Our Autumn Term will begin on the 22nd of September, ONLINE for adults. In the meantime, youth courses will take place on-site. Enrolments now closed.

Each year the French Institute in Scotland, the Franco-Scottish Society (Edinburgh Branch), the Goethe Institut in Glasgow and Edinburgh College organise a Concours d’Ecriture (writing contest). This year, the texts and visuals can be seen online!

This year, the French Institute in Scotland is celebrating French talents by hosting a virtual Christmas Market gathering French creators based in Scotland. Come and enjoy the participants’ creations!

Les ateliers Des livres et vous sont de retour avec une troisième session le samedi 5 Decembre 2020. Le thème est ’Enlacés par l’histoire : un conte d’exils’.

This virtual talk will gather experts around environmental questions and the release of a new book on the Isle of Eigg, a unique island with the world’s first renewably powered electricity grid. Photo by Charles Delcourt.

NEW!

At this lab, we will be discussing press reviews that students will receive prior to sessions. Topics will cover any subject except Covid. Book now!

The French Institute in Scotland is delighted to introduce you to the Alliance Française’s online Cafés Littéraires, accesible to IFE’s members.

NEW!

Come join Emily from the IFE and Marion from Theatre Sans Accents for three afternoons of THEATRE and CRAFTS activities for kids (6-12 yo), all in French!

Stay informed of our closure and reopening announcements. The IFE library will reopen on Tuesday 27 April 2021.

Bookings are now closed for our Winter Term. Thank you all for such an excellent turnout. See you in Spring or in our one-to-one classes!

Rewatch the debate with Dr Emma Woodham, Tessa Brock and Emily Benson, chaired by Dr Guillaume Latombe on the environment and the idea of being together for the planet. Free and in English.

Rewatch the conversation with Ms Jenny Gilruth MSP, Ambassador Pierre Vimont, Lord Menzies Campbell, professor Paul James Cardwell, professor Murray Pittock, chaired by Etienne Duval on how to live together in post-Brexit Scotland. Free and in English. The event is introduced by Laurence Païs, Consul General of France in Scotland.

Rewatch the talk with Sylvie Denis, Ken MacLeod, Martin Villeneuve chaired by Dr Una McCormack on science fiction and its role in shaping and reimagining our future together. Free and in English.

With the closure of nightlife activities, rewatch the virtual electronic musical experience gathering the clubbing community together with the DJs Méline, nunu and Violeta West. Free event on MixCloud.

The Institut français d’Ecosse launched le Concours de la Francophonie 2021, a national school competition to encourage all young French learners and their teachers around Scotland and to celebrate the international day of La Francophonie. Find out here about our 2021 winners!

A trip to Aubigny l’Ecossaise, the most Scottish of all French towns. The talk will be in French, hosted by Gerry Toner of Glasgow Branch and Vee Walker of Highland Branch with guest speaker is M. François Gresset.

IFcinéma celebrates throughout March 2021 La Fête du Court Métrage with a selection of online short films available for free wherever you are in the world!

To celebrate La Semaine de la Francophonie, the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom and the Québec Government Office in London, with the support of the Francophonie UK group, bring you six Quebecois/Canadian movies and documentaries to watch for free online.

Presented on the occasion of the National Humanitarian Conference 2020, this exhibition highlights the commitment of women to humanitarian action. Come see the virtual exhibition and pay tribute to them with us!

Come discover or rediscover French pâtisserie with Nathalie, Cheffe graduated from the Ecole Cordon Bleu. A moment of conviviality, online and live, with recipe easy to follow with step-by-step guidance. Join, bake, ask questions, and share your enthusiasm for baking with us!

Celebrate International Women’s Day with us! Find out about our programme for the day.

Join us as we celebrate International Women’s Day with an online discussion with poet and biographer Robert Crawford and translator Paul Malgrati.

Members of the IFE can join this virtual talk with guest speaker Gillean Arjat. It will touch on intercultural misunderstandings or misconstructions and will draw on some of Gillean’s own experiences between the Scottish and Moroccan way of life.

fff@home returns and offers you three weekends of French Films online. Tickets are on sale now!

Celebrate La Semaine de la Francophonie with us and our programme of online events.

The Groupe de Lecture is back! The new sessions will take place online (for now) with Catherine Guiat. Register and join the club! Members only.

Join us to celebrate Francophonie Week with a special quiz, in partnership with the Alliance Française Glasgow!

The IFE, the University of Edinburgh and the IFRU are proud to welcome the celebrated Congolese author In Koli Jean Bofane for an online talk. The event is free and open to all. Register now to attend.

As part of the Semaine de la Francophonie, Natasha Kanapé- Fontaine will be our guest of honour. Join the conversation in French for free by booking your tickets now.

Join us for a special virtual studio visit with Scottish artist Libby Odai! Libby Odai is one of the three artists selected for the digital residency programme “New Forms of Togetherness“, in partnership with the Goethe Institut Glasgow and the Alliance Française Glasgow.

We were delighted to welcome the author and comedian Samira Sedira for a virtual interview that we recorded for you to see! The video will be released Friday 26 March at 6pm (GMT).

Come discover or rediscover French pâtisserie with Nathalie. A moment of conviviality, online and live, with recipe easy to follow with step-by-step guidance. Join us for this second atelier!

Join Melina and Emily for an outdoors spring adventure in French: physical activities, scavenger hunt, storytelling, and other collective activities safely delivered outside. Play and practice your French at the same time! All levels welcome. Only a few days left, book fast!

Join the AF Glasgow to meet French-American author & journalist Harriet Welty Rochefort for a presentation of her first novel Final Transgression, inspired by the true story of Séverine Sevanot during the Vichy regime.

IFcinéma à la carte is back and will accompany you throughout 2021 with a selection of online films available for free wherever you are in the world!

Join Emily and Marion for an outdoors spring adventure in French: physical and drama games, scavenger hunt, storytelling, and collective activities safely delivered outside. Play and practice your French at the same time! All levels welcome.

Grégoire Delacourt and Vineet Lal will be with us for an online talk. Join us for this talk in French (we also gladly accept questions in English)!

Le Service Culturel de l’Ambassade de France à Londres / Institut français du Royaume-Uni sponsorise cette année 15 bourses de formations en ligne avec le CAVILAM pour les enseignants du primaire et du secondaire.

Our Spring Term 2021 will start on Monday 19 April. Book your class now! Limited-time deal: 10% Early Bird discount on all enrolments until Sunday, the 28th of March.

Discover French Hip Hop Culture with a celebrative week of digital interviews by journalist Olivier Cachin and our five guest participants: Akhénaton, Ceet, DJ Mouss, Eklips and Fabrice Fiossonangaye.

Discover French Hip Hop culture with an online celebrative week of interviews by journalist Olivier Cachin and our five guest participants: Akhénaton, Ceet, DJ Mouss, Eklips and Fabrice Fiossonangaye.

Discover French Hip Hop culture with an online celebrative week of interviews by journalist Olivier Cachin and our five guest participants: Akhénaton, Ceet, DJ Mouss, Eklips and Fabrice Fiossonangaye.

Discover French Hip Hop culture with an online celebrative week of interviews by journalist Olivier Cachin and our five guest participants: Akhénaton, Ceet, DJ Mouss, Eklips and Fabrice Fiossonangaye.

The Groupe de Lecture is back! The new sessions will take place online (for now) with Catherine Guiat. Register and join the club! Members only.

Discover French Hip Hop culture with an online celebrative week of interviews by journalist Olivier Cachin and our five guest participants: Akhénaton, Ceet, DJ Mouss, Eklips and Fabrice Fiossonangaye.

The French Institute in Scotland is delighted to announce that French artist Marion Carré, German artist Siri Black and Scottish artist Libby Odai have been selected for the digital residency programme organised in partnership with the Alliance Française Glasgow and the Goethe Institut.

Philip Mansel will be with us for an online conference on Louis XIV, l’Ecosse et l’Europe. Join us for this talk in French (we also gladly accept questions in English)!

The Groupe de Lecture is back! This upcoming session will take place ONSITE with Catherine Guiat. Register and join the club! Members only.

Join us for an annual celebration of Baroque music and discover European harpsichordists and new ways to approach the Baroque era.

Since 1982, every 21st of June, the crowds flow into the streets to enjoy free musical celebrations. La fête de la musique started in France and is now celebrated worldwide. Our open call is OPEN.

Putting a placeholder in your calendar for our Summer Term 2021 French Classes.

The IFE is an official venue of the Fringe festival and welcomes French companies and/or artists to perform during the month of August in Edinburgh. Our open call for 2021 is now CLOSED.

Every year, we celebrate ’Les Journées du Patrimoine’ - Doors Open Days. Relive our 2020 virtual edition and discover the 2021 programme.

Every year in January, the French Institute’s network celebrates La Nuit des Idées (The Night of Ideas) with conferences, activities and talks around a common theme. Rewatch our 2021 free and online events and stay informed of the 2022 edition.