019s <em>Mis\u00e9ricorde<\/em>. Following the film\u2019s screening, participants will come together online for a free discussion in English with film critic and historian Beatrice Loayza.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the French Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que\u2019s monthly series celebrating Francophone cinema, this October edition offers an opportunity to discover Guiraudie\u2019s acclaimed 2024 thriller and explore its themes, characters, and atmosphere in conversation with Beatrice Loayza. Participants are encouraged to watch <em>Mis\u00e9ricorde<\/em> before joining the discussion on October 26.<\/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_1136\">\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=\"more1136\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1136);\">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\u2019s secret cabaret immersive experience. Directed by Tony Award\u00ae winner Diane Paulus, this reinvention of The Phantom of the Opera 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\u2019s 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\u2019ve 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_2599 .articles__item .description').each(function () {\n\t\t\tjQuery(this).hide(\"slow\");\n\t\t });\n\t\t jQuery('#items_2599 .articles__item a.seemore').each(function () {\n\t\t\tjQuery(this).html(\"See more\");\n\t\t });\n\t\t jQuery('#items_2599 .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_2091\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1885\">\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\/images.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\">New on IFcin\u00e9ma: Summer Programming<\/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:\/\/ifcinema.institutfrancais.com\/en\" 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 Platform 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=\"more1885\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1885);\">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 September\u2019s latest additions to IFCinema, featuring a selection of recent French films alongside the platform\u2019s curated collections. New titles include <em>Mon ins\u00e9parable<\/em> by Anne-Sophie Bailly, and <em>\u00c0 toute allure<\/em> by Lucas Bernard, bringing together a diverse selection of contemporary French cinema, from intimate family dramas to warm and offbeat comedies.<\/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_2000\">\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\/09\/natio-im.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\">Discover Newly Digitized African Cinema on IFcin\u00e9ma<\/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:\/\/ifcinema.institutfrancais.com\/fr\/catalog\/afr\" 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 Platform 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=\"more2000\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(2000);\">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>IFcin\u00e9ma also spotlights the ongoing digitization of the Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que Afrique, one of the world\u2019s most significant collections of African cinema. Established in 1961, the collection comprises more than 1,700 films from 45 countries spanning nearly seven decades. Recently digitized works\u2014including Recent additions\u2014including Babatunde Apalowo\u2019s <em>All the Colours in the World Are Between Black and White<\/em>, Cyrille Masso and Daniel Minlo\u2019s animated feature <em>La Grotte sacr\u00e9e<\/em>, and Sidney Sokhona\u2019s restored u003cemu003eNationalit\u00e9 immigr\u00e9u003c\/emu003e\u2014are gradually becoming available on the platform, expanding access to landmark films and preserving an invaluable cinematic heritage for future generations.<\/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_1514\">\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=\"more1514\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1514);\">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&#8217;s 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_1459\">\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\/09\/AGNES-VARDA.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\">The Gleaners and I &#8211; Revisiting Agn\u00e8s Varda\u2019s edit<\/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:\/\/www.glaneursglaneuse.com\/en\/home\/\" 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=\"more1459\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1459);\">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 the 3rd edition of this unique educational platform! Developed by Cin\u00e9-Tamaris and INA, with the support of Villa Albertine, the program offers a rare hands-on dive into Agn\u00e8s Varda\u2019s iconic editing process. If you\u2019re interested in participating, please contact Adeline Monzier &#8211; adelinemonzier@gleanersandi.com and for the West Coast, Gwenael Deglise &#8211; gwendeglise@gleanersandi.com<\/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_1890\">\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=\"more1890\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1890);\">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. 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