Books & Ideas Tue 10 June at 12.30pm Reading group “Le passeur” by Stéphanie Coste Once a month, the reading group meets up to discuss a couple of books selected in advance (from classical to contemporary French literature) and discovers…
Films Wed 11 June at 2pm and 6pm Smoke Signals / Une affaire de principe Brussels, 2012. When the Health Commissioner is dismissed overnight, amidst the utmost secrecy, MEP José Bové and his parliamentary assistants decide to investigate. They uncover…
Films Wed 18 June at 2pm and 6pm Green Tide / Les algues vertes Not less than 3 men and 40 animals were found dead on the Breton beaches. The identity of the killer is an open secret: green…
Special events Thu 19 June at 7.15pm Quiz of the Institut français d’Ecosse on the theme of Festivals in France You are a quiz fan? Come and test your knowledge about France and French language in a fun and relaxed atmosphere at the Institut français…
Music Fri 20 June at 6pm Make Music Day: Trio Contrasti concert Live Music Now Scotland is back at the French Institute to celebrate Make Music Day! This year, introducing Trio Contrasti, a trio led by Armenian…
Education Mon 23 June from 10am The Future of French en Écosse: The Way Ahead Following last year’s inaugural Future of French en Écosse conference held at the University of Strathclyde, registration is now open for this year’s event: The Future of French en Écosse:…
Education Workshops Tue 24 June at 10am French language teacher training On June Tuesday 24, the Institut français d’Ecosse will hold a talk by Sébastien DeVreese from the French publishing house Maison des langues on how to teach…
Films Wed 25 June at 2pm and 6pm Foreign Language / Langue Étrangère Langue Étrangère is a poignant coming-of-age drama about cross-cultural discovery. Fanny, a shy young French girl, embarks on a student exchange to Leipzig, where she…
Arts Networking Wed 25 June at 5.30pm Rencontre en ligne des artistes francophones en Ecosse Vous êtes artiste professionnel (arts du spectacle, audiovisuel, arts plastiques, danse, musique, littérature...), parlez Français (natif ou francophone) et vous vivez en Ecosse ? Rejoignez-nous…
Books & Ideas Talks Thu 26 June at 6pm The question of the public space in today’s society The idea of public space has been transformed in recent decades, with restrictions on movement and interaction in public; with the retraction of lives into…
Course Summer Term Group Courses for Kids Mon 30 Jun Summer Mini Camp – 3-5 y/o “Travel through the 4 elements” French for kids from 3 to 5 yo! A summer camp in French for the wee ones. Each camp includes…
Arts Exhibition 1 to 21 July Art Deco Scotland: Design and Architecture in the Jazz Age On Thursday 3 July, join us for an exclusive presentation of the exhibition Art Deco Scotland: Design And Architecture In The Jazz Age by curator Bruce Peter followed by…
Arts Books & Ideas 5 & 6 July Auld Alliance Comics Festival Join us for a vibrant weekend celebrating the rich worlds of French and Scottish comics! Discover incredible graphic novels, meet talented authors and illustrators from…
Arts Books & Ideas Sat 5 July at 5.45pm Live-Drawing performance by Alfred Lionel Papagalli, known as Alfred, is a widely acclaimed French comic book author, musician and actor. A self-taught artist, he began publishing with Éditions Delcourt…
Course Summer Term Group Courses for Adults Mon 07 Jul Summer Brush’up from A1 to B2 Level Make the most of your summer to revise and consolidate your French!
Course Summer Term Group Courses for Adults Mon 07 Jul French for France: Travel Conversation A1/A2 Strengthen your oral language skills in an interactive summer workshop! Workshop for students from post beginner (A1) to intermediate (A2) level.
Course Summer Term Group Courses for Adults Tue 15 Jul French & Art : Drawing Edinburgh in French What if you practiced both drawing and your French? Join us for a creative lab with French artist and teacher Yannik Ruault.
Music Performances 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 19 & 23 Aug at 6pm MUO Live Join Scottish artist and musician Lomond Campbell for a unique live performance of MUO, an audiovisual experience powered by the universe itself. Using muon detectors,…
Kids & Families Music Theatre 1-25 August at 11am - break on 11 & 18 Heebie Jeebies Halò! Bonjour! Hello! Have you seen the Heebie Jeebies? They are all around you, but you've probably never seen them – until now! Take a…
Performances Theatre 1-24 August at 2.30pm - break on 7, 11, 18 Antigone After a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2024, Mythography return with their urgent and haunting production of Jean Anouilh's Antigone. Irreverent and full…
Arts Music 8-25 August - Break on 11 Aug MUO MUO is an immersive audiovisual installation by Lomond Campbell which makes use of muon detectors, sensing harmless radiation in the atmosphere. This radiation is created…
Music 8-25 August at 6pm - break on 11, 14, 19 & 23 The Brel Promise No Arnaud Askoy is not Brel but to hear him, to see him, one could believe it. Arnaud brings Chanson Francaise icon Jacques Brel to…
Course Summer Term Group Courses for Adults Mon 18 Aug Choir workshop in French for adults B1 to C2 You like French and singing? Why not practice your French singing and learning classic French songs with our teacher Sarah.
Books & Ideas Talks Tue 19 Aug at 6pm Meet the author Laurent Binet Meet multi-award-winning French writer Laurent Binet for a talk on his books HhHH, The 7th Function of Language, Civilizations and Perspectives. Known for his international…
Books & Ideas Kids & Families Sat 13 Sep at 10.30am Heure du conte with the author Camille Brunel Join us for a special Heure du conte with French author Camille Brunel! Having taught literature for seven years near Paris, Camille Brunel now writes…
Films Kids & Families Sat 13 Sep at 1pm Hello World! / Bonjour le Monde! + Q&A Intro and Q&A with film critic and journalist Camille Brunel. Made of papier-mâché, the delicate puppets come to life in stop-motion, in beautiful, colorful settings,…
Books & Ideas Tue 23 Sept at 12.30pm Reading group “Le soldat désaccordé” by Gilles Marchand Once a month, the reading group meets up to discuss a couple of books selected in advance (from classical to contemporary French literature) and discovers…
Books & Ideas Education Thu 25 Sep at 6pm European Day of languages – Aberlangs: Aberdeen City of Languages During this talk hosted for the European Day of Languages, Drs Fransiska Louwagie and Clémence O’Connor (University of Aberdeen) will discuss Aberlangs, a partnership initiative…
Books & Ideas Thu 2 Oct at 4pm Meet the author Constance Trautsolt Meet French writer Constance Trautsolt for a talk on her brilliant first novel Pour la peau de Shirley Page (‘For the Sake of Shirley Page’)…
Books & Ideas Thu 9 Oct at 4pm Meet the author Elise Hugueny-Léger Meet French writer Elise Hugueny-Léger for a talk on her first creative writing non-fiction, Twenty twenty: petites traversées franco-britanniques, which came out with Editions Créaphis in…
Books & Ideas Talks Tue 14 Oct at 5.30pm Jean-Yves Laurichesse: Writing between memory and fiction A Professor of Modern and Contemporary French Literature with a string of publications on such authors as Jean Giono, Claude Simon and Richard Millet, Jean-Yves…
Books & Ideas Tue 28 Oct at 12.30pm Reading group “Le premier exil” by Santiago H. Amigorena Once a month, the reading group meets up to discuss a couple of books selected in advance (from classical to contemporary French literature) and discovers…
Books & Ideas Tue 25 Nov at 12.30pm Reading group “Alpinistes de Staline” by Cédric Gras Once a month, the reading group meets up to discuss a couple of books selected in advance (from classical to contemporary French literature) and discovers…
Books & Ideas On Celebrating Comics and Graphic Novels Next event : Auld Alliance Comics Festival Sat 05 Jul at 10:30
Books & Ideas Festivals & series On The Earth, Here and Now Next event : Hello World! / Bonjour le Monde! + Q&A Sat 13 Sep at 13:00
