Frenchness is a common theme among the films selected to open the festival. The opener also premieres in hundreds of theaters across France the day the festival begins. By Jillian Rayfield When Pierre ...

A long-lost film by Georges Méliès, the French pioneer of early cinema, has been discovered in a garage in Grand Rapids, Michigan. For the past two decades, Bill McFarland has looked after a ...

This year's selection (so far) is heavy on auteurs and arthouse, from Asghar Farhadi to Hirokazu Kore-eda. The Cannes Film Festival returns to the Côte d’Azur beginning May 12 through May 23. As the ...

Built on Zydeco, a documentary directed by Milton Arceneaux and Dustin Cravins and produced by Robert Chevalier, will screen this week at the 29th New Orleans French Film Festival, scheduled for March ...

The New Orleans Film Society’s French Film Festival is a francophone affair, with French language films from Europe, Africa and North America, including the Louisiana French of the documentary “Built ...

When the 29th New Orleans French Film Festival begins to roll at the Prytania Theater Uptown this month, expect an eclectic array of narrative, documentary and animated features, not to mention six ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The organizers of the inaugural Italian and French Film Festival invite Richmond on a shared journey through cultures, languages, and life’s turning points. The theme of the four-day ...

Comedian Jim Carrey has sent eyebrows raising after he was filmed in a rare red carpet interview at the French film awards, leaving some questioning the star’s unrecognizable appearance and even going ...

The New Orleans Film Society will host the 29th French Film Festival from March 19–24, 2026, at the historic Prytania Theatre and multiple city venues, showcasing a wide array of Francophone films, ...

A symbol of rebellious youth and beauty, Brigitte Bardot helped usher in the sexual revolution in the movies with her sensual, uninhibited performances in films like Jean-Luc Godard’s “Contempt.” Then ...

Brigitte Bardot, the French actress whose image and performances helped reshape global ideas of beauty, sexuality and celebrity, has died at 91. Bardot was not only one of the defining faces of ...