Goûter littéraire is a season of monthly gatherings at the Institut français d’Ecosse’s médiathèque, where older children and young teens meet to discuss all things literary.

For the 4th consecutive year, the Institut français d’Ecosse and the Consulate General of France in Edinburgh are participating in Doors Open Days

Pour la première séance, nous aborderons le dernier roman de Daniel Mendelsohn "Une odyssée : Un père, un fils, une épopée" publié aux éditions Flammarion, texte qui fut primé en 2017.

For the 4th consecutive year, the Institut français d’Ecosse and the Consulate General of France in Edinburgh are participating in Doors Open Days

Plan your exam well in advance !

Largely based on the personal experiences of screenwriter Christelle Berthevas, Arnaud Des Pallières’s "Orpheline" reveals four moments in time in the lives of four different women to paint the portrait of a modern heroine

Largely based on the personal experiences of screenwriter Christelle Berthevas, Arnaud Des Pallières’s "Orpheline" reveals four moments in time in the lives of four different women to paint the portrait of a modern heroine

For our first Ciné-récré of the 2018-2019 season, we will be screening "Le Grand méchant renard et autres contes .." by Benjamin Renner and Patrick Imbert, a compilation of stories about animals who don’t seem to know exactly what they’re supposed to be.

Our Library will be closed from Tuesday, October 9th until Tuesday, October 16th for refurbishment.

One of 2015’s most lauded films, Philippe Faucon’s "Fatima" went on to win the 2016 César for best film, adaptation, and most promising actress (Zita Hanrot). Followed by a post-show discussion

One of 2015’s most lauded films, Philippe Faucon’s "Fatima" went on to win the 2016 César for best film, adaptation, and most promising actress (Zita Hanrot). Followed by a post-show discussion

In this Franco-Scottish Society and Institut français d’Ecosse coproduction, Dr. Clarisse Godard Desmarest presents a comparative study of Paris and Edinburgh, looking at history, architecture, and politics.

In the first research seminar in a series organised by the University of Edinburgh’s French & Francophone Studies department, Dr Daniel Finch-Race discusses Flaubert’s Account of Nogent-sur-Seine in "L’Éducation sentimentale"

Xavier Legrand’s debut feature film, "Jusqu’à la garde" is a harrowing family drama about a father’s efforts to spend time with his son, his ex-wife who wants to protect her son, and the boy caught in the middle of it all.

Xavier Legrand’s debut feature film, "Jusqu’à la garde" is a harrowing family drama about a father’s efforts to spend time with his son, his ex-wife who wants to protect her son, and the boy caught in the middle of it all.

We invite the French community in Edinburgh to come to the Consulate General of France in Scotland and the Institut français d’Ecosse to have a drink and learn about our services.

French Archaeologist and Iron Age expert, Dr Olivier Buchsenschutz, will give a talk in French on the Celts of the Iron Age. A fascinating history about the ancestors of the Scottish People!

Franco-Iranian director Sou Abadi, takes a contemporary French spin on the Billy Wilder classic "Some Like it Hot" by updating it to the age of Islamic fundamentalism.

Franco-Iranian director Sou Abadi, takes a contemporary French spin on the Billy Wilder classic "Some Like it Hot" by updating it to the age of Islamic fundamentalism.

In this Franco-Scottish Society and Institut français d’Ecosse coproduction, Festival co-director Richard Mowe gives a sneak peek into what’s on offer at this year’s French Film Festival UK.

Goûter littéraire is a season of monthly gatherings at the Institut français d’Ecosse’s médiathèque, where older children and young teens meet to discuss all things literary.

Pour la deuxième séance, nous aborderons le dernier roman de Gwenaëlle Aubry, La Folie Elisa (2018)

Olivier Ayache-Vidal’s first full-length feature film, "Les Grands Esprits," is a classroom comedy about a teacher moving from France’s most prestigious high school to one of its numerous schools struggling in the Parisian banlieue.

Olivier Ayache-Vidal’s first full-length feature film, "Les Grands Esprits," is a classroom comedy about a teacher moving from France’s most prestigious high school to one of its numerous schools struggling in the Parisian banlieue.

In the second research seminar in a series organised by the University of Edinburgh’s French & Francophone Studies department, PhD candidate Ellen Davis-Walker examines space and memory in the context of the Paris Massacre of 1961

Our cinéma programme for Institut members is back in full force, screening a new film every Wednesday at 2:00pm and 6:30pm. These events are free, but for members only. We invite you to book early and if you are not yet a member of the Institut français d’Ecosse, we invite you to join. Our film this week is 2 Automnes 3 Hivers | 2 Autumns 3 Winters by Sebastien Betbeder

Our cinéma programme for Institut members is back in full force, screening a new film every Wednesday at 2:00pm and 6:30pm. These events are free, but for members only. We invite you to book early and if you are not yet a member of the Institut français d’Ecosse, we invite you to join. Our film this week is 2 Automnes 3 Hivers | 2 Autumns 3 Winters by Sebastien Betbeder

As part of a daylong programme of commemoration, celebration, and culture on the day before the centenary of Armistice Day, Florian Kaplick will perform a concert of works composed by Debussy in the shadow of World War I

Simon has just been released from prison and is on parole. His friend, Albert, lures him back to his old ways for one more hit. To steal the priceless diamond Florentin. Simon’s plan to steal the diamond goes sour. Others are also after the diamond, such as gangsters and ruthless killers.

Simon has just been released from prison and is on parole. His friend, Albert, lures him back to his old ways for one more hit. To steal the priceless diamond Florentin. Simon’s plan to steal the diamond goes sour. Others are also after the diamond, such as gangsters and ruthless killers.

During our second family-friendly Ciné-récré of the 2018-2019 season, we will be screening a list of short-films, recommended from 3 years old..

On Saturday 17 November at 10h30, the Institute will welcome Marie-Alice Harel, illustrator of l’Odyssee de Kumiko. She will present some original drawings, introduce her work and sign books.

A tale of a son who goes looking for his father, only to realise that he became a woman 25 years earlier. A film by Nadir Moknèche, "Lola Pater" features Fanny Ardant in the title role.

A tale of a son who goes looking for his father, only to realise that he became a woman 25 years earlier. A film by Nadir Moknèche, "Lola Pater" features Fanny Ardant in the title role.

Pour la troisième séance, nous aborderons le livre de Guillaume Meurice, Cosme (Flammarion, 2018).

A comedy about ex partners, their children, and a presidential election, Justine Triet’s "La Bataille de Solférino" stars Laetitia Dosch, who was recently in Edinburgh for "Jeune Femme" (Filmhouse) and "La Maladie de la mort" (EIF).

A comedy about ex partners, their children, and a presidential election, Justine Triet’s "La Bataille de Solférino" stars Laetitia Dosch, who was recently in Edinburgh for "Jeune Femme" (Filmhouse) and "La Maladie de la mort" (EIF).

As part of a two-day programme on migration and border politics in Europe, Virginie Guiraudon (PhD, 1997, Harvard) delivers this keynote address followed by a discussion with Professor Christina Boswell (University of Edinburgh)

Join us in the Bistrot for the last wine tasting of 2018, higlighting a selection of wines that will perfectly accompany your meals and festivities for the end of the year!

Following the award ceremony for the 2018 concours d’écriture créative, this exposition highlights the winning texts in posters created by Edinburgh Napier University graphic design students

Edinburgh-based a cappella chamber choir The Consort of Voices, in collaboration with the Institut français d’Ecosse, perform traditional French and Scottish music in a charity concert, raising funds for the Marie Curie Hospice at Fairmilehead, Edinburgh

An average guy meets an actress who is more beautiful than he could ever imagine. But then a pesky girl materializes to make his life a living hell. His perfect girlfriend now thinks that he is involved with this Caprice.

Organised by the European Commission in Scotland, this Christmas Carol Service at St. John’s Church on Princes Street brings European countries together to mark the 200th anniversary of "Silent Night".

An average guy meets an actress who is more beautiful than he could ever imagine. But then a pesky girl materializes to make his life a living hell. His perfect girlfriend now thinks that he is involved with this Caprice.

For our last ciné-récré of the year, we will be screening "Neige et les arbres magiques" composed of 4 beautiful and surprising short films, each one a discovery and celebration of nature in its own right.

One of 2015’s most lauded films, Philippe Faucon’s "Fatima" went on to win the 2016 César for best film, adaptation, and most promising actress (Zita Hanrot).

New school year, new projects! Le concours de la francophonie is open to all Scottish schools. Rules on how to apply and deadlines here. Win French books and a full immersion day with your class.

Professor Nobuko Akiyama (Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo) delivers the keynote address of the conference "Behind the Masks: Representations of the Face in Japanese and Western European Literature and Theatre from the Early Modern Period to the Present," organised by the University of Edinburgh

A workshop led by Valerie Laplanche and Luc Lavacherie, looking at the use and registers of language in the film "21 nuits avec Pattie". For advanced French speakers (C1 and above).

Caroline goes to a village in the south of France where she must organise the funeral of her mother. But soon after arriving, she discovers that her mother’s body has disappeared...

Caroline goes to a village in the south of France where she must organise the funeral of her mother. But soon after arriving, she discovers that her mother’s body has disappeared...

Director Yannik Ruault presents his film "Abrahadabra," originally screened in the French Film Festival UK 2017. The film follows 14-year-old Jan Cavalieri as she copes with losing her father in a terrorist atttack.

This exposition highlights visual essays on freedom and loss on the darkest nights of the year by Art students from Edinburgh Napier University

Notre traditionnel rendez-vous de début d’année, pour partager des voeux, des nouvelles et des galettes des rois. Tous les Français d’Ecosse et leurs amis sont les bienvenus.

Almost overnight, Nathalie Pêcheux, a divorced French teacher, changes from a loving mother into a jealous monster. Her first target is her stunning 18-year-old daughter Mathilde, a ballet dancer, but her field of attack soon extends to her friends, colleagues, and even her neighbours

Almost overnight, Nathalie Pêcheux, a divorced French teacher, changes from a loving mother into a jealous monster. Her first target is her stunning 18-year-old daughter Mathilde, a ballet dancer, but her field of attack soon extends to her friends, colleagues, and even her neighbours

Pour la quatrième séance, nous aborderons les romans « L’ordre du jour » d’Eric Vuillard (Ed. Actes Sud et Prix Goncourt 2017) et « La Disparition de Josef Mengele » d’Olivier Guez (Ed. Grasset et Prix Renaudot 2017).

After promising 1100 employees that they would protect their jobs, the managers of a factory decide to suddenly close up shop. Laurent takes the lead in a fight against this decision.

After promising 1100 employees that they would protect their jobs, the managers of a factory decide to suddenly close up shop. Laurent takes the lead in a fight against this decision.

Throughout the Night of Ideas, the Bistrot on the ground floor of the Institut français d’Ecosse will be open, serving dinner, drinks, desserts, and coffee. If the night is getting too heady and you need a pause, nip downstairs for nibbles and a glass of wine. Le vin, c’est toujours une bonne idée !

As part of the Night of Ideas 2019, four short documentaries will be broadcast at the French Institute, all dealing with the contemporary issues of social disparities and environnement. A series of testimonies, of people in precarious situations, grappling with today’s new rules and threats of the globalised world.

Launched by the Institut français in 2016, the NIGHT OF IDEAS is a project staged simultaneously in Paris, London, Edinburgh, and worldwide on Thursday 31 January 2019. The Institut français d’Ecosse invite you to join a night of talks and screenings around the theme of this year: "Facing our time".

As part of the Night of Ideas 2019, historian of art Valerie Mainz will give a talk expanding on her work examining E. J. Sullivan’s illustrations to Thomas Carlyle’s "The French Revolution".

This talk will provide a quick recap of the issue of increasing social, economic and spatial divide in France, and show how literature and film have engaged with these questions since 2012.

Dr Sam Coombes (University of Edinburgh), drawing largely upon his recently published book on Glissant, addresses the implications of anglophone-led globalisation for the francophone world in general.

Synopsis: During the summer, Elie, 24, desperately awaits news from his friend Tom. Why doesn’t Tom call him any more? Why won’t he answer his messages? Thanks to his childhood friend Léa, Elie is able to deal with his feeling of emptiness and emerge from his dependence on Tom.

Ladji is 20 years old. He is a hardworker trainee driver in Bamako. When his manager refuses to give him the promotion he deserves, Ladji decides to contact Driss, a drogue dealer, who owe him a favor. With two mates, Ladji plunge into the drug dealers’s universe...

Ladji is 20 years old. He is a hardworker trainee driver in Bamako. When his manager refuses to give him the promotion he deserves, Ladji decides to contact Driss, a drogue dealer, who owe him a favor. With two mates, Ladji plunge into the drug dealers’s universe...

Rémi Capdessus, physicien théoricien spécialisé en physique des plasmas, nous fait voyager dans le monde des micro-particules composant la lumière et des réactions physiques ayant lieu à cette échelle : controllées, analysées, ces interactions de la matière conduisent souvent au développement de nouvelles technologies et de nouvelles approches, pour relever les grands défis de société. Ces le cas avec le développement des lasers de très haute puissance ces dernières années, qui permettent de reproduire en laboratoire des phénomènes astrophysiques extrêmes, et permettent d’envisager des applications variées, dans le domaine de la recherche théorique comme dans celui de l’innovation technologique.

For our February ciné-récré, we will be screening "L’enfant au grelot" (Jacques-Rémy Girerd, 1998) et "Le père Frimas" (Iouri Tcherenkov, 2012)

In 1964, the author of the "Corbeau" and "Quai des orfèvres" chose Romy Schneider (26 years old) and Serge Reggiani to be the starts of his new film : "L’Enfer". An unlimited budget for a chef d’oeuvre. But the shooting is a disaster and it stopped after 3 weeks. In 2009, the lost and forgotten pictures of this curse movie are rediscovered. And they are amazing ... César of the best documentary in 2010

Henri-Georges Clouzot became a master in black realism and thriller with movies like Le Corbeau, le SDlaire de la peur, Les Diaboliques... Considered as major filmmaker, Pierre-Henri Gibert paint of portrait of an agitor with a glamour life and with a tyrant’s reputation (justified) on sets.

Henri-Georges Clouzot became a master in black realism and thriller with movies like Le Corbeau, le SDlaire de la peur, Les Diaboliques... Considered as major filmmaker, Pierre-Henri Gibert paint of portrait of an agitor with a glamour life and with a tyrant’s reputation (justified) on sets.

Mrs. Géquil is a teacher despised by her colleagues and students. On a stormy night, she is struck by lightning and faints. When she wakes up, she feels different. Will she be able to keep the powerful and dangerous Mrs. Hyde contained?

Mrs. Géquil is a teacher despised by her colleagues and students. On a stormy night, she is struck by lightning and faints. When she wakes up, she feels different. Will she be able to keep the powerful and dangerous Mrs. Hyde contained?

For February’s goûter littéraire, Anne O’Connell will lead an active discussion on and sharing of Poetry.

Pour la cinquième séance, nous aborderons plusieurs extraits des essais et romans de Sylvain Tesson pour donner un panorama de la pensée et de l’écriture de l’auteur voyageur.

Félicité sings in a bar in Kinshasa. When her 14-year-old son has a motorcycle accident, she goes on a frantic search through the streets of Kinshasa, a world of music and dreams. And her path crosses that of Tabu.

Félicité sings in a bar in Kinshasa. When her 14-year-old son has a motorcycle accident, she goes on a frantic search through the streets of Kinshasa, a world of music and dreams. And her path crosses that of Tabu.

Hervé Joubert-Laurencin and Marianne Dautrey will present their movie "Bazin roman" and book on the director. Followed by a Q&A by Table ronde animée par Prof. Marion Schmid, Dr Davide Messina, Dr David Sorfa (university of Edinburgh, School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures).

During a student party, Mariam, a young Tunisian woman, meets the mysterious Youssef and leaves with him. A long night will begin, during which she’ll have to fight for her rights and her dignity. But how can Justice be made when it lies on the side of the tormentors?

During a student party, Mariam, a young Tunisian woman, meets the mysterious Youssef and leaves with him. A long night will begin, during which she’ll have to fight for her rights and her dignity. But how can Justice be made when it lies on the side of the tormentors?

The Institut français is delighted to welcome Paolo Zanzu for the opening of the first edtion of Harpsichord en fête

The first international harpsichord festival in Edinburgh

Join us for an exciting concert performed by pupils of St Mary’s Music School!

The Institut français is really honored to welcome David Gerrard and John Kitchen for a duo harpsichords recital!

The Institut français is delighted to welcome for the first time in Scotland "Le Stagioni".

As a part of the Harpsichord en fête programme, Jan Waterfield will be leading a workshop on basse continue, a form of musical accompaniment, which lends itself well to improvisation and which was used prominently during the Baroque period.

The Institut français is really honored to welcome Jan Waterfield and László Rózsa for a recital on the French Chamber Music from the Early Eighteenth Century.

The Institut français is delighted to welcome Jean Rondeau, one of the most famous harpsichordist in the world of his generation.

Luna lives near Monptellier and works in a farm. She is beautiful, funny and live life to the full. She si ready to do anything to keep Ruben’s love. During a drinking party with her friends, they attacked a young man. Some weeks later, he came back in Luna’s life ...

From 3 stars chefs to female cooks, sommelières, entrepreneuses all around the world, meet innovative women who want to change the world through gastronomy!

From 3 stars chefs to female cooks, sommelières, entrepreneuses all around the world, meet innovative women who want to change the world through gastronomy!

In this talk illustrated by extracts from her films, Pascale Breton, one of the most original voices in contemporary French cinema, offers insight into her practice as filmmaker and scriptwriter.

A teacher in Denmark takes a job in rural Greenland where he struggles to fit in with the locals.

A teacher in Denmark takes a job in rural Greenland where he struggles to fit in with the locals.

Un samedi par mois, un rendez-vous littéraire à l’Institut.

North of France. The factory where Hervé is working will have to move. He is the only one worker to accept this fact, because he is chasing another destiny : to become a fisherman and pass on this passion to his son.
Tunis’s council estate. The factory is relocated. Foued thinks it’s a good opportunity to find a job, help his mother and seduce the woman he loves. Hervé and Foued trajectpries ressemble each other and enter into a life long rythm of call and response.

North of France. The factory where Hervé is working will have to move. He is the only one worker to accept this fact, because he is chasing another destiny : to become a fisherman and pass on this passion to his son.
Tunis’s council estate. The factory is relocated. Foued thinks it’s a good opportunity to find a job, help his mother and seduce the woman he loves. Hervé and Foued trajectpries ressemble each other and enter into a life long rythm of call and response.

In this movie from Daniel Roby (2017), a family attempts to survive a massive catastrophe in Paris, completely immersed in a strange fog.

In this movie from Daniel Roby (2017), a family attempts to survive a massive catastrophe in Paris, completely immersed in a strange fog.

Etienne comes to Paris from Lyon to study cinema, meets many new friends with the same passion and falls under the thrall of the mysterious Mathias.

Etienne comes to Paris from Lyon to study cinema, meets many new friends with the same passion and falls under the thrall of the mysterious Mathias.

Un samedi par mois, un rendez-vous littéraire à l’Institut.

A shimmering glass hotel at the top of a remote Provençal mountain provides the setting for a tragicomic tapestry about an obsessive love pentangle, whose principals range from an artist to a hotel manager to a dam worker. Scripted by Jacques Prévert and Pierre Laroche, the film was banned from theaters for the duration of the occupation for its dark portrayal of the hedonistic excesses of the ruling class. Today, it is often singled out as Jean Grémillon’s greatest achievement.

A shimmering glass hotel at the top of a remote Provençal mountain provides the setting for a tragicomic tapestry about an obsessive love pentangle, whose principals range from an artist to a hotel manager to a dam worker. Scripted by Jacques Prévert and Pierre Laroche, the film was banned from theaters for the duration of the occupation for its dark portrayal of the hedonistic excesses of the ruling class. Today, it is often singled out as Jean Grémillon’s greatest achievement.

Un samedi par mois, un rendez-vous littéraire à l’Institut.

Un samedi par mois, un rendez-vous littéraire à l’Institut.