The Princeton French Film Festival is conceived as a public humanities initiative, a community-engaged project and an innovative promotion of the arts in Princeton. The festival celebrates the 130th anniversary of cinema in all its richness and complexity. It offers 20 feature-length and short movies (from classics to U.S. premieres) by emerging and award-winning filmmakers, 13 Q&A sessions with directors, artists and professors, three masterclasses with renowned artists, two art exhibitions on campus and at the Arts Council of Princeton, a first-of-its-kind ciné-symposium on and with an honorary Oscar awardee, a book discussion with a world-class writer, a concert with two exceptional Haitian musicians, a rediscovery of Princeton through a cinematic guided tour and numerous pedagogical projects with local schools. 

The films will be screened on Princeton University’s campus, at the Princeton Public Library, at the Princeton Garden Theater and at the Arts Council of Princeton, in their original language(s) and with English subtitles. All rooms are wheelchair-friendly. the festival is open to everyone upon registration. The schedule is here. Please address all inquiries and group booking requests to filmfestival@princeton.edu.