Around twenty French artists are expected to attend the German French Film Week, an anniversary edition that will take place from November 20 to 26 in the German capital and in nearly thirty cities across the country.
French Film Week is an initiative of the Institut Français - Germany and Unifrance. It is supported by numerous partners, including Yorck-Kinogruppe, Cinéfête, OFAJ, Förderverein, DS Automobiles, Dorint Hotels, ARTE, Air France, Vision Kino, Délégation générale Wallonie-Bruxelles, Québec Antenne Berlin, Bouvet Ladubay, Champagne Pommery, and Sacem/Copie privée.
From November 20 to 26, German audiences will be invited to discover the best of French cinema through a selection of films that will be showing in German theaters in the coming months.
The program will be available to view simultaneously in many German cities. Berlin, of course, but also Aachen, Augsburg, Bayreuth, Bremen, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Erlangen, Essen, Frankfurt, Freiburg, Fürth, Halle, Hamburg, Hanover, Kiel, Magdeburg, Mannheim, Mettmann, Munich, Ratingen, Rostock, Saarbrücken, St. Ingbert, Weimar, and Würzburg.
The 31 films in the 2025 edition, most of which have been screened at major international festivals, reflect the diversity and vitality of French-language film production, with its wide range of genres and themes.
The Stranger, in the presence of its director François Ozon, will open this edition in Berlin. The film will be released in Germany on January 1, 2026, distributed by Weltkino Filmverleih.
Once Upon My Mother will be presented at the closing ceremony, in the presence of actress Leïla Bekhti. The film will be released in Germany on November 27, distributed by Neue Visionen Filmverleih
The delegation
The following people are expected in the capital (subject to change): François Ozon, Romane Bohringer, Robin Campillo, Isabelle Huppert, Thierry Klifa, Sophie Beaulieu, Sylvain Chomet, Boris Lojkine, Enya Baroux, Amine Bouhafa, Lucile Hadžihalilović, Alice Douard, Ella Rumpf, Hafsia Herzi, Nadia Melliti, Leïla Bekhti, Greta-Marie Becker
Special screenings, retrospectives, and workshops
- A special focus will be held on filmmaker Lucile Hadžihalilović at the City Kino Wedding Berlin from November 23 to 26, with four feature films screened in her presence.
- An audio-described screening of Agnès Jaoui's cult film It Takes All Kinds will take place on November 22 at the Institut Français.
- For the 8th year running, the Institut Français in Germany, with the support of the OFAJ (Office Franco-Allemand pour la Jeunesse), will offer a media education workshop to 20 young guests from France and Germany.
- Creative workshops aimed at children have been organized in collaboration with artists Stéphane MaMi and Emilia Freyman to coincide with the screening of the films The Secret of Birds by Antoine Lanciaux and Marcel, Santa Claus (and the Pizza Delivery Boy) by Tom Chertier and Julie Rembauville.
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The selection
The premieres
- The Stranger by François Ozon (opening film)
- That Summer in Paris by Valentine Cadic
- Bon voyage, Marie by Enya Baroux
- The Ice Tower by Lucile Hadžihalilović
- Love Letters by Alice Douard
- The Story of Souleymane by Boris Lojkine
- A Private Life by Rebecca Zlotowski
- The Little Sister by Hafsia Herzi
- Germaine Acogny: The Essence of Dance by Greta-Marie Becker
- The Richest Woman In the World by Thierry Klifa
- The Doll by Sophie Beaulieu
- The Young Mothers' Home by Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
- Enzo by Robin Campillo
- Winter in Sokcho by Koya Kamura
- Dog 51 by Cédric Jimenez
- Once Upon My Mother by Ken Scott (closing film)
Francophone Selection
(only the French films are listed)
- Germaine Acogny: The Essence of Dance by Greta-Marie Becker
- So Long a Letter by Angèle Diabang
- The Young Mothers' Home by Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Young Audiences
- Pets on a Train by Benoît Daffis and Jean-Christian Tassy
- The Secret of Birds by Antoine Lanciaux
- Marcel, Santa Claus (and the Pizza Delivery Boy) by Julie Rembauville and Nicolas Bianco-Levrin
Exclusive Screenings
- The Good Teacher by Teddy Lussi-Modeste
- Ma frère by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret
- The Bertrand's Farm by Gilles Perret
- A Family by Christine Angot
- A Magnificent Life by Sylvain Chomet
- Like a Son by Nicolas Boukhrief
- Tell Her I Love Her by Romane Bohringer
Lucile Hadžihalilović Panorama
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